SENsational The Special Educational Needs Podcast

We believe that every child or young person deserves access to inspirational education, regardless of their unique learning requirements or needs. Susan Gill, Head Teacher from our Bridgeway School, talks us through the unique benefits of Special Educational Needs schools and some of the amazing outcomes of pupils who have flourished the support they need.We hope you enjoyed this episode of SENsational.Join us for a free live webinar, by visiting:https://www.witherslackgroup.co.uk/advice-and-support/events-and-webinars/

There are so many moving parts to home life, right? From school runs to meal times and everything in between, how can it all be managed? In our latest episode of our podcast, SENsational, we explore managing a neurodiverse household with Tracy Bowyer, Parenting Co-Ordinator from The ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity.Thank you for listening, and we hope you find this episode of SENsational useful. If you want to learn more about our other webinars and resources, please visit the website www.witherslackgroup.co.uk/resources. 

We're pleased to bring you this episode of SENsational titled 'Autism: What Every Parent Needs to Know, with Anne-Marie Harrison, training director from Ideas Afresh Education. This episode is designed for parents and carers right at the beginning of their journey. Perhaps you’re just discovering your child is showing traits of autism, or you’re even considering applying for an assessment to diagnosis. We'll be chatting about how to get an assessment, myths and misrepresentations associated with autism, and some top tips and strategies on how to support your child at home.Thank you for listening, and we hope you find this episode of SENsational useful. You can explore more of our resources, including webinars and downloadable guides, by clicking here www.witherslackgroup.co.uk/resources. 

Social media and online games are evidently present in our children and young people's lives. On this episode of SENsational, we are joined by two Witherslack Group experts, Dr. Dee Khaira, Clinical Psychologist and Lois Howard, IT Infrastructure and Development Manager, where we explore educating ourselves and our children, platforms that come with surprising risks, plus top tips on keeping our children safe as they use these online devices.

Learning to read can be challenging for our neurodiverse children and young people. On this episode of SENsational, we are joined by leading phonics consultant Amy McElhatton, who talks us through the importance of introducing reading at an early age, how we can break learning down into more manageable chunks, and how to collaborate with your child's school to ensure that learning can be implemented at home as it is in school. Thank you for listening, and we hope you find this episode of SENsational useful. You can explore more of our resources, including webinars and downloadable guides by clicking here www.witherslackgroup.co.uk/resources. 

Chris Bonnello, autistic advocate and award-winning writer and speaker, joins us for another episode of SENsational. In this podcast, Chris explores finding methods to succeed in both school and social environments whilst learning to embrace the authenticity of ASD.Thank you for listening, and we hope you find this episode of SENsational useful. You can explore more of our resources, including webinars and downloadable guides by clicking here www.witherslackgroup.co.uk/resources. 

On this episode of SENsational, we have the pleasure of sharing knowledge of our expert speaker Emma Weaver, Deputy CEO of the ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity, unravelling strategies on how to deal with impulsive behaviour, the ‘stop, think, and do’ coaching model, and how to help children overcome low feelings after an outburst. Thank you for listening, and we hope you find this episode of SENsational useful. You can explore more of our resources, including webinars and downloadable guide by clicking here www.witherslackgroup.co.uk/resources

The exam period can be a particularly stressful and overwhelming time for neurodiverse children and young people, and so as parents and professionals, it is important to know how to help guide them through this.In this episode of SENsational, we welcome Colin Foley, Training Director at the ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity, and Chris Bonnello, an Autism advocate and author of ‘Autistic, Not weird’ as our expert speakers who talk about why neurodiverse children and young people find it hard to learn and retain information, offer strategies to help your child’s memory capacity, and share tips and techniques to help focus on revision and an exam.Thank you for listening, and we hope you find this episode of SENsational useful. If you want to learn more about our other webinars and resources, please visit the website www.witherslackgroup.co.uk/resources. 

Preparing our children for finishing school and heading off to their next adventure can be a difficult time and there is sure to be some anxieties around such a big transition. For our neurodiverse families, there might be heightened concerns around how will our children manage, will there be enough support, are they even ready and what will they do without us!In this episode of SENsational, we chat with Emma Weaver, Deputy CEO of the ADHD Foundation and Emma Reardon, Director for Autism Wellbeing to discuss, Life Beyond School: Making Successful Steps.During the session, we cover planning for big transitions, creating realistic expectations, what help might be available from universities or colleges, as well as at-home techniques to help support self-regulation. Thank you for listening, and we hope you find this episode of SENsational useful. If you want to learn more about our resources, please visit the website www.witherslackgroup.co.uk/resources.