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  • Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. – Refreshing the debate

    Of late there has been a renewed interest in FASD, and the consequences for both Children’s Services and Schools. The article below may make a helpful contribution to those discussions. Click the article thumbnail to view.  

  • Updates on Autism Research

    Teachers often need and appreciate brief, teacher-friendly summaries of relevant research in the field of Autism. The University of Portsmouth autism network posts helpful newsletters on different topics, covering research that can inform evidence based practice and interventions that are systematically trialled. Take a look through the below weblink. http://www.port.ac.uk/department-of-psychology/community-collaboration/autism-research-network/  

  • Encouraging literacy in children with SEN

    After all the debate and politically driven ideology about teaching reading only via Phonics , this article reminds us powerfully why we teach reading , and how holistic approaches are probably more successful with children with SEND. A child’s first experiences with books and stories, paper and crayons build the foundation for language, reading and…

  • Valuing the views of children with a learning disability

    Engaging with children and young people with severe or profound and multiple learning disabilities. Click cover image below to open and view article in full.

  • New Module on Educational Inclusion in Europe

    This new module, resulting from the pan European Erasmus Project, examined inclusive practice for children with Complex Needs across 8 European Countries. The Project used the training materials developed as a result of the DfE funded Complex Learning Difficulties and Disabilities Research Project, (Carpenter et al , 2012/ 2015) , to promote understanding and knowledge…

  • New article on Engagement for Learning for the Chartered College of Teaching

    Engagement Profile and Scale in a SEN Specialist School Click to thumbnail image, or link above to download, and view in full

  • Autism in Girls

    Autism in Girls An article from the Times Educational Supplement reporting the National Conference organised by the Girls with Autism Forum (NAHT) January 27th, 2017. Click article image below to view in full.    

  • Engagement – From Principles to Practice

    Read the first blog post on the new E4L – Engagement4Learning website. Written by Professor Barry Carpenter. http://www.engagement4learning.com/blogs/engagement-from-principles-to-practice/ Related Content: Engaging Learners with Complex Learning Difficulties and Disabilities – (2015)

  • Girls with Autism Spectrum (new article)

    This new article by Sarah Wild, Headteacher of Limpsfiled Grange school Surrey, looks at strategies for empowering girls on autism spectrum. Click image below to view full .pdf

  • “Let’s Talk Autism”

    New article: ‘Let’s Talk Autism’ -a school-based project for students to explore and share their experiences of being autistic Kathryn Stevenson, Katie Cornell and Vivian Hinchcliffe Understanding what autism means on a personal level can be an important process for young people on the autistic spectrum, and being able to reflect on this and discuss…