Special Educational Needs stories of the week

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 to accommodate the needs of your child, would love to hear about how you manage with the festive season. Don’t forget my Christmas Giveaway – [...]

Have you ever applied for a Statementing Assessment for your child? If so, take this poll!

I’m carrying out a poll into how people fare when they initially apply for a Statutory Assessment for their child. If you’re been through it please take the poll and share the poll with as many people as possible. The results will be published in the New Year. Thank you!

Christmas Giveaway – a copy of my SEN Book

‘Tis the season and all that, and I’m giving away one copy of my SEN book, Special Educational Needs – Getting Started With Statements. All you have to do is hop on over to my Special Needs Jungle page on Facebook and give it a ‘like’ If you already ‘like’ it, leave a comment on [...]

SEN & Special Needs Stories I’ve spotted this week

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: “What’s the difference between a problem child and a child with a genuine problem such as ADHD? – Video « Special Needs Jungle BBC News: [...]

“What’s the difference between a problem child and a child with a genuine problem? – Video

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 and a child with a genuine problem? Watch our webTV show where Lorrine Marer, Behavioural Specialist and ADHD Coach, shares her practical advice on the [...]

SEN round up for this week

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 for our family festive break The Children’s Services Blog: Families with disabled children suffer “devastating” isolation, finds survey The Guardian: Michael Gove admits schools should teach [...]

Book Review of Special Educations Needs: Getting Started with Statements

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 a 4 year old recently diagnosed with ASD “This is a brilliant little book. We are just starting on the statementing process and it’s a [...]

IPSEA – A wonderful charity for free advice and support for SEN

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 have children with SEN and offer an invaluable service. Today I am delighted to have a guest post from the charity’s Chief Executive, Jane McConnell [...]

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 my NotAsAdvertised blog: Coming to terms with parenting teens especially those with special needs. Haaretz Daily News: Pollution plays a role in autism and dyslexia, say Israeli and [...]

New website to increase SEN charity awareness

Today, I have a guest post from Martin Peel, who has launched a new site highlighting SEN charities. “We have recently launched a new website, www.sencharities.org, to increase the awareness of Special Educational Needs charities within England, Scotland and Wales. There are more than 200 such charities in the UK, many of which were established by [...]

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