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Supporting identification of SEN and planning interventions with Lucid Specialising in exam access and dyslexia, Lucid resources are easy and enjoyable to use. They require minimal supervision and can be administered by teaching and non-teaching staff. There’s a range of licences to suit your needs, and reports are available immediately so there’s no time-consuming marking. Lucid resources include, Exact for exam access, Rapid and LADS Plus for quick dyslexia screening, CoPS and LASS for fuller diagnostic dyslexia assessment, and Recall for working memory functions. Learn more and see demos of the resources at: www.gl-assessment.co.uk/lucid
Develop the SEND dream team in your school Hays Education is partnering with Anita Devi, a leading education consultant to deliver breakfast seminars across the UK. These will support headteachers and senior leaders to “Develop the ultimate SEND dream team in your school”. Anita Devi will explore a range of ideas, enhancing teacher and staff skills and confidence to meet the requirements of the DfE’s 0 to 25 SEND Code of Practice 2015 around the “assess-plan-do and review” cycle. These will examine effective strategies for recruiting and retaining high quality SEND practitioners, including SENCOs/inclusion managers. To book your free place, email: hayseducation@hays.com
SEN.fyi – there’s an app for that! In our fast-changing world, we are increasingly reliant on smartphones and tablets. So specialist SEN solicitor, Douglas Silas, has announced the launch of his new free app “SEN.fyi”. For anyone involved with children/young people with SEN, whether parents or professionals, you can download it in the iOS App Store or Google Playstore. Douglas says: “I am very excited to help even more people with this app which has everything in it that you need to know about SEN – all in one place for free.” For more information, visit: www.SpecialEducationalNeeds.co.uk
“Outstanding” education at Wilsic Hall School Hesley Group believe their unique approach, dedicated staff and compelling belief that what they do makes a difference to people’s lives goes a long way. But sometimes others can say it so much better and Hesley says it is proud to share their feedback and success stories. Recent Ofsted inspections have proven that they really do what they say they do when it comes to the care and education Hesley offers within their service at Wilsic Hall School, rating them an “Outstanding” school for education and awarding “Good” as their rating for care. You can read the reports via: www.hesleygroup.co.uk/news
Celebrations for graduating students at Henshaws
Hollybank opens ELMS multi-sensory facility
The achievements of disabled young people who have overcome a range of individual challenges were celebrated when 19 students graduated from Henshaws Specialist College in Harrogate this July.
Hollybank Trust is a registered charity formed in 1954. Based in Yorkshire, it offers a range of educational, residential and leisure services for 128 babies, children, young people and adults with profound disabilities and associated learning difficulties.
The graduates were presented with their certificates by Rosie King, an activist for autism awareness, who at the age of 17 has already presented an Emmy Award winning documentary My Autism and Me and delivered a TEDMED talk on autism to over 1,000 people in Washington DC.
Hollybank’s mission statement, “Quality of life, for life”, is achieved by giving its residents as varied an experience as possible through a fulfilling program of therapy, education and activities in a safe and supported environment.
Rosie told the Henshaws students: “Today is about going beyond expectations, shoving the line that says you can’t do it, and doing what you want.”
This picture was taken at the opening of The ELMS, a new, state-of-the-art facility, dedicated to enrichment, education, enterprise, entertainment, therapy and personal development.
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