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Looking forward to settling in
The summer holidays beckon, but it’s already a good time to start thinking about how schools can support children with coming back to school and settling into a new routine. Sophie shares ideas on what we should consider now in order to get the next school year off to a good start.
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Transition planning in the time of COVID-19
With so much ongoing change and uncertainty in schools across the country, transition planning might feel daunting. Sophie shares her advice on how to work with what information and tools we do have to prepare children for the next academic year, whatever it might look like.
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ADHD and Me
Senior speech and language therapy technical instructor and founder of Chatterpack (a voluntary-run, special education needs and disabilities hub) Claire Ryan talks about her own diagnosis of ADHD and how to help support children and young people who have ADHD.
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Managing difficult conversations with parents – Part 2: navigating the conversation and working together
In part 2 of our blog series on tackling difficult conversations with parents, Sophie shares her advice on navigating the potential pitfalls of a conversation, getting onto the same page, and keeping the meeting proactive.
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Managing difficult conversations with parents – Part 1: Putting your best foot forward
It’s the kind of conversation none of us want to have, but it’s a crucial first step towards making meaningful change for a pupil. Our speech and language therapist, Sophie, shares her advice for how to tackle difficult conversations in this 2-part blog series. In this first post, she considers how to get started and lay the groundwork for an effective conversation.