There is a new SEND campaign that has started in the last few months called Let Us Learn Too. They have social media presence including Instagram and Facebook plus a website . Recently they released a video from children who have been excluded from school. Additionally, they have released a letter to…
Continue Reading...M is for Autism – by the students of Limpsfield Grange School and Vicky Martin. Jessica Kingsley publishers. ‘I just wanted to say a huge thank you (for recommending this book to me). I read this book in one sitting. I cried lots, it’s extremely close to home. I’ve now…
Continue Reading...26 people attended our 24th March Zoom meeting, & we were delighted to welcome back Soli Lazarus to speak to us, this time guiding us through the Education process. A really helpful meeting with an excellent presentation. Soli hopes to return ‘in person’ at our meeting scheduled for 24th November…
Continue Reading...We were delighted to have Martha Kingswood as our speaker from CAHMS. We first met Martha when she came to Unit 11 in 2019. Martha is a Specialist Practitioner in Neuro Development disorders. She was really helpful in her talk, and took lots of questions, and we look forward to…
Continue Reading...We were pleased to invite Soli Lazarus back for our very first Zoom talk (18.11.20). She gave a really informative presentation about ADHD. She stressed the importance of understanding that ADHD is a neurological condition. She shared a range of strategies for supporting emotional resilience and providing opportunities for success….
Continue Reading...In case some haven’t seen the Panorama programme that aired a few weeks ago, we thought we’d post it here. The general consensus in SEND communities was, however, that this only scratches the surface of deeply imbedded problems there are in the SEND system. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000mfns?fbclid=IwAR2wK3lX0Jpwj-ImcSBtP9k04ViS6GBnsbr00LdV1EEsmw8hwI3WXBqOSUY
Continue Reading...https://medium.com/@Oolong/making-education-work-for-the-next-generation-of-neurodivergent-pupils-15aaf89f1048
Continue Reading...This article was posted recently on the SEND National Crisis main page and we thought it would be useful to some. “Since the introduction of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) as part of the wide-ranging SEND reforms of 2015, some questionable practices have risen at local authority level. SENCO…
Continue Reading...Here’s an article recently posted on Facebook about school transport. Contact are part of a campaign to bring about change in this area. See also the Close the Loop campaign (also on Facebook) if you’d like to join and be part of the campaign. So many of us are affected…
Continue Reading...Speaker Event – Smith and Spoons: Inspiring Achievement in Young People with ADHD & Autism. Thursday 13 February St Teresa Catholic Church- Parish Centre, Beaconsfield – 7.30pm Free, to book – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/smith-and-spoonsinspiring-achievement-in-young-people-with-adhd-autism-tickets-83898279011
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