March 2013 – Barry Carpenter Education

Report from the UK’s First Conference on the Education of the Premature-born Child

The UK’s First Conference on the Education of the Premature-born Child on 31st January 2013, buy the SSAT. The report can be viewed below.

SSAT newsletter – prematurity conference

New Resources funded by Teaching Agency

On-line ‘Training materials for teachers of learners with severe, profound and complex learning difficulties’ funded by the Teaching Agency http://www.education.gov.uk/complexneeds

http://www.education.gov.uk/lamb/

FASD on Channel 4

The debate around children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders has been further fuelled by this channel 4 programme. The need to get this information out to schools , to enable teachers to take appropriate action in their teaching remains critical.

http://www.channel4.com/news/doctors-call-for-alcohol-tests-during-pregnancy