The Reading Corner

If you have an aspiration to work with children with special needs, then there’s likely to be a role for…

Autism affects around 1% of the population. In schools, 71% of those diagnosed with autism attend mainstream education, with the…

 If you are considering working in SEND, it helps to be fully prepared with the right training, knowledge and expectations….

Traditionally, the consensus has been that students with additional learning needs do better in SEND specific settings. However, in recent…

The attainment gap in both SEND and mainstream education between economically disadvantaged children and their peers is an education-wide issue…

Why are SEN teachers so important? A SEN teacher plays a vital role in a school. They enable pupils who…

Special Education Needs (SEN) is a legal term to define the needs of a child who has a difficulty or…

Teaching within SEND has numerous requirements for pupils with varied needs and disabilities. As such, the SEND sector has an…

SEND teaching assistants (TAs) and Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) help to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. SEND…