Issue 22, Page 8-9: FASD – The Invisible Brain-Based Condition
Would you be surprised to hear that Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is thought to be the most common non-genetic cause of learning difficulty? A...
Read moreSEND Review: Right support, Right place, Right time
On 29th March 2022, the SEND Review green paper was published. The paper outlines the challenges of the current SEN system that all those working within it...
Read moreFactors Affecting the Success of Interventions for Children with ASD – Attention
In this three-part series, we will be focusing on key areas that children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are likely to struggle with, that may...
Read moreThe impact of Covid-19 on teachers’ voice
A teacher’s voice is their most important tool; for engaging and motivating pupils, delivering important information clearly, supporting social and emotional development, and managing behaviour. Due...
Read moreEEF Blog: Learning recovery and the role of diagnostic assessment – a response by Speech and Language Link
In a recent blog, the EEF’s national content manager, Alex Quigley, discussed the important role of diagnostic assessment in supporting pupils as they return to...
Read moreReturning to school and looking towards recovery
With the roadmap for easing lockdown laid out in front of us and vaccines being rolled out across the country, it is starting to feel...
Read moreYou can’t read hieroglyphics if you don’t understand Egyptian!
Over the Christmas holidays, during the flurry of parcels being delivered to my house, I received a parcel that I had not ordered myself that...
Read moreHow to choose an SLCN intervention for your school
Speech, language and communication skills underpin children’s ability to learn and have a direct impact on their academic and life outcomes. Up to 50% of...
Read moreRaising awareness for Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
The term Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) was launched in 2017, with the first awareness day taking place quickly afterwards. Tomorrow is this year’s DLD Awareness...
Read moreEnsuring children with SLCN are included in the new RSE curriculum
From this month onwards, relationships education is compulsory in all primary schools in England, relationships and sex education is compulsory in all secondary schools, and...
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