National Autistic Society president, Jane Asher, will be speaking at a conference in Newbury, Berkshire, in June for parents of children with SEN and associated professionals. The agenda will be …
Some interesting stories this week… Special Needs Jungle: Read the views of a woman at the coalface of SEN: Empowering parents is her goal Reuters: Talking things through in your …
I’m delighted today to introduce a guest blog post from Pat Bolton, who works with a small team of Participation Practitioners at Parents In Power, Gateshead, www.parentsinpower.btck.co.uk Pat works at the …
Contact a Family, the national charity that helps support parents with disabled children has launched a new SEN National Advice Service. This service will help families whose child may have …
Michael Gove, the Education Secretary has today announced an overhaul of the way IT is taught in schools. This is great news and I hope our school, although not a state school …
TheSchoolRun website is packed to the gills with great ideas to help your child’s learning. It’s bright, colourful and is a fantastic resource. The site aims to demystify school for parents, …
Ann Beck, of The Gift of Learning has asked me to help get her message out about a survey she’s devised to assess what kind of learning resources SEN children …
I’ve just been sent a pdf of my article that was in the last issue of SEN Magazine. The magazine is a great read – lots of useful ideas for …
Happy New Year! At this time of the year, we’re often thinking about how we can change our lives, and those of our children, for the better. I’m delighted to …
This will be the last one of the year as i take a break and concentrate on my boys for Christmas. Have a great Christmas. If you do something different …
Here’s my usual round up of the more interesting special needs stories in the UK this week. SEN Magaine: Better Futures group calls for ADHD assessment at second-term exclusion WebTV: …
I’m delighted to highlight a programme about identifying a child with ADHD. Do you recognise your child from the descriptions in the video? “What’s the difference between a problem child …
Below are stories with an SEN angle that caught my eye this week. The Sun: Dance taught autistic Shannon to speak A Boy With Asperger’s Blog: Preparing my child with Aspergers …
Special Educations Needs: Getting Started with Statements – the parent to parent guide to getting your child the help they need Reviewed by NAS Surrey Branch member Emma Searle, mother of …
In my book, Special Educational Needs, Getting Started With Statements, I make several references to a special educational needs charity called IPSEA. IPSEA provide free advice and support for people who …
If you’re in Northern Ireland and you’re looking for help with getting your child the special educational needs support they require, there is a service for you. The Special Educational …
My younger son (or Youngest as he’s known around here) is a 12 year old computer wizard. He has so much computer equipment, wiring and accessories that I have nicknamed …
Below are a few of the more interesting stories I’ve seen about SEN in the past week. If you’d like to receive this weekly update in your inbox as well …
I have an article in the current issue of SEN Magazine, entitled Can teachers recognise SEN in bright pupils. Both my children, aged 12 and 13, have Asperger’s syndrome, and …
When you have children on the Autistic Spectrum, finding an effective solution to help with discipline is not easy. Out two AS boys are high-functioning but often did not realise …
