Barry Carpenter Education

Category: Publications

  • Bereavement and Learning Disabilities

    For a child or adult with a Learning Disability dealing with grief can be very difficult and life disorientating.

    Books Beyond Words enables this topic to be dealt with in a meaningful, compassionate and understandable way.

    Bereavement Mini Book-Set Available Here

    Books Beyond Words - Bereavement Gif

  • When Ofsted Comes to Call..

    During a school Inspection Ofsed will look a 3 i’s – issue ,intervention and impact.

    To look at the quality and creativity of interventions for and with children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , this will not rule resect the scope of teaching and learning , or the range of progress.

    The attached short article , published in SEND magazine, looks at the 5 i’s of issue, inquiry, intervention, innovation and impact.

    Click the thumbnail below open and download the .pdf document.

    The 5 ‘i’s’ in Special Needs.pdf

  • “Girls with Autism; flying under the radar” – a new mini guide for schools and child based services.

    To mark World Autism Awareness Day, nasen has launched a new mini – guide highlighting the needs of girls with , or without a diagnosis of Autism. Written by Jo Egerton and Barry Carpenter, with contributions from the Girls with ASC Working Party, the guide is a free download to schools and services.

    The guide aims to articulate the current needs and issues surrounding girls with Autism . They are an under-diagnosed group , whose needs often go unmet in schools , and whose mental health in the teenage years often rapidly deteriorates. The Working Party, chaired by Professor Carpenter, realised that they did not have a common language to express these concerns, and their goal in preparing this Guide has been to improve the foundation knowledge and understanding in schools and other child based settings.

    As their work drew to a conclusion, they realised that there was so much more to do . The Group will continue its work under the auspices of the National Association of Headteachers, and specifically the National Forum for Neuroscience in Special Education (www.naht.org.uk ). This will include a major National Conference in London early in 2017; detail will be posted on this website.

    Girls and Autism - Flying Under the Radar - PDF
    Girls and Autism – Flying Under the Radar

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  • Using The Engagement Profile and Scale (EPS) for Baseline Assessment.

    In these days of Assessment without Levels , a new range of possibilities emerge for utilising the EPS for  the continuous assessment of children with Special Educational Needs.
    The article by Karam Bogal on pages 16-19 of the latest issue of SEND magazine, illustrates how the EPS can be used effectively for Baseline Assessment. ( see below.)
    This article is based on  a final study Karam conducted , under my supervision , for his Schools Direct PGCE programme.  It shows that there is always  something for teachers to learn from each other –  whatever stage they are at in their careers.

  • Latest issue of ‘Fetal Alcohol Forum’

    NOFAS-UK is pleased to announce the release of the 13th Issue of the FETAL ALCOHOL FORUM with the latest FASD research and articles from our experts.
    To download Issue 13, click on this link

  • Prematurity and the challenge for Educators

    This article by Professor Carpenter and Jo Egerton describes many of the challenges that educators face in teaching this rapidly emerging groups of students in the education system.

    Prematurity article Apr 2015

  • Independent Evaluation of Fosterline England

    Dr. Carolyn Blackburn has completed an independent evaluation of Fosterline England, summarised in the attached reports.

    FOSTERLINE-ENGLAND-EXECUTIVE-SUMMARY

    FOSTERLINE-ENGLAND-FINAL-REPORT

  • The Routledge Companion to Severe, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties

    The Routledge Companion to Severe, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties

    The book contains a myriad of topics and themes, from learning contexts and understanding difficulties through to curriculum development and issues in teaching and learning. The overall context is one of services and families working together to ensure the best education and care possible.

    Website link

    The Routledge Companion to Severe, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties

  • Complex Needs Modules to go Europe wide.

    An innovative project , co ordinated by Leeds Beckett University in the UK, will see the Complex Needs modules translated into Spanish , German, Turkish, and Bulgarian! This development , funded by the European Union Erasmus Programme, affirms the high quality and innovative nature of these materials.
    The focus of the Project will be staff training in the field of Intellectual Disability , and will be co ordinated by Nick Mitchell , Principal Programme Consultant at Leeds Beckett university. Jo Egerton , who worked on the original Complex Needs Module Project in the UK, will be the Research Fellow for this European Project.
    Details of the Project as linked below.
    Professor Barry Carpenter, who was Director of the original Complex Needs Research Project in the UK, and who oversaw the development of  the original  training modules in English  ( http://www.complexneeds. org.uk), said at the inaugural meeting of the European Project Group, itide, “ This is a marvellous opportunity to bring to staff working with children with Intellectual Disabilities across Europe, the innovative and groundbreaking work that the Team behind the original modules put together. I am delighted to think that our legacy will have such a potentially transformative impact.”

  • New Guidance for Parents of Children with Special Needs and Disabilities, on the recent SEN reforms.

    This resource from ‘Contact a Family’ offers guidance on the recent reforms to funding for students with SEN.

     

    Parental Guidance