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SEBDA News - Autumn 2005 Issue 7

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  • p.1 Front cover: Further support for SEBDA from Esmee Fairbairn Foundation; New SEBDA courses launched; Truancy in England; SEBDA and Incentive Plus link
  • p.3 Chairman's report: Director's notes
  • p.4 The SEBDA Business Plan - key points
  • p.5 Membership subscription rates and codes
  • p.5 Mary Warnock, Inclusion and Statistics -the SEBDA view
  • p.6 Exclusions, Discipline and Attendance: developments at the DfES
  • p.7 The new task force on discipline and 'Fast Track to Attendance'
  • p.7 Truancy: new guidance on combating it with fines and parenting programmes: a digest
  • p.11 Behaviour policies: boon or barrier? Adrian Faupel wonders whether these are too often unhelpful paper exercises
  • p.13 Disruptive behaviour in Irish Second Level Schools - a new study
  • p.13 Recently from the English media: a wide round up covering familiar topics such as allegations, and some not so familiar: what value Sure Start? Teachers who prefer chalk and talk to computers
  • p.16 The News from Scotland
  • p.17 CAMHS and Education
  • p.18 NAES conference reports: SEBD school heads hear viiews from Robert Beattie and Peter Clough, DfES and Ann Berger, HMI.
  • p.20 NOfPRU National Conference: Contributions included Ted Wragg casting a quizzical eye over government's past policy. Tym Radclyffe gave advice to PRUs on the new Ofsted inspection framework.
  • p.23 What to do if an allegation is made against you; guidance from the ISRC
  • p.25 Two thoroughbred residential schools continue to prosper: Eden Grove, Cumbria and High Close, Wokingham
  • p.26 'Selfish altruism': look after yourself to manage those challenging youngsters better, says Phil Craig
  • p.27 English government says PE targets met
  • p.28 The importance of PE to those with SEBD: Richard Medcalf describes his recent study at the University of Gloucester
  • p.29 Social Scene: Cynthia Cross presents info on the Youth Matters (Green Paper); the new 'Working Together to Safeguard Children' and other guidance on interagency working; young drug users; children of asylum seekers; ASBOs; UK short of 10,000 foster carers; increasing number of juveniles in custody;Young Minds publications
  • p.34 Exclusions and African-Caribbean young people: a recent Joseph Rowntree Foundation study
  • p.34 News from Nurture Group Network
  • p.34 Reviews on Golden Time, puppets and more.
  • p.36 Children with SEBD: needs and effective responses: the view from new students on the SEBDA/University of Leicester SEBO courses
  • p.37 Regional news
  • p.38 SEBDA Professional Development report
  • Back-page: The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. N Lincs reduce formal permanent exclusions to zero.