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Issue 4, Page 9: SLCN Update

Language Delay by Numbers In the last year the importance of early language development has come into sharp focus. The link between environment in early childhood...

Issue 4, Page 8: Education Update

Funding for Disadvantaged Pupils’ Report With Pupil Premium children being a key focus of Ofsted Inspections, here’s a summary of the recent Funding for Disadvantaged Pupils’...

Issue 4, Page 6-7: Narrowing the gap

We are all teachers of SEN. How we can make the difference. Ben’s story: an opportunity missed 0-2 years Ben is a happy friendly baby. He is never...

Book Review By Heather Stevens, SaLT Teaching Assistant’s Pocketbook, 2nd Edition Dot Constable, www.teacherspocketbooks.co.uk One of the Teachers’ Pocketbooks series, this little book is full of really...

Issue 4, Page 4: Effective TA Support for SLCN in the Classroom

One of the messages we are keen to share is that those strategies that support children with language delay or difficulties can also promote learning...

Issue 4, Page 2-3: Supporting the Support Staff

Guidance on making the best use of TAs by Jo Chessum. I have had the privilege of sharing my classroom with some of the most creative,...

Issue 4: Speech Link

Assessment and intervention programme for speech difficulties I’m concerned about a pupil’s speech. ASSESS 15 min. assessment identifies which sounds to work on. Run by support staff. Who...

Issue 3, Page 10-11: Speak Up

Derry Patterson considers the impact of speech sound difficulties on both pupils and adults. Imagine for a moment it is the first day back after the...

Issue 3, Page 8-9: How EAL friendly is your school?

Heather Stevens looks at the importance of considering the emotional and social wellbeing of new EAL pupils. On a recent trip to Greece I stopped at...