Proposed funding changes could force closure of mainstream SEN units
Changes to government funding for pupils with complex needs could result in the closure of…
Monthly Archives: June, 2016
Disruptive and violent behaviour undermining SEN support in UK schools
Children with special educational needs (SEN) are not getting the support they need because classroom…
New education think tank launched in UK
A think tank that helped shape Liberal Democrat policies in the run-up to the 2010…
MRI scans may reveal links between cerebellum and dyspraxia
A research team at The University of Nottingham is using MRI scanning to learn more…
USC scientists map uncharted portion of the mouse brain
Scientists from the University of Southern California (USC) have mapped an uncharted portion of the…
Free miniguide to supporting girls with autism
Nasen, the UK’s leading organisation supporting those who work with or care for children and…
Aspects of autism linked to defects in peripheral nerves
Defects in peripheral nerves that communicate sensory information to the brain may explain some aspects…
Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to SEND
Well-known names from the field of special educational needs and disability (SEND) are among 1,149…
Drug treatment of hyperactivity in kids may have levelled off in UK
The tendency to treat childhood hyperactivity (ADHD) with drugs may have reached a plateau in…
The great outdoors
Sam Flatman, an educational consultant at Pentagon Play, lists five good reasons why outdoor play…