Dr Seuss tells us that ‘reading can take you places you have never been before’. The impact for our children of reading is clear and well documented: aside from the cultural capital, improved imagination and creativity referenced by Dr Seuss, reading supports language skills; cognitive……
Very often I hear adults working with children describe emotions in terms of ‘good’ emotions and ‘bad’ emotions. Let’s think about this… Is it really ‘bad’ to feel sad when play time is over? Is it ‘bad’ to be angry when your favourite toy is……
I don’t remember much time being dedicated to learning about SEN when I completed my PGCE in Secondary History. I do recall my NQT (ECT) year in 2003: feeling quite assured that SEN wise, I had some understanding of what autism was and felt pretty……
For this to happen, we need the professional development and involvement of all staff in key areas and SEN undoubtedly qualifies as one of these….