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10 February 2025
With the numbers of pupils with SEN rising year-on-year, this episode offers advice for primary school leadership teams (especially SENCOs) about the effective management of SEN across the primary school.…
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The DfE has produced guidance to help school governing boards understand their role and responsibilities when it comes to supporting children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and…
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With a new school term comes a new season of the SEND Network Podcast! In our first episode of 2025, Izzy Felton is joined by Simon Airey. Izzy and Simon…
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If we wait for children to be diagnosed with SEN, we will exacerbate a two-tier system of haves and have-nots. Sara Alston on why we must focus on an individual's…
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As the number of pupils with SEND continues to rise, is it time for the SENDCo to become a non-teaching role? Last month, Twinkl Digest investigated the reasons why large…
View14 December 2024
Through the Big Listen, children, parents, carers and professionals told Ofsted that the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system is ‘broken’. Families shared heartbreaking stories of their fight to get…
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Funding of £740m is to be allocated for mainstream schools to “adapt classrooms” and “create specialist facilities” for students with SEND, the government has said. The money is part of…
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This live TeachMeet recorded session provides valuable information, top tips, and teaching strategies for teaching assistants supporting children with Speech, Language, and Communication Needs (SLCN). Understanding SLCN: Learn more about…
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Children do not necessarily fit easily into categories, especially those who have additional needs. Sara Alston considers how we decide which students need to be on the SEN register and…
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NSPCC Learning has published a Why language matters blog on using child-first language when talking about children who have disabilities. The blog explores how shifting language can help professionals to:…
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The number of children and young people with SEND is increasing, putting pressure on provision and facilities within mainstream primary and secondary schools. A best practice roundtable brought together experts…
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This is a series of "spotlight on practice" events looking at meeting the complex needs of SEND children in the context of the mainstream classroom. The first session is on…
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