Episodes
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In this episode I chat to a friend who came as a volunteer, then became a Dinner Lady, then a Teaching Assistant and then went to university qualifying as a teacher. We chat about her first year as a teacher of the early years in a special needs school. With some helps and tips for both new teachers and managers. This is the last episode in Series 1, I will be back at the end of August. Enjoy your summer break!
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This episode follows on from the previous episode and we discuss successful inclusion of the students with the highest need for support.
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Looking at ways to deal with students bringing in precious things to school that may cause problems.
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When problems arise in class that you are struggling to resolve how best to approach a manager - some dos and don'ts!
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How to make reading engaging, age-appropriate and fun for secondary age students with severe learning difficulties.
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If your school has a hydro therapy pool make it a priority to book it as a weekly session. This episode I chat with a young teacher about managing a warm water session and the huge benefits of these very inclusive, joyful sessions.
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Recording is an important part of the teacher's job. Here I talk about how to make it workable and how new digital recording programmes designed for mainstream don't really fit special needs and can massively increase the teacher's workload.
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Visiting a cafe with a group of SEND students, is brilliant for real life skills, inclusive and enjoyable and can cover many cross curricular targets.
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Planning to spend part of every day outside of the class room, how simple activities outside of the class room can give opportunities for learning, assessment and fun. Short periods of time can break up the day and refresh everyone.
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Chatting with another teacher about how to manage students who like to fight with each other.
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Nat's mum talks about his primary school years. Nat has a diagnosis of Down syndrome and Autism and attended both a main stream primary school and a special school. Lots of valuable insights and lovely stories.
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Nat is a 27 year old young man with Down syndrome, in this episode I chat to his mum about his early years up to school. During this time he was also diagnosed with Autism. I feel it is a very uplifting and joyous story and makes interesting listening to anyone who works with SEND children or knows a SEND child. Personally and professionally I learned so much from parents.
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Some useful tips on developing your game face!
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So many SEND students have issues around food and eating that a good dinner time is vital to the rest of the student's day. This episode explores ways to make dinner time run smoothly and be enjoyable for the dinner ladies. it touches on a multi disciplinary approach to support students.
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This episode looks at how a very successful mini business developed from teaching real life skills. A project that can be done with a full range of SEND students as a group or as individuals. Turning Friday mornings into the students and staff's favourite morning.
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I have experienced so much joy during fairly chaotic moments and this short episode is about making chaos work for you and the the students and creating fun. Students learn when having fun!
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Teaching and supporting SEND students can be at times a very tough job, it is really important to acknowledge special moments, make memories and celebrate achievements.
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"How do I teach National Curriculum Academic Subjects to my SEND students who are not able to read, write or speak?" is a question I am asked so many times! Here are a few ideas that I found worked well whilst addressing the students real need.
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What does this mean and how can that differ from student to student. With some tips and stories on how to manage it.
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