A post on the All Party Parliamentary Group for Education website summarising the recent presentation on FSAD
Barry Carpenter Education
International Educational Consultant
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An article from ‘Children and Young People Now’ about the changes needed to teaching to support premature babies.
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OFAS-UK is pleased to announce the release of the June 2013 issue of the FETAL ALCOHOL FORUM (Issue 9) with the latest research and articles from a range of experts across many countries.To download Issue 9, click on the link.
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Practitioners may be interested in the wealth of ideas in this excellent piece written by Carolyn Blackburn.
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NHS Scotland have launched a fantastic new resource which gives high quality information on FASD.It is worth a visit to the website!
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On Tuesday 14th May, 2013, as part of a seminar in the Houses of Parliament, Professor Carpenter, co founder of the National Forum for Neuroscience in Special Education, launched a Statement on behalf of the Forum, calling for better educational planning , resources and provision. The Statement is intended as a catalyst for debate and informed decision making, and calls for further research into teaching and learning for this group of children, whose numbers rise annually. The Statement was presented to Fabian Hamilton , MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Education Group .Dr Rona Tutt , also a co founder of the Forum , and a past President of the NAHT, also presented at the seminar with particular reference to past SEND legislation , and the current Children and Families Bill.
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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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A radio interview from the recent tour of Australia
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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.
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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
Barry Carpenter Education 