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New requirement on schools to provide auxiliary aids and services
Issue 115 - May 2010
Newsletter - Articles

A change in legislation will mean that schools will have to find funding for auxilliary aids and services that LAs fail to provide through a child’s statement. Rebecca Taylor Onion reports
Play at IT: the benefits of adaptive technology for children with disabilities
Issue 112 - Feb 2010
Newsletter - Articles

As AbilityNet’s revolutionary ‘Play at IT’ pilot scheme comes to the end of its second year, Carrie Saint Freedman looks at a project which is triggering a real cultural change in the care of SEN pre-schoolers
Supporting families of disabled children
Issue 109 - Oct 2009
Newsletter

A recent survey has raised concerns from some families about the education their disabled children are receiving
Challenging questions for children’s services may help to improve practice
Issue 109 - Oct 2009
Newsletter

New materials for improving outcomes in children's services will help SENCOs be aware of how colleagues evaluate their provision for pupils with disabilities
Guidance to protect disabled children
Issue 108 - Sept 2009
Newsletter

New guidance has been published for police, teachers, social workers and health workers on the safeguarding of disabled children
Challenging stereotypes of disability: still a long way to go
Issue 107 - July/Aug 2009
Newsletter

Recent controversy over the image of a girl with a portwine stain on a CD cover reveals that the acceptance of disability in society is still limited
Assessing the impact of the AHDC short breaks for disabled children programme
Issue 106 - June 2009
Newsletter

The Every Disabled Child Matters short breaks tracking project has recently published an interim report
Cricket for all: involving children with SEN and disabilities in sport
Issue 105 - May 2009
Newsletter

Crispin Andrews talks to Ian Martin, the England and Wales Cricket Board’s national disability cricket manager about involving children with special educational needs in sport, and cricket in particular. SENCOs and PE coordinators will be interested in hearing Ian’s views and may wish to consider how all children and young people can get involved in school and community based sporting activities
Education and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Issue 104 - Apr 2009
Newsletter

In a move that could be indicative of plans for the future of inclusive education, the DCSF has expressed caution in fully supporting the provisions of a UN convention
The Steer Review of pupil behaviour: findings on SEN and disability
Issue 103 - Mar 2009
Newsletter

The recently published Steer Review report on pupil behaviour examines the relationship between SEN and disability and related behaviour difficulties
Developing disability awareness
Issue 103 - Mar 2009
Newsletter

A survey conducted on behalf of the Children's Society examines how schools teach disability awareness as part of the National Curriculum
Education for young people with spinal chord injuries
Issue 102 - Feb 2009
Newsletter

A report on of children and young people with spinal injuries attempts to paint a picture of their experiences from their perspective and makes a number of recommendations to schools