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7th Annual SENCO Update Conference
This is a significant annual conference for SENCos that took place just before the election. Any comments attributed to government staff will therefore apply to the policies and approaches of the previous administration and may not apply in future. There has, however, been much cross party agreement on the developments in this area.
18.06.10
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Nasen Live 2010
Nasen returns to the Reebok Stadium, Bolton for NASEN (National Association for Special Educational Needs) Live 2010 on 26th & 27th May. This dedicated SEN show aims to meet the professional development needs of all those working within the special and additional educational field.
05.05.10
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The Teaching Challenge: Ade Adepitan MBE
'The Teaching Challenge' is part of a Teachers TV series in which celebrities and experts go into classrooms to see what they can bring to education. This series demonstrated that some 'out there' thinking and a passion for a topic can really engage children. This programme focuses on Olympic champion Ade Adepitan MBE, as he teaches 12-year-olds the fundamentals of wheelchair basketball. He is...
02.04.10
South Camden City Learning Centre
Camden City Learning Centre held a SEN and ICT Conference for their teachers on the 12th of February.
The day was well attended by teachers from Camden and beyond and provided them with an opportunity to consider how technology may be employed in responding to a range of special educational needs. The day began with a keynote presentation by John Galloway who is a highly experienced advisory teacher and consultant for ICT and SEN.
19.02.10
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Targeting support: Choosing and implementing interventions for children with significant literacy difficulties
This publication is about choosing and implementing effective interventions for children who have difficulty in learning how to read, write and spell.
01.02.10
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TDA launch new SEN Materials for training teachers - videos, slides, background materials
New SEN materials cover all the key topics you need to know about - whether you are a teacher, teacher training, LA advisory teacher or trainee teacher you will find these materials invaluable. A toolkit of training materials for SEN/LD&D in Secondary Undergraduate courses to complement already published primary undergraduate materials. These are available on line from the SEN Portal and fully...
01.10.09
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Free journal articles – to October 1st
Up to 1st October Sage are providing free access to 20 Special Educational Needs journals. This is an excellent opportunity to scan the articles in specialist journals you may not have come across. On the journal homepages, you can do key word searches, look at abstracts and access whole articles. You do have to register of course and Sage suggest various services they could provide for you in...
28.09.09
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Effective Teaching and Learning for Pupils in Low Attaining Groups
This resource is a study undertaken by The University of Sussex and the University of Manchester on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). It focuses on a quantitative and qualitative research study to consider how low attaining groups are established and monitored within schools and identifies good practice guidelines in supporting these students through effective...
08.09.09
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Maximising progress: ensuring the attainment of pupils with SEN
One of the major barriers to achievement for pupils with SEN or a disability is being rendered dependent on adults to help them learn. Many pupils with cognitive and learning difficulties lack self-confidence. This results in an over-reliance on an adult to support them with their work. SENCOs should be alert to this because there is a significant risk of ‘learned helplessness’. These materials...
27.08.09
Photo of Nadia and her mother
Nadia speaks for herself
An article from Guardian Education (14 July 2009) concerning the successful inclusion of a young person with physical disabilities.
27.07.09
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Introduction - Special Educational Needs and/or disabilities: a training resource for secondary undergraduate Initial Teacher Training courses
This training resource was developed by the Institute of Education, University of London (IoE) for the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) for three and four year undergraduate ITT programmes. It was developed in response to requests from ITT providers, employers, trainees and others for structured materials focusing on teaching pupils with SEN and/or disabilities.
04.06.09
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Inclusion, the individual and the Environment - Session One
This session is concerned with Development and Diversity: Inclusion, the individual and the environment
04.06.09
Secondary SEN Materials
Inclusive planning and assessment of the curriculum - Session Two
This session is concerned with Inclusive planning and assessment of the curriculum
04.06.09
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Overview of the Inclusion Statement - Session Three
This session is concerned with the Overview of the Inclusion Statement
04.06.09
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Planning - Session Four
This session is concerned with Development and Diversity: Planning
04.06.09
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Removing barriers for disabled students - Session Five
This session is concerned Development and Diversity: Removing barriers for disabled students
04.06.09
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Understanding key aspects of the Disability Discrimination Act - Session Six
This session is concerned with Development and Diversity: Understanding key aspects of the Disability Discrimination Act
04.06.09
Secondary SEN Materials
An Overview of cognition and learning needs - Session Seven
This session is concerned with Areas of need set out in the SEN Code of Practice: providing an Overview of cognition and learning needs
04.06.09
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Learning and teaching for dyslexic students - Session Eight
This session is concerned with Areas of need set out in the SEN Code of Practice: Learning and teaching for dyslexic students
04.06.09
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Speech, language and communication - Session Nine
This session is concerned with Areas of need set out in the SEN Code of Practice: Speech, language and communication
04.06.09
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