Why sharing best practice in autism benefits everyone
I’m always on the look out for best practice examples to bring to you on SNJ, whether you are a parent or a practitioner. I believe that the more knowledge …
Category: Teacher Training
What parents wish teachers knew about their autistic child
Teaching children with autism is one of the biggest worries faced by many teachers and even Special Needs Coordinators (SENCos) as they feel they have not had sufficient training in …
Teacher’s Petition to include Speech and Language in teacher training
A specialist speech and language teacher in Lincolnshire has launched a petition calling on the government to include Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) as part of any initial teacher training package. …
Inclusion for Primary teachers: Nancy shares her SEND secrets
Last summer I sat down at my kitchen table and I wrote a book. Well, it wasn’t quite like that, if the truth be told; I started it in the …
Special Educational Needs finally to be part of England’s core teacher training
Some good news to report, at last: Earlier this year, we told you about The Carter Review of Initial Teacher Training and the government has this week published its response to …
Urgent action needed to train all teachers in Autism
Last week, the National Autistic Society and Ambitious about Autism sent an open letter to the Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan, calling on her to make sure that all teachers receive …
Direction of SEND travel: @AspieDeLaZouch wonders if we’re en route to more special schools
As a young boy, on my way to a hospital appointment at The Brompton or Great Ormond Street (I can’t remember which, I visited both quite a lot), I became …
Carter Review makes recommendations to improve SEND teacher training
We mentioned in a post late last year that a consultation was being carried out into Initial Teacher Training and hope that many of you had an opportunity to contribute. …
Trainee teachers rate SEN as one of poorest aspects of their training
Learning how to teach children with special educational needs is one of the lowest-rated aspects of teacher training for primary school trainees, according to new statistics. The Newly Qualified Teachers Annual …