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Advocates For Children – a FREE SEN legal advocacy charity.
Posted by Special Needs Mum on April 30, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/04/30/advocates-for-children-a-free-sen-legal-advocacy-charity/
Common sense solutions to solving dyslexia issues
Last week, while reading my SEN news feeds, I came across an article about dyslexia on the Conservative Home website by education expert, John Bald. John is a former OFTSED inspector and contributor to The Guardian. He has almost forty years’ experience of teaching people of all ages to read and write, to learn foreign [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on April 23, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/04/23/common-sense-solutions-to-solving-dyslexia-issues/
Special needs news you can use from the last week
Aah, the boys finally returned to school mid-week. They’ve been off so long I’d almost forgotten the way there. I’m not sure which I prefer – the peace and quiet of working undisturbed by regular requests for food against the lack of need to do the stressful school run… There have been three SNJ posts [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on April 20, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/04/20/special-needs-news-you-can-use-from-the-last-week/
TGIF: And a chance to see the week’s special needs news & views
This week we’ve had sunshine, showers, hail as big as marbles and thunder and lightning… it must be April. I’ve whipped up some special needs stories and blogs that might have slipped your notice as you get over all that Easter chocolate. As you read this over the weekend, I’ll be at a spa hotel [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on April 13, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/04/13/tgif-and-a-chance-to-see-the-weeks-special-needs-news-views/
Cracking special needs stories for the Easter weekend
Happy Easter! Why not spend a few minutes this long weekend to catch up on some of the past week’s special needs and disability stories? Here’s my pick: Special Needs Jungle: Real tips from real carers – a new tool from NetBuddy and NHS Carers Direct International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics: Pregnancy length shown [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on April 6, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/04/06/1096/
What’s been said about special needs on the web this week
Friday’s come around again – this one marks the day my boys break up for Easter and don’t go back until April 18th. Son1 is on a WWI trip to Ypres, Son2 off sick with painful legs caused by Vitamin D deficiency, so their holidays have already started. My task – get Son2 out of [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on March 23, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/03/23/whats-been-said-about-specialneeds-on-the-web-this-week/
Catch up with the best special needs blogs and news from this week
So many autism, Asperger’s, dyslexia, ADHD and other special needs stories this week. This is my pick of the best of the blogs, news and research. If you enjoy reading Special Needs Jungle, I would be really happy if you would please nominate SpecialNeedsJungle.com blog in BritMums Blogging Awards in the CHANGE! section Enjoy this week’s [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on March 9, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/03/09/catch-up-with-the-best-special-needs-blogs-and-news-from-this-week/
Conference for parents of children with special educational needs and professionals
National Autistic Society president, Jane Asher, will be speaking at a conference in Newbury, Berkshire, in June for parents of children with SEN and associated professionals. The agenda will be published soon but the flyer is below and a downloadable pdf version is at the bottom. Towards_a_Positive_Future_Conference_2012_flyer - Download as PDF
Posted by Special Needs Mum on February 21, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/02/21/conference-for-parents-of-children-with-special-educational-needs-and-professionals/
Want your SEN product or service listed on the Special Needs Jungle site?
Special Needs Jungle has lots of visitors every day ranging from parents & carers to SEN professionals. It has many email subscribers and is also available for subscription on Kindle. The site has a page where links to SEN sites and resources are listed. If you would like to have your SEN resource or product [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on February 13, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/02/13/want-your-sen-product-or-service-link-on-the-special-needs-jungle-site/
What did you miss? Special Needs stories from the last week
It’s a bumper round-up of special needs stories and blogs this week – check out what you might have missed: Independent: Very interesting perspective: Eton head: Axe GCSEs and leave all exams until pupils are 18 From Bucks Free Press: Three special needs units to close under Buckinghamshire County Council plans The Press Association: [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on February 10, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/02/10/what-did-you-miss-special-needs-stories-from-the-last-week/
SEN stories in the past week
Interesting special needs stories from the last week. If you have one I missed, leave it in the comments! Podcast: Tony Attwood – Aspergers export in Conversation Medpage Today: Anesthesia in Toddlers Linked to ADHD – in Neurology, ADHD/ADD National Autistic Society: Do you have a sibling with autism aged over 40? Medical News Today: Britain’s [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on February 3, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/02/03/sen-stories-in-the-past-week/
Get the Special Needs Jungle Blog delivered to your Kindle
I’m delighted to announce that Special Needs Jungle is now available as a Kindle Blog subscription. For just 99p a month you can have every post delivered wirelessly to your Kindle or Kindle app so that you can read it offline whenever you want, even if you’re not near your computer. It means you’re always [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on January 23, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/01/23/get-the-special-needs-jungle-blog-delivered-to-your-kindle/
Which learning resources help SEN kids? Take this survey
Ann Beck, of The Gift of Learning has asked me to help get her message out about a survey she’s devised to assess what kind of learning resources SEN children need. See below for details and a link to the survey “Can you help me to help your child learn? I have recently started a [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on January 10, 2012
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2012/01/10/what-learning-resources-help-sen-kids-take-this-survey/
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 – [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on December 23, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/12/23/sen-stories-of-the-week/
What do parents of a newly-diagnosed child need?
I recently attended the launch of Family Voice Surrey, the new local forum for parents and carers of children with SEN and disabilities in Surrey. It’s part of the National Network of Parent Carer Forums and aims to give Surrey parents a voice in the policy and decision making process for disability and SEN services. As [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on November 24, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/11/24/what-do-parents-of-a-newly-diagnosed-child-need/
SEN stories that caught my attention this week.
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 blog on the left. National Autistic Society: This week is Anti-Bullying Week, so we’re sharing our top five tips for parents of children with autism who [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on November 18, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/11/18/sen-stories-that-caught-my-attention-this-week/
GAPS – Early screening test for Specific Language Impairment & Dyslexia
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 deficiencies in children. It was developed by Professor Heather van der Lely, an eminent academic, using a friendly alien character called Bic, as a way [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on October 18, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/10/18/gaps-early-screening-test-for-dyslexia/
Special Educational Needs – Getting Started With Statements Unique new parent-to-parent ebook launched to help SEN children with ‘hidden disabilities’ get the help they need.
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 new book aimed at helping other parents navigate their way through the special educational needs jungle. While there are other books about the SEN system [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on October 10, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/10/10/special-educational-needs-%e2%80%93-getting-started-with-statements-unique-new-parent-to-parent-ebook-launched-to-help-sen-children-with-hidden-disabilities-get-the-help-they-need/
My new book for parents looking for SEN help – launched Monday 10th October 2011
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 a paperback in a month. The book’s called Special Educational Needs – Getting Started with Statements. It’s a parent-to-parent guide to starting to compile a statutory [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on October 8, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/10/08/my-new-book-for-parents-looking-for-sen-help-launched-monday-10th-october-2011/
SEN Conference and launch coming up in Newbury in October
A two-day conference is being held for parents and professionals concerned with special educational needs is being held in Newbury, Berkshire on 14th and 15th October 2011. The conference, entitled “Towards a Positive Future” is aimed at parents and professionals, to inspire, share experiences and discover how they can achieve more for children with special needs. [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on October 3, 2011
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2011/10/03/sen-conference-and-launch-coming-up-in-newbury-in-october/
The Right Support Gets Results
Clare’s son was written off as lazy by teachers as a child. Severely Dyslexic and Dyspraxic, he faced an uphill battle in learning to read and write, let alone trying to succeed at French lessons alongside his peers in mainstream state school. At school he was bullied by other pupils, segregated in food technology lessons [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on January 22, 2010
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2010/01/22/the-right-support-gets-results/
More House – A School To Be Proud Of
Saturday was the last official day of term – Founder’s Day. This is something we all look forward to and I don’t mean for the strawberries, cream and sparking wine you get at the end either. It is the day we get to celebrate our boys’ achievements throughout the year, hear the Headmaster’s end of [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on July 5, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/07/05/morehouseaschooltobeproudof/
Journey’s End for our Statement – And a Brighter Future.
Just to update the post about my son getting the statement of Special Needs, we’ve just heard that the LEA has agreed to fund him at his independent special school. Great news and what a relief! When they issued the draft statement they said they were concerned how he would manage in mainstream secondary.. so [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on July 1, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/07/01/journeys-end-for-our-statement-and-a-brighter-future/
Rose Dyslexia report – will it be enough?
Government adviser Sir Jim Rose’s report on dyslexia has been widely reported today. BBC News said, “More teachers will be trained to identify and support children in England with dyslexia, as a report says greater expertise is needed in schools. Sir Jim Rose, who recently reviewed the English primary school curriculum, said parents needed guidance [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on June 22, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/06/22/rose-dyslexia-report-will-it-be-enough/
Child-Free.. as free as the wind blows..
This morning, without so much as a backwards glance, both our boys climbed on board a coach with their classmates and set off for their annual trip to PGL. For us, this means no children in the house for the next four days. We still have the dog of course, but he doesn’t put up [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on June 9, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/06/09/child-free-as-free-as-the-wind-blows/
Mother Needs Help For Self-Harming Son
I have just been contacted through this site by Sharon, a mother from Kent, whose son has been excluded from school following incidents of self-harming. She writes, “My ADHD, ASD, Dyslexic, self-harming son, has just been excluded from school, because they don’t think Luke trying to strangle himself in class or him regularly saying he [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on May 17, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/05/17/mother-needs-help-for-self-harming-son/
Parents rate local authority Disabilities service at 59%
When I was at school, a score of 59% definitely meant ‘could do better’, if not ‘should do better’. But that’s the score received by 10 local authorities in England for their disability services. The survey, completed by the British Market Research Bureau on behalf of the government was intended to measure parental experience of [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on May 15, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/05/15/parents-rate-local-authority-disabilities-service-at-59/
Great News – A Statement!
Got the news we had been waiting for today – Son1 has got the Statement of Special Educational Needs we had applied for. Don’t have all the details yet and we still have to sort out placement (which if I have anything to do with it will be his current school). This time last year [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on May 7, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/05/07/great-news-a-statement/
Celebrate Calm – well worth signing up for.
I am taking the liberty of quoting from an email newsletter I subscribe to ‘Celebrate Calm, written by Kirk Martin. It is about his son who, like many of our children, marches to the beat of his own drum: “The following message is very personal and my wife never likes me sharing it, but it [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on May 1, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/05/01/celebrate-calm-well-worth-signing-up-for/
Surrey to review SEN Assessments
I recently attended a Partnership with Parents workshop in Surrey. The subject matters were an explanation of the new SEND rules given by one of the co-chairmen,an update on the Lamb inquiry and a presentation from the new Head of Surrey SEN, Debbie Johnson, asking ‘Why do so many parents appeal against Surrey’s ‘Refusal to [...]
Posted by Special Needs Mum on March 3, 2009
http://specialneedsjungle.com/2009/03/03/surrey-to-change-sen-assessment-system/
Ebook or paperback: Special Educational Needs – Getting Started With Statements by tania tirraoro
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