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...
Search
- 5 days ago
- 3 min
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...
- Sep 14
- 2 min
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...
- Sep 5
- 6 min
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...
- Sep 3
- 4 min
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...
- Aug 31
- 5 min
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...
- Aug 30
- 3 min
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.
- Aug 29
- 5 min
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...
- Aug 29
- 5 min
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...
- Aug 26
- 4 min
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...
- Aug 26
- 3 min
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...
- Aug 22
- 4 min
Zones of Regulation: An Overview
The Zones of Regulation is a complete social-emotional learning curriculum, created to teach children self-regulation and emotional...
- Aug 10
- 6 min
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...
- Aug 7
- 4 min
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...
- Aug 2
- 4 min
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...
- Jul 31
- 5 min
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...
- Jul 27
- 5 min
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...
- Jul 25
- 4 min
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....
- Jul 24
- 8 min
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...
- Jul 4
- 4 min
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...