The SCERTS Model: A Comprehensive Overview
There are so many techniques, methodologies and practices that can be used to teaching children with ASD and one of the most widely used...
Why Are So Many Children Being Excluded?
Nearly 4000 children were permanently excluded from school in the 2020/2021 school year. In addition to this, over 350,000 children were...
The Invisible Link Between Autism and Eating Disorders
In 1983, Swedish psychologist proposed the link between autism and anorexia nervosa. This came from his observation of 3 autistic boys...
Understanding the True Meaning of the John Lewis Advert: Supporting Looked After Children
The unveiling of the annual John Lewis Christmas advert is a UK TV highlight, and often one that leaves many viewers in tears. The advert...
How to Improve Trust Between You and an Autistic Child
Trust is everything with children. Being able to establish a safe, trusting and reliable relationship will allow you to work closely with...
Echolalia Isn't Meaningless - Here's what It Could Mean
Many people may believe that echolalia, often used by autistic people, is meaningless and doesn't serve a purpose. However, new research...
30+ Sensory Diet Activities for Every Sense!
Once you understand a child's sensory profile (use this guide to get a free PDF checklist), you can start to create a sensory diet. These...
Supporting Children with Autism: Tips from Dr. Temple Grandin
Mary Temple Grandin is a prominent American scientist, author and autism advocate. Dr. Grandin did not talk until she was three and a...
Understanding Dyslexia & 9 Tips to Help Dyslexic Students
It is estimated that 1 in 5 children has dyslexia and the up to 90% of children with learning difficulties also have dyslexia. Many...
The Sensory Diet Checklist - PDF Included
Sensory diets are a carefully designed set of activities, often created by occupational therapists (OT), that support an individual's...
How to Successfully Implement Restorative Practice in the Classroom
Restorative practice has emerged as one of the most favoured methodologies to use in schools as a better way to correct student...
Sensory Overload - What is it and How to Help
Is there a child in your class who becomes panicked, anxious or overwhelmed easily? Do certain sounds, smells, textures appear to trigger...
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria - The Often Missed Element of ADHD
We can all be a bit sensitive to rejection at times, but for people with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD), it is especially hard to...
Minecraft Coding - Teach Children to Code!
Do you have children in your class who are Minecraft obsessed? Do you know what Minecraft actually is and how it could actually benefit...
Teaching Phonics to Children with Autism
Phonics is a key element of the primary curriculum and is a vital skill for children to master to develop their literacy. One of the...
How to Redirect Behaviour in 3 Easy Steps
A key part of successful behaviour management and preventing challenging behaviour escalating into meltdowns is being able to redirect...
How to Eliminate Attention Seeking Behaviour
Children need to feel connected to those around them, especially people of importance in their lives such as parents, teachers or support...
How to Build an Amazing Sensory Room
Sensory Rooms are made to provide an enjoyable or calming, multi-sensory experience for children. They are often used for children who...
My Top Tips for Improving Speech in Autistic Children
The way in which autism affects a child's speech varies greatly. They may or may not develop 'typical language' but most children do go...
30 Amazing Messy Play Activities for Children
Messy play is not only fun but highly beneficial for brain development! Here's 30 great activities you can do today.
Faecal Smearing & Autism: How to Stop It
Faecal smearing is an uncomfortable subject but it is a problem that many SEN Teachers, teaching assistants, parents and carers have to...
Potty Training Children with Autism
Potty training is a process that every parent, or sometimes educator, struggles with but when trying to potty train autistic children, it...
Mastering Social-Emotional Learning in Children
We are all born with very intense emotions but with no skills on how to manage them! Social-Emotional learning helps children master how...
Teacher's Guide to Emotional Coaching
Emotional Coaching is a key technique used to support children in developing their social and emotional skills which are essential for...
Zones of Regulation: An Overview
The Zones of Regulation is a complete social-emotional learning curriculum, created to teach children self-regulation and emotional...
10 Effective De-Escalation Techniques to Diffuse a Meltdown
Sometimes, things can get too overwhelming for students and they can enter a 'meltdown'. They lose control over their behaviours and...
Top 10 Sensory Fidget Toys for your Classroom in 2022
Fidget toys took the world by storm in recent years and their benefits are endless. They act as self-regulation tools that increase...
Why We Need More SEN Teachers & Teaching Assistants
Statistics from the Department for Education have reported a 9.9% increase in the number for Educational Healthcare Plans (EHCP's) issued...
5 Best Teacher Planners 2022
As teachers or teaching assistants, we undoubtedly love a bit of stationary! The summer holidays is a perfect time to grab a new planner...
Top Tips for Teaching Students with PMLD
Teaching children with PMLD is an extremely rewarding, but challenging profession. These wonderfully unique pupils have a high level of...
Veganism in Education - Supporting Pupils
Becoming vegan-inclusive in your everyday teaching and learning practice benefits the wider cohort as well as the vegan children....
What is ABA (Applied Behaviour Analysis) and Why is it so Controversial?
Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) is an intensive intervention therapy based on the science of learning and behaviour. Widely used across...
10 Common SEN Interview Questions & How to Answer Them
It's hiring season! As a SEN Recruitment Consultant, I have spent the last few weeks constantly coaching teaching assistants and teachers...
Autism in Women and Girls
Attitudes towards autism and gender are changing, although we still have a long way to go. Many autistic women and girls are still...
Top 5 iPad Apps for Children with SEN
iPads have been a technological revolution for us all, but they can also be a revelation for children with SEN. There are over 20,000...
How to Make a Pupil Passport
Pupil Passports are a person centred working tool suitable for those supporting pupils from EYFS through to post-16 provisions. The...
Social Stories: What are they and how do you make one?
Social Stories are a fantastic way of helping children with SEN, predominantly autism, understand and cope with new experiences, changes...
How Do I View IEP's as a Former Special Education Student?
For many families affected by a disability, an education can often be a scary view for the student being educated. The fact that he or...