The Little Devil
ADVERTORIAL All copyrights belong to The Happy Brain Co Ltd 2023 What a devil of a job I had a few years ago, dealing with a 10-year-old lad who, quite simply, believed…
The Value of a Mainstream Educational Environment for Children with Moderate and Mild Learning Needs
Riverston School The value of a mainstream educational environment for children with moderate and mild learning needs September 2021 During our many years of operation, at Riverston School we have come across a…
Finding the Right Candidate for SEND Role
One of the biggest challenges facing schools and senior management teams is finding the right staff to fill their vacancies. Most departments simply don’t have the time and resources to sift through hundreds…
Senploy is UK’s first jobs site for special educational needs sector
(advertorial) Manchester charity worker launches website to nurture talent and cut recruitment costs Senploy, the UK’s first recruitment website dedicated to uniting prospective employers and candidates within the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)…
Eye training to help children with dyspraxia
Children with a coordination disorder can improve skills like throwing and catching with new training videos developed by the University of Exeter. Developmental Coordination Disorder (also known as dyspraxia) affects the learning and…
Changing lives with Special iApps
Tablets and smartphones are a way of life for children in the second decade of the 21st Century – but how much screen time is healthy? As the debate continues about giving young…
Nationwide training launched to close safeguarding loophole around UK’s most vulnerable children
For the first time ever, taxi drivers can access nationwide standardised training to improve pupil safeguarding for children with special educational needs. The fully accredited online programme by Spectrum Courses offers taxi drivers…
Irlen syndrome – Wear your rose-coloured (or blue or green) glasses…and read on!
Most folks have never heard of Irlen syndrome. When people ask why my daughter wears tinted spectacles, I tell them it’s because she has Irlen; the usual response is ‘what’s that?’ or ‘isn’t…
Speech and Language Therapy
What is a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT)? A Speech and Language Therapist is a trained professional who specialises in Speech, Language and Communication needs (SLCN). They also specialise in swallowing and feeding…
How Special Education Teachers Can Incorporate Technology into the Classroom
The special education industry is quite a demanding marketplace. Not only are there the typical needs of educating young people that apply to any learning environment, there are also the compounding effects of…
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