A mother’s SEN statementing battle for her Asperger’s son
Many children with Asperger syndrome go undiagnosed for years, some into adulthood. Even when they are diagnosed young, it is always a lottery if your child is in mainstream, as …
Many children with Asperger syndrome go undiagnosed for years, some into adulthood. Even when they are diagnosed young, it is always a lottery if your child is in mainstream, as …
A few facts about SEN for you today that we’ve made into this spiffing infogram. The figures are taken from a Department for Education guidance document aimed at helping local authorities …
As this Valentine’s Day approached, I began thinking about how much we all love all our children equally. How we wouldn’t change a single hair on the heads of those …
A period of great change is coming to special needs education. It’s quite probable that many parents of children with statements or those who are considering applying for one, are …
Tania writes: I am often contacted by desperate parents searching for help with finding the special needs solutions for their children. It’s something that Helen never imagined herself having to do. …
I’ve just watched the Education Select Committee on SEN – the Next Steps and many of the concerns raised mirror the points I raised in my presentation at the Towards …
There’s a story about SEN in the Daily Telegraph today “Can 20 per cent of schoolchildren really have special needs?” by Peter Stanford. It’s already attracted lots of comments, some …
One thing that’s become very familiar in the last few years, both personally and from reading your comments and emails, is how outragously hard it is to get the right …
Many parents are so relieved to get that letter saying the LEA has decided to issue a statement of special educational needs for their child that they think their work …
I get emails from lots of people with questions about statementing and I do my best to answer them within the best of my knowledge or signpost them to someone …
It’s January 6th and my boys are still off school; they finally go back on Monday. It’s been an interesting Christmas break with my eldest having a party for 12 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
I attended a very interesting conference on special educational needs on Friday. It was held to mark the launch of a new organisation aimed at providing a ‘one stop shop’ …
On Monday, I officially launch my new book aimed at helping parents of special needs children get the education they need. It’s first coming out in ebook format, followed by …
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 …