SEND Special Educational Needs & Disability
IDENTIFICATION
ISSUE 14
March 2017
& the pro’s and con’s of labels
EXCLUSION! Where has inclusion gone?
SENSORY
Understanding sensory processing
CIRCLES OF STRENGTH
Gathering strength through networking
IDE S N I ALSO REVIEWS, , NEWS TURES, FEA HOP, S BOOK LIER SUPP LES I PROF
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Bringing together education professionals to share knowledge and demonstrate best practices
SEND Conference Midlands Friday May 5th 2017 Sketchley Grange Hotel
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Tickets are £145 and include lunch and refreshments throughout the day. KEYNOTE SPEAKER Leading SEND advisor and former NASEN CEO Lorraine Peterson OBE delivers the SEND Update and talks about assessment and life after levels.
Workshop: Caroline Russel delivers a workshop using music and movement within SEND the Ronnie Gardiner Method.
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PROFESSOR BARRY CARPENTER CBE
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Professor Barry Carpenter is Honorary Professor at the Universities of Worcester (UK), Limerick (Ireland) , Hamburg (Germany), and Flinders, (Australia). In a career spanning more than 30 years, Barry has held the leadership positions of Academic Director, Chief Executive, Principal, Headteacher, Inspector of Schools and Director of the Centre for Special Education at Westminster College, Oxford. In 2009, he was appointed by the Secretary of State for Education as Director of the Children with Complex Learning Difficulties and Disabilities Research Project.
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Welcome to SEND Magazine
AS publishing editor of SEND Magazine, I’m very proud that we are now in our third year of publishing and appreciate so much the support we have received from contributors in what has been a very challenging time for schools. At SEND Magazine, our writers are simply amazing, with experience beyond words. With leading SEND consultants such as Lorraine Peterson OBE, Professor Barry Carpenter CBE and and Heather Stack, MD of the Local Offer, SEND Magazine continues to support teachers, carers and parents of children and young people with special educational needs and disability, with the expertise and knowledge which is second to none. This month, I’m happy to welcome another former CEO of NASEN, Jane Friswell who, along with those mentioned, through SEND Magazine, provides the best support and discussions for teaching professionals across the UK. This issue Jane writes about the breakdown in inclusion within schools and the ‘exclusion’ that is a blight on our schools today. See page 20. On page 12 Alison Hart of the Children’s Choice Therapist Service talks about sensory processing in the classroom. On page 18 leading SEND Consultant Lorraine Peterson OBE talks about the pro’s and con’s of labelling and the challenges of identification teachers face in schools today. SENCos today benefit from multiple ‘Go-To’ professionals across education, health and social care. Looking at Lee Scott’s report to the Secretary of State for Education, ‘SEND: The schools and colleges experience’ (November 2016) which raised the issue of “the extent to which, in some schools, SENCos were over-stretched or not adequately supported by senior management. Regular contributor and MD of The Local Offer, Heather Stack talks about her own development of strategic circles of strength, a necessary next step for all SENCos working in the new educational landscape post the reforms of September 2014. See page 26. I must also mention SEND Magazine’s own conference on May 5th, SEND Conferences Midlands, at the Sketchley Grange Hotel, Warwickshire. We have an incredible line up of support to provide you with a day of quality CPD. You can find out more about the speakers on the page opposite. Quality CPD at a quality venue with high quality speakers, May 5th is a must for teacher, as we will also have excellent suppliers for you to source materials for your classroom. You can book your place by visiting www.sendconferences.co.uk Within this issue we have freshened the design throughout so, with our latest round up of news, book reviews and features, I hope that once again we at SEND Magazine have provided another valuable resource to support your work and care of children and young people with special educational needs and disability. Thank you for reading!
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Contents P8 NEWS
Overlooking children with SEND.
P10 NEWS
Multi-million pound funding confirmed for special educational needs & disability.
P11 NEWS
Government back new social care project for families PLUS new online resource for continence.
P12 SENSORY
Understanding sensory processing in the classroom.
P16 FEATURE
Nessy Learning = Learning happens when it’s fun.
P18 IDENTIFICATION
SEND Consultant Lorraine Peterson OBE writes about identification.
P20 EXCLUSION
Where has inclusion gone? Jane Friswell writes.
P24 RONNIE GARDINER METHOD
Chartered physiotherapist Caroline Russell takes us through the Ronnie Gardiner Method with a case study from a primary school therapist.
P26 THE LOCAL OFFER
Heater Stack, MD of www.thelocaloffer.co.uk and SEND advisor looks at developing strategic circles of strength within SEND.
P32 BOOKSHOP
Latest book releases for SEND
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