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‘Give SENCOs the time and resources they need to do their job’

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

| Nursery World

With more pupils requiring SEND support in our primary schools, it is imperative that investment into the SENCO workforce is stepped up, says Professor Adam Boddison, at special educational needs and disability charity, Nasen.

Inclusion: Neurodiversity - It’s my normal

Features

Monday, April 5, 2021

| Nursery World

Looking at how children with SEND do things differently is the first step to exploring and embracing neurodiversity, writes Kerry Payne

Inclusion - At full strength

Features

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Supporting the well-being of children with SEND means not focusing too much on the difficulties of their condition and instead recognising their differences, writes Kerry Payne

EYFS Best Practice – All about… autism

Features

Monday, September 28, 2020

| Nursery World

Dr Prithvi Perepa clarifies some of the popular misconceptions about autism and outlines how practitioners can support a child with the condition

Closing the gap in Malawi

Features

Monday, May 11, 2020

| Nursery World

Malawi is one of the least developed countries in the world, with half the population living below the poverty line. In the first of a series, Anita Soni reports on one research project which has been set up to try to improve the outcomes of children with and without disabilities in the country

SEND campaigers to hand the Prime Minister an invoice for £12m

News

Thursday, February 27, 2020

| Nursery World

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) campaigners are to march on Downing Street tomorrow with an invoice for Boris Johnson for £12 million – the amount required to plug the SEND funding crisis in Tower Hamlets.

Inclusion - Taking control

Features

Monday, February 3, 2020

| Nursery World

How can settings cater to the unique needs of children with Prader-Willi syndrome and reassure their parents? Annette Rawstrone reports

Practitioners' views sought on SEND funding

News

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| Nursery World

A new survey into the impact of early years funding on SEND provision has been launched by the Early Years Alliance.

Inclusion - Reaching out

Features

Monday, January 20, 2020

| Nursery World

A project to upskill practitioners’ SEND knowledge saw children’s outcomes improve, says Achieving for Children’s Rob Dembrey

Education Health and Care plans failing SEND Children

Opinion

Friday, January 17, 2020

| Nursery World

While every child with SEND has a right to a specially-designed EHC plan, many are unworkable, says Dr Susana Castro-Kemp, from the University of Roehampton

Mum creates 'Elf on the shelf' campaign to highlight Christmas challenges for children with autism

News

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

| Nursery World

A parent-blogger is using the popular Elf on the Shelf Christmas tradition to raise awareness of autism over the festive season.

Inclusion - Supporting… Courtney

Features

Monday, October 28, 2019

| Nursery World

How one setting in Southampton is helping a girl and her mother, who struggles with literacy. By Annette Rawstrone

Nursery of the Year 2019 - Up close

Features

Monday, October 28, 2019

| Nursery World

At award-winning Spring Bensham, every effort is made to ensure a feeling of belonging, discovers Nicole Weinstein

Complaints about SEND support at ‘unprecedented level’

News

Monday, October 7, 2019

| Nursery World

Families of children who need an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) face delays of more than a year, according to a report, which has found that the number of complaints made by families has risen dramatically.

Study shows benefits of eye tests for children with autism and SEND

News

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

| Nursery World

A children’s charity has called for eye tests to be provided in schools for children with special educational needs.

Inclusion - Supporting… Theo

Features

Monday, July 8, 2019

| Nursery World

How one setting helped a young boy begin to overcome his speech and language difficulties.

Sensory Processing, Part 6 - Yum and yuck!

Features

Monday, June 24, 2019

| Nursery World

Taste and smell’s development in young children, and advice on supporting those with sensory problems. By Anne O’Connor and Dr Kath Dickinson in the final part in this series

Nationwide protest to highlight SEND crisis

News

Thursday, May 30, 2019

| Nursery World

Parents, disabled children, young people and professionals will take to the streets in 26 locations across the country today to declare a national funding crisis in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision.

Sensory Processing, Part 5 - See, hear

Features

Monday, May 27, 2019

| Nursery World

How sight and hearing work, their effects on children’s development, and spotting problems. By Anne O’Connor and Dr Kath Dickinson

Deaf children feel lonely and isolated, says charity

News

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

| Nursery World

Deaf children face isolation and loneliness as more than half of British adults do not feel confident talking to them, according to new figures.

Sensory Processing, Part 4: In touch

Features

Monday, April 15, 2019

| Nursery World

How the tactile sense develops in young children, and its purpose in relation to physical and emotional health. By Anne O’Connor and Dr Kath Dickinson

SEND funding shortfall in schools of £1.2bn, union claims

News

Monday, April 15, 2019

| Nursery World

Funding for children with special educational needs has failed to keep pace with the rise in demand for provision, according to the National Education Union.

One year on…

Opinion

Monday, April 1, 2019

| Nursery World

The Bercow: Ten Years On report revealed some good progress, but we need to keep the momentum going to help children with SLCN, says Bob Reitemeier

Sensory Processing, Part 3 - In space

Features

Monday, March 18, 2019

| Nursery World

Proprioception – our sense of our body in relation to the world – how it develops and what happens when problems arise. By Anne O’Connor and Dr Kath Dickinson