Resources

The HE White Paper

Edward Farrow In mid-May, the government published its higher education White Paper. The mixed reception that it received hinged on legislation that will, ultimately, enable new education providers to confer their own degrees. While the university sector, including the NUS and MillionPlus, responded warily to the publication, other voices were more positive. Read more about […]

Why nasen’s free CPD training can help SEND practitioners

Over the past six months, Jonathan Bond has worked with nasen to develop ‘Focus on SEND’. This free DfE-funded online CPD takes nine hours to complete and has been created for all mainstream teachers and settings across England. This key resource launches at nasen Live on 29-30 April. Jonathan, our head of learning design, discusses the project and […]

Edward Timpson’s speech outlines his perception of the SEND reforms’ progress

On 11 November 2015, Edward Timpson, the Children’s and Families Minister, addressed the Council for Disabled Children (CDC) conference on the progress of the SEND reforms. ‘All areas are well on with implementing the reforms: They all have transition plans in place and are making progress. They all have a Local Offer — although there […]

Examining Channel 4’s Educating Cardiff through the eyes of Ian Whittaker

Just under one year ago, we were privileged to interview key members of staff from Channel 4’s Educating the East End. With this in mind, Educating Cardiff — the latest incarnation of the series — espouses a similarly pupil-centred approach to its predecessor. We were delighted, therefore, to be able to pose our readers’ questions […]

The DfE’s response to the cancellation of ‘Children with special needs: an analysis – 2015’

During the course of the day, we noticed that the DfE’s ‘Children with special needs: an analysis – 2015’ statistics release hadn’t been published. Indeed, the DfE’s message on its website contained the following message: ‘Statistics release cancelled From 2015, we shall cease the publication of ‘Children with special educational needs: an analysis’ in its current […]

Examining hearing impairment with Susan Daniels OBE

‘Deafness is not a learning disability and yet in England just 36% of deaf children achieved five good GCSEs last year, compared to 65% of hearing children.’ Susan Daniels OBE in the 12th issue of The SEND Practitioner In line with Susan Daniel’s startling statistic, we published the 12th issue of The SEND Practitioner on the […]

The SEN reforms and The SEND Practitioner: a health check with Brian Lamb OBE, Channel 4’s Educating the East End and Mark Blois

Edward Farrow We were really pleased to welcome Brian Lamb back to The SEND Practitioner well over a year since he first graced the pages of our inaugural issue. Since then, the SEN reforms have made some qualified progress. However, on balance, the sheer scale of the cultural change that is afoot reflects on a […]

Issue 11: The SEND Practitioner

The SEN reforms

An SEN-reform health-check with Brian Lamb OBE.

The SEND Practitioner: one year and ten issues later

Edward Farrow This month, The SEND Practitioner is 13 months old. In a year of seismic education reforms, we’ve published ten issues, have thousands of subscribers, and have interviewed a host of experts in their fields. From: A leading lawyer to a top person-centred planning expert. The stars of Channel Four’s Educating the East End to the chief […]