SEN educational tools when learning at home during lockdown
With schools closed to some pupils in the latest round of national lockdowns, many parents once again find themselves acting as teacher. How can you best support SEN learners?
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Contact a Family’s unique SEN Advice Line gets funding boost from Masonic Charitable Foundation
Contact a Family’s Special Educational Needs helpline service, which offers advice, support and information to parents worried about their disabled child’s education, has received a…
Innovative online service wins top industry award
A website which brings together specialist activities, support and services for families with children with additional needs has won a second digital award in three…
Contact a Family sees dramatic rise in calls from concerned parents since SEN reforms introduced one year ago
Contact a Family – the national charity that supports families with disabled children regardless of their condition or disability – has seen calls to its…
Contact a Family’s SEN Advice Line which deals with parents’ top worries gets funding boost
Contact a Family’s SEN Advice Line which last year answered more than 3,400 enquiries from parents’ worried about their child’s education and disability issues, has…
Calling all special education needs and disability service providers
Don’t miss FREE opportunity to help overhaul the way services are supplied and bought by families Special educational needs and disability (SEND) service providers are…
RNIB Pears Centre sponsors Three Spires Academy
The Royal National Institute of Blind People’s (RNIB) Pears Centre for Specialist Learning has joined together with Three Spires School in Coventry to convert the…
Teachers say it’s harder to access appropriate support for pupils with autism
Teachers in England think accessing specialist support for children and young people with autism has become harder over the last year. 60% feel they have…
A great sporting weekend for Arden College students
Students at Arden College, a special education college based in Southport, raced ahead in the fundraising stakes at the weekend after taking part in a…
Transition to Adulthood
Cerebra, a national charity for children with neurological conditions, has published a guide specifically for practitioners on the transition to adulthood of young people with…