by Conrad Bourne, Mercia Trust Our post earlier this year, ‘No specialists = no support’ highlighted a severe shortfall in the number of speech and language therapists and other specialists …
with Amanda Wright, Deputy Head of Whole School SEND Earlier this year, The Department for Education announced a funding service to improve SEND training in school and further education workforce, …
Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) can, and do, have a lifelong impact, particularly when not recognised and supported. Effective communication is crucial for educational outcomes, social experiences, self-confidence and …
Autism is one of the most commonly identified needs in England, with more than 82,000 school-age children with an Education, Health and Care Plan for ‘Autism Spectrum Disorder’, representing 30% …
Tania’s note: Have you heard of Whole School SEND? If you’re a keen reader you certainly will be, after our posts and conversations with former director Anne Heavey, who has …
Tania’s note: It may seem hard to believe but one day, we will get back to “normal” in schools. The question is, what will this new normal look like? Schools …
Last month Barney and I participated in the Whole School SEND Summit, spreading our message in a roundtable at the conference about working with parents. More than 200 parents (many …
I started Special Needs Jungle with the intention of spreading knowledge to parents about how to get themselves organised and prepared for their child’s statutory assessment application. I even wrote …
