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Recognising the diverse play styles of autistic children

26 January 2025

 A-Fest Online 2025, a Festival Celebrating Autism and Autistic Individuals, is free to attend. Embracing Neurodiversity: Recognising the Diverse Play Styles of Autistic Children in Early Years Settings, takes place:…

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The SEND Network podcast: Valuing and developing neurodivergent play

22 January 2025

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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Mental health and wellbeing calendar: spring term 2025

19 January 2025

A mental health calendar for the 2025 spring term to help schools and colleges plan in activities ahead of time. The calendar covers awareness days and themes throughout the 2025…

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The Governance of DEIB in Schools/Trusts/ Colleges Virtual Conference ’25

18 January 2025

DiverseEd believe that every school/ college/ trust needs a strategic plan for establishing, embedding and sustaining their DEIB strategy. We need the strategic leaders of our schools, our colleges and…

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The Big Conversation Podcast

3 January 2025

The Big Conversation: In conversation with the Children’s Commissioner and her youth Ambassadors is my podcast series where she share the voices and views of England’s children.  The podcast draws…

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How TAs can best support learners with SLCN

1 December 2024

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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Black History Month: Using real stories in the primary school classroom

1 October 2024

Black History Month 2024 theme of “Reclaiming Narratives” marks a significant shift towards using authentic black voices to shine a brighter light on real stories, allegories and history, while correcting…

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EAL and SEND: Guidance for Integrated Provision in Schools

31 August 2024

This guidance from The Bell Foundation provides a framework for schools to ensure that any EAL learners, who may also have a special educational need or disability (SEND), receive appropriate…

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A complete guide to supporting EAL pupils

28 August 2024

With more than 1 in 5 primary pupils identified as using English as an additional language, linguistic diversity is a feature of many classrooms. In this Best Practice Focus, Glynis…

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‘Embracing Difference, Ending Bullying’ Research & Impact Report

14 July 2024

Diversity Role Models has launched ‘Embracing Difference, Ending Bullying, Research and Impact Report’, along with a companion ‘Best Practice Guide’ for primary and secondary teachers, school senior leadership teams (SLT), and school…

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Autism: Understanding PDA

13 July 2024

Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is a behaviour profile within the autism spectrum characterised by an extreme avoidance of everyday demands and expectations. Individuals with PDA experience an overwhelming need to…

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Supporting children and young people with communication needs

3 July 2024

Communication difficulties are a core characteristic for people with a learning disability. A new four-part practice guide aims to enable decision-making by children and young people with speech, language and communication needs…

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