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A useful document that can be used by classroom teachers and teaching assistants to understand and support children in the classroom with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
New data released on Time to Talk Day (1 February) highlights the extent to which young people are avoiding speaking about their mental health - and how older people are embracing the importance of speaking up.
The nasen Northern Ireland Advisory Group Conference will be an inspiring event, uniting educators, health professionals and leaders to share strategies that improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
“Our Turn to Talk” is the National Children’s Bureau’s (NCB) youth-led podcast programme. All episodes are developed and directed by young people and focus on topics that are important to them.
Teresa Quail is a Qualified Teacher of the Deaf and Educational Audiologist. She works part-time as a co-National Executive Officer and Magazine Editor with the British Association of Teachers of the Deaf (BATOD). BATOD is the sole professional association for Teachers of the Deaf in the UK. The Association represents the interests of Teachers of the Deaf and the children and young people they teach with a range of Government and other agencies. The Association supports Teachers of the Deaf and organises CPD courses and national and regional meetings to provide relevant up-to-date information and to disseminate good practice.
Teresa was the Head of the Specialist Teaching Service in a local authority in England maintaining an active caseload across the 0-25 age range. During the pandemic she worked part-time in a secondary school resource base in England. She will soon be commencing a peripatetic QToD role in Northern Ireland.
Thanks to Lois Totton (Senior Lecturer, Stranmillis University College) and Dr Brenda Montgomery (Chair of the nasen Northern Ireland Advisory Group); this “Observing Learners” resource has been adapted to support educational professionals and practitione
John Madden is the Principal of Roddensvale School, Larne since 2003. Upon joining Roddensvale School, he oversaw the building of the new school in 2005, before many more extensions were added to accommodate rising pupil numbers. He was awarded a BEM in 2018 for services to special education and charity. John started his career as a PE teacher in England, moving to Northern Ireland where he taught in post-primary and then in MLD units in the Causeway Coast and Glens area. He took on the Vice Principal role in Loughan School in Ballymena, working there for a number of years before taking up the role of Principal in Roddensvale School.
Ruth is Head of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Northern Ireland (RCSLT NI), a role she has held since July 2021. She enjoys the opportunities this post brings in representing NI members and advocating for people with speech, language, communication and swallowing needs across Northern Ireland. Ruth is also a Director of the Special Educational Needs Advice Centre (SENAC). Before joining RCSLT NI, Ruth worked within the Belfast Trust, where she led the Clinical Lead Mental Health pilot post established in 2019, which secured permanent funding in 2021.
Sue is the Policy Advisor for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Northern Ireland (RCSLT NI), where she works closely with members and stakeholders to advocate for people with speech, language, communication and swallowing needs across Northern Ireland. Sue completed a Master of Science (MSc) in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Conditions, with her thesis focusing on Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and how prepared post-primary teachers are to support young people with DLD. In recognition of her dedication to raising awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), she was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from RCSLT in September 2023.
A new (NI based) SEND Advisory Group was formed in October 2018. The group consists of a range of educational professionals, all with a passion for supporting children and young people with SEND.
Do you spend your time as a teacher or Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo) / Learning Support Co-ordinator (LSC) wrecking your brain for ways to meet the diverse needs of pupils with SEND?