Barry Carpenter Education
International Educational Consultant
Tag: FASD
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This Australian produced video raises some important issues related to the management of people with FASD in the criminal justice system of any Country. As an Educationalist, the issues raised underscore for me the need for high quality Education for children and young people with FASD, to prevent some of the tragic admissions to the criminal justice system. Many…
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A TEDx talk on FASD by Dr James Fitzpatrick , Perth, Australia.
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The debate around Alcohol in Pregnancy continues. The ITV show ‘Exposure’ encourages the simplification of guidance give to women on alcohol consumption during pregnancy. For more information visit this ITN article
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Watch the video to the debate initiated by NOFAS-UK in the Houses of Parliament and experts responses to the recent court case challenging whether heavy drinking in pregnancy should beconsidered as a mother’s crime against her fetus. The Court of Appeal ruled that the fetus cannot be the victim of a crime. As controversial as the debate…
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The article ‘Bottle babies: the devastation of foetal alcohol spectrum disorders’ highlights the societal impact of FASD in Australia.
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This powerpoint has some useful advice to families, foster carers, teachers on others, on raising and working with the child with FASD. Life in FASD Lane – copy for Cluster Managers
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‘Teachers need the type of information that gives them a sound, solid appreciation of how fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is going to impact on the effectiveness of the child as a learner.’ Professor Barry Carpenter
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I still find a lot of teachers struggling to find direct practical ideas on how to work with children with FASD in classrooms and schools. The following are full of evidence based strategies the would fulfil the requirements of the new Code of Practice for SEND to develop personalised Learning Passports. FAS-eD PROJECT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY…
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A Review of “Educating children and young people with Fetal Alcohol SpectrumDisorders” Carolyn Blackburn, Barry Carpenter and Jo Egerton This book draws on a great deal of research including the information provided via the educational research project (FAS-eD Project) and the findings from the Complex Learning Difficulties and Disabilities Project – both of which the authors were involved in. It begins with a…
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Reviewed by Liam Curran Independent Social Worker/Certified FASD Educator It is without question that this book is presented at a most interesting time of British social policy, as the country considers the sensitive and ethical challenge of criminalising mothers who consume alcohol heavily during pregnancy. This book quickly informs us that Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders…
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