SEN stories that caught my eye this week (w/e2nd Dec)
Here are some stories I liked this week as well as some of my own SEN posts from the week that you may have missed (how very dare you!) On …
Here are some stories I liked this week as well as some of my own SEN posts from the week that you may have missed (how very dare you!) On …
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 …
Here are some stories I found interesting that touch on Special Educational Needs in the press this week. To get these and other posts delivered to your inbox, subscribe to …
This review is kindly reproduced with permission from Claire Sarcone, author of the award-winning “A Boy With Asperger’s” Blog I remember all too well what it’s like to come up against the system …
A private member’s bill has been introduced in parliament to make provision for the education and training of young people with autism and Asperger’s syndrome and to ensure that work opportunities …
Anna Kennedy is an inspirational figure. She is the mother of two sons, one with autism, one with Asperger Syndrome. That’s tough enough on its own but, unable to find …
I’m very excited as I have an article in the new edition of SEN Magazine. It’s in their ‘Point of View’ section, entitled “Recognising The Problem”. It’s about how, in …
SOS!SEN is a small charity based in Middlesex that offers a fantastic service to parents who are trying to secure the right educational support for their children. It was started by …
Have you heard of GAPS? The chances are, the answer is no. And yet it’s billed as a highly accurate, easy to administer early assessment tool for detecting dyslexia and other language …
This is the second part of the SEN conference review in Newbury, leading, logically enough from … Part One Former Head Teacher, Charlie Mead is a consultant Child and Educational …
Here is a parent’s view of the statementing battle for her son and her advice about the process. I wish I could say this mother’s story was unusual, but other …
Yesterday, I got a mention in The Guardian’s Education Cribsheet regarding my new book – what a lovely surprise. It’s also to be featured in our local paper, The Farnham …
My new book, Special Educational Needs – Getting Started With Statements has just had its first Amazon review. Wordswell gave it Five stars. The review is here: “This book is …
Today my book on is launched as an ebook. Here is the press release FARNHAM, 10th October 2011: A mother of two autistic boys from Farnham, Surrey has published a …
This wonderful poem has been around for a while but I thought it might strike a chord with some of you so I’m sharing it here. The Misunderstood Child A poem …
Special Needs Jungle now has a Facebook page, where I will post SEN news updates and blog post notifications. Do go along and click ‘like’ if you’re on Facebook so …
The following article extract is taken with permission from SEN Magazine, the UK’s leading special educational needs magazine. The SEN Green Paper: history repeating More than three decades after her …
This post is reproduced with kind permission from the National Autistic Society Half of all children with autism wait over a year for appropriate educational support, and over a quarter …
I’ve been wading my way through the Green Paper on SEN and one thing really sticks out – what happens to those children who, like mine, already have a statement? …
I’m about to blow my own trumpet, so look away now if you’re not into hearing people’s good news… I’ve just published my novel, This Last Summer, on Amazon Kindle …