Fidget toys took the world by storm in recent years and their benefits are endless. They act as self-regulation tools that increase...

Statistics from the Department for Education have reported a 9.9% increase in the number for Educational Healthcare Plans (EHCP's) issued...

As teachers or teaching assistants, we undoubtedly love a bit of stationary! The summer holidays is a perfect time to grab a new planner...

Teaching children with PMLD is an extremely rewarding, but challenging profession. These wonderfully unique pupils have a high level of...

Becoming vegan-inclusive in your everyday teaching and learning practice benefits the wider cohort as well as the vegan children....

Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) is an intensive intervention therapy based on the science of learning and behaviour. Widely used across...

It's hiring season! As a SEN Recruitment Consultant, I have spent the last few weeks constantly coaching teaching assistants and teachers...

Attitudes towards autism and gender are changing, although we still have a long way to go. Many autistic women and girls are still...

iPads have been a technological revolution for us all, but they can also be a revelation for children with SEN. There are over 20,000...

Pupil Passports are a person centred working tool suitable for those supporting pupils from EYFS through to post-16 provisions. The...

Social Stories are a fantastic way of helping children with SEN, predominantly autism, understand and cope with new experiences, changes...

For many families affected by a disability, an education can often be a scary view for the student being educated. The fact that he or...

1 in 6 children are currently experiencing mental health difficulties, and anxiety is one of the most common conditions, affecting...

Speech and language skills affect all areas of learning and children who are under-developed or delayed in their understanding or use of...

Methods of behaviour management that publicly name students are counterproductive and ableist. That statement may ruffle some feathers...

If you work with children with additional needs, specifically those with ASD, you may have heard the term "Attention Autism". Attention...

What is Trauma? Although we want to think that every child grows up in a safe, loving environment, this is sadly not the case and many,...

Music is a language that is universal, regardless of race, gender, heritage, ability, age etc. Music can make us feel numerous different...

We all want every lesson to be the dream lesson, where children are enthused, excited and involved with all aspects of learning. They ask...

One of the most difficult things that teachers, teaching assistants and support staff need to overcome in the classroom is managing...