Lib Dem leader calls for SEND national body and more funding for EHC Plans
The Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, is calling for a national body for special educational needs...
The Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, is calling for a national body for special educational needs...
Jo Parkes looks at the impact on settings from the increase in children requiring more support from...
Speech and Language UK has launched its manifesto to draw the attention of all political parties to...
Kerry Murphy and Fifi Benham provide activity tips in this edited extract of 50 Fantastic Ideas for...
As the National Portage Association celebrates its 40th year, Nicole Weinstein looks at the vital...
What is it that makes enclosed spaces so appealing to many children, and how can early years...
A charity concerned with supporting young children with SEND is calling for urgent support as...
As more children arrive at settings with extra needs amid declining external support, do the...
An increase in exclusions from primary school highlights the need for the education system to better...
WINNER – Early Intervention Speech and Language Team, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation...
Councils wasted £60m in unsuccessful court disputes in SEND tribunals, which could have been used to...
The DfE has made available an extra 2,000 free places on the accredited level 3 early years special...
What are the challenges to achieving good transitions for children with SEND? Catherine McLeod, CEO...
A new strategy to ensure deaf children receive the support they need as early as possible so they...
A petition calling for the ‘outdated and overstretched’ SEND system to be reformed has been signed...
Charities and sector organisations have responded to the publication of the Government’s SEND...
Ministers have pledged to fund training for thousands of workers to support children with special...
Annette Rawstrone reports on the issues raised at Nursery World’s recent conference – 'EYFS:...
There has been a 140 per cent rise in the number of parents and carers of children with SEND...
How can a setting improve its curriculum for autistic children? Thomas Coram Nursery School and...
The speech and language charity I CAN is changing its name to reach more of the almost one in five...
How a free baby sign programme is giving children with a hearing impairment the tools to...
Nursery World's one-day conference on 9 November, EYFS: Supporting every child to thrive, has a...
The Best Practice Network has been awarded a contract by the Department for Education (DfE) to...
Preparing a teddy for school is a great way to familiarise children with practical skills required...
How to help children make friends and build relationships with staff. By Georgina Durrant
In the final part of her series, Charlotte Goddard asks how settings should approach local...
An inclusive approach to assessment requires us all to shift our thinking – particularly when it...
With the pandemic having a knock-on effect on children’s development and settings’ finances, what...
In a new series exploring supporting children with SEND as they go through transitions, Georgina...
The number of children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan has reached a record high of...
Families with children with SEND in West and North Northamptonshire have accused their local...
What is the purpose of Persona Dolls in helping to tackle issues such as diversity, and how do...
How can we support children with SEND’s working memory, asks Georgina Durrant
Children's charities and play industry bodies are calling on UK councils to create more facilities...
Three-quarters of early years settings have seen an increase in the number of children with...
How one award-winning setting welcomes children and staff with additional needs. By Gabriella...
Two activities to increase and decrease children’s body alertness. By Georgina Durrant
Children with additional needs are supported at one setting in south London in a dedicated nurture...
The Government’s long-awaited special educational needs and disabilities green paper published today...
Visual and auditory activities can help calm overstimulated children. By Georgina Durrant
New Government guidelines to support disabled children and young people in the UK to be more...
How taking a course on supporting children’s additional support needs can improve practitioners’...
What can settings do to support fine and gross motor skills? Georgina Durrant reports
Ways that practitioners can help support problem-solving skills. Georgina Durrant reports
Louise Bull explains what early years professionals need to know about the Government’s new autism...
Here are some activities to help children develop social skills. By Georgina Durrant
What do the the Government's recent funding announcements mean for children with Special Educational...
Georgina Durrant outlines play-based activities that encourage the concentration skills of babies...