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Making the move to university: A Time to Thrive
A Settling Well series of eight podcasts for students and parents on the move to university begins in early September on the Successful Student Transitions podcast.
Listen in for information on tips for the move, the opportunities and common stresses of the early days and weeks of the first term. We will challenge you to think about what kind of student you want to be and how to make that happen. Parents will share lessons learnt in this transition.
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For: students and parents
The SENDCAST: Desperately Seeking Certainty
Did you know that our brain is actually a kind of prediction making machine? We essentially see the world by guessing it. What we’re constantly trying to do is to stay one step ahead and the sensory information we’re going to receive. We do this in order to conserve energy so this predictive processing takes less effort.
In this week’s episode we’re discussing whether we need to support every pupil in every need differently, or are there approaches that support everyone? Clare Ward and Jamie Galpin talk about a growing move towards transdiagnostic approaches to mental health and SEN and their development of a new model to support all children and young people.
Helping teenagers make sense of an uncertain world.
Want to know more about The Anxiety Workbook? Watch and listen to Clare and Jamie talk to mental health and neurodiversity champion Pooky Knightsmith about difference, teenagers, the 3S framework and more.
The SENDCAST: Taking the transdiagnostic view of SEND - do we have to be an expert in everything?
Over the next few years, over 25% of the school population is projected to be on the SEN register!
Teachers are under increasing pressure to be experts in multiple diagnoses, and many are feeling overwhelmed. This is unsustainable and this pressure can result in a retreat from inclusion, with an increasing number of children being positioned outside an ever-shrinking idea of a ‘mainstream child’.
Clare and Jamie discuss this burning question with the SENDCAST’s Dale Pickles – how do you become an expert in every area of SEND? Is it even possible?
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Playing with Sensory Uncertainty
Following on from the success of The Anxiety Workbook for Supporting Teens Who Learn Differently, Clare and Jamie explore sensory uncertainty in a playful and accessible way.
With lots of pictures and simple language, this book offers a quick read for adults or a slower workbook for children and young people.
The book links to lots of online resources for parents and teachers, including treasure hunts, secret yoga and spa activities.
Closing the double empathy gap
Managing anxiety and uncertainty in teens and pre-teens
The Anxiety Workbook for Supporting Teens Who Learn Differently by Special Networks’ Clare Ward and Jamie Galpin.
A sourcebook for everyone interested in supporting teenagers to manage academic and social challenges.
An applied introduction to the 3S framework which covers Universal Design for Learning and provides 42 practical, ready to go activities to download and run.
For: teachers and teaching assisstants, senior leaders, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Educational Psychologists, parents and carers, youth leaders, mentors and supervisors
Great introduction to autism!
A fantastically engaging book by Sarah O’Brien, autistic advocate, for young people who are self diagnosed, or with a formal assessment - lots on masking vs sharing, communication and more.
The family guide to autism and ADHD
An empathetic manual for managing home and school life by Suzy Rowland, parent, therapist and all round thoughtful human.
'A magnificent read which manages to be informative, engaging, sad and uplifting all at the same time. Whether you're discovering that you're autistic yourself or you simply want to understand autistic people better, this is a must-read.' - Cathy Wassell, CEO Autistic Girls Network charity & author of Nurturing Your Autistic Young Person
All change at school: a signpost to a good transition
Educational Psychologist Elizabeth Gillies considers models to help children deal with unexpected forks in the road in an article published in The Psychologist - a British Psychological Society publication.
Change is a process
It is important to know that expected and unexpected transitions are part of our typical lifespan, e.g. the birth of a sibling, the death of a grandparent or moving to secondary school. Change is a constant and we continue to develop strategies to manage or even thrive.