Are they in your school? The rise and impact of children born prematurely on the school SEND register

I find during SENCO training, and conversations with colleagues,  that there is still a lack of recognition of the significance of prematurity , as an underlying cause of the changing pattern of childhood disability in the 21st Century.


For those wishing to either revisit, or update on this fact, attached is a position statement I wrote a few years ago, which, combined with the new Report posted on this website on Prematurely Born Children, from Dr Patricia Champion in New Zealand , will give and overview of the developments we have seen in the last quarter of a century .

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New Book | Understanding and Supporting Refugee Children and Young People

A Practical Resource for Teachers, Parents and Carers of Those Exposed to the Trauma of War.

 – Dr Tina Rae

“This book is the go-to resource for those parents and professionals seeking to support children through the trauma of war and conflict.”

Direct link: https://www.routledge.com/Understanding-and-Supporting-Refugee-Children-and-Young-People-A-Practical/Rae/p/book/9781032405506

A free webinar for education professionals exploring the experience of neurodiverse professionals working in schools and colleges and how colleagues can be supported in the workplace.

In Conversation with Matt Carpenter and Gemma Alldritt,

Tue, Feb 7, 2023 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM GMT

Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7689815427479625310

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Implementing Engagement

Teachers are growing in familiarity and confidence in the use of the Engagement Model, which became statutory summative assessment in September 2021.

They are realising its potential for a whole range of children ‘not engaged in subject specific learning’.  As such,  pedagogy is developing that supports classroom based formative assessment , and leads into the statutory summative assessment for EHCP meetings, Annual Reviews etc .

Teachers wishing to look deeper into the potential of Engagement ,and its evidence base , may wish to look at this podcast ‘What you really need to know about Engagement’, presented by Bev Cockbill and Professor Barry Carpenter.

https://www.evidenceforlearning.net/learningshared/engagement-part-1-what-you-really-need-to-know-about-engagement/

Episode 17: Engagement (Part 1) – What you really need to know about Engagement