Anna McAndrews

The first month of the new academic year is over and SENCOs across the country will have been getting to grips with all of the SEND challenges that they will face over the next twelve months.

Whether you are […]

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Ten top tips to improve your child’s speech at home:-

Make a list of the sounds your child is confusing  eg they say ‘tea’ for ‘sea’ so ‘s’ is confused.  They say ‘Jojjy’ for ‘lolly’ so ‘l’ is confused.Make […]

When will the Schools White Paper, SEND Green Paper and Independent Reviews of Children’s Social Care be published?

It has been a very challenging and difficult two years and schools have continuously p […]

Many parents/carers are starting to evaluate the effects of the pandemic on their pre-schoolers.  With the lack of preschool/nursery experience setting them up for the school, this is turning into one of the […]

As everyone was enjoying their half-term break the government announced a further £1.4bn to support COVID recovery in schools this which breaks down to £50 extra per pupil per year. The majority of this a […]

On the 6th September the DfE announced they were going to
carry out a major review of SEND. 

The review aims to improve the services available to
families who need support, equip staff in schools and […]

Early years funding: changes to funding for 3- and 4-year-olds
On the 12th December the DfE published their response to the consultation on Early Years Funding. This includes information about local authorities […]

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Shutdown may feel different to different people, but it is very unpleasant and often frightening. If the sensory stimulation is overwhelming autistic people can shut their systems off. To avoid painful sounds […]

Some autistic individuals argue that often they do not use their direct/central perception because ‘it hurts’, i.e. it is hyper-. They describe their experiences of eye contact as painful and/or stressful. For […]