Pupil Voice in Review Meetings is a really important element. In this clip, taken from the Complex Needs training materials, ( http://www.complexneeds.org.uk), Sophia attends and contributes to her review meeting.
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Brain Changes Suggest Autism Starts In The Womb
Brain Changes Suggest Autism Starts In The Womb
This blog post by John Hamilton discusses research from the New England Journal of Medicine suggesting the changes organisation of the cortex are more prevalent in children with Autism. It also contains a range of links to resources about Autism.
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1 in 4 students in your classroom by @TeacherToolkit #WorldPrematurityDay #SEN
It is always reassuring when someone reads your work and uses it! In this blog a Father, who is also a Teacher, gives a rich insight from both perspectives. BC
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The FASD Debate
This recent TV programme from Australia helpfully summarises the current debate in the developed world around FASD. The contribution of Professor Elizabeth Elliott is particularly important, alongside the stories from Families. Those wishing to read more of Elizabeth’s work will find two chapters by her on the new Interdisciplinary FASD text mentioned on this website.
http://www.sbs.com.au/insight/episode/yoursay/581/Drinking-When-Pregnant
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Complex Needs Training Resources
The 12 training modules developed around complex needs education are now found at www.complexneeds.org.uk.
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‘Narrow the Gap’ for Preterm Children
An article from ‘Children and Young People Now’ about the changes needed to teaching to support premature babies.
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FASD and the Early Years
This article outline a research project that investigated ways of personalising learning for children with complex learning difficulties and disabilities found that engagement was critical to effective learning.
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Book Review
Leading Lights, the newsletter of the New Zealand Educational Administration & Leadership Society, has recently published a book review of “Educating Children and Young People With Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Constructing personalised pathways to learning”
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New advice on classroom design for students with FASD
This is a new initiative from the Department of Children’s Services in South Australia. Some helpful ideas, in a little discussed area. -
Advice for Primary Teachers on Children with Complex Needs
Many teachers in Primary Schools are reporting a changing population of children in their classrooms. They are seeing more children with what they describe as having ‘ Complex Needs”.This article describe a case study from the DfE funded research project on children with Complex Learning Difficulties and Disabilities, which specifically focuses on the application of some of the ‘new generation pedagogy ‘ in the Primary classroom.
Barry Carpenter Education 