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SEBDA News - Autumn 2007 Issue 13
Members of SEBDA who have been issued with a password can access the complete copy of this issue in the Members Area
- p.1 SEBDA HQ to move to Manchester; the new 14-19 curriculum; food additives make children behave badly; new SEBDA Wales President; new SEBDA General Secretary.
- p.3 Chairman's Report
- p.3 Director's report (covering his report to SEBDA AGM)
- p.4 English news:new secondary curriculum, DfES becomes DCSF, exclusions guidance, additives make for worse behaviour research; 'outstanding' SEBD schools.
- p.6 Education officer's report: John Visser brings us up-to-date in a wide range of areas, including the Children in care White Paper, vocational centres and falling behind at KS2.
- p.8 Recently in the English media- a wide selection of topics from Summer 2007, including false allegations, paternal deprivation, cyber-bullying, restraint techniques, weapon fears, wi-fi and whiteboards possible health risks
- p.11 'School Discipline and Pupil Behaviour Policies: Guidance for schools' (2007) - a detailed digest of this important English government guidance.
- p.15 'Teachers don't have no feelings!? Emotional Literacy and Peer Mentoring' Richenda Power
- p.18 NAES annual conference Summer 2007
- p.19 PRU annual conference Summer 200
- p.19 Wales: Welcome to Prof Ken Reid, new President of SEBDA Cymru.
- p.19 NBAR: The Welsh National Behaviour and Attendance Review interim report.
- p.20 Scotland:'Engaged and Involved': a full digest of content from the consultation document on behaviour and attendance issues is Scotland, with list of useful web-sites for resources.
- p.24 In the Scottish media, Summer 2007
- p.25 Northern Ireland: The Chief Inspector's report and 'behaviour'
- p.26 Nurture groups in Cornwall 5 years on: Emma Phillips reports.
- p.26 Enrichment curriculum in a Durham SEBD school: Sue Cook on the Meadows.
- p.27 The Wise Old Bird: Joan Normington reflects on questions of students at the SEBDA Accredited Course residential weekend: staff who know what to do but don't do it and other items,
- p.27 'The Swing of the Pendulum: Mike Mckeon muses on halcyon days when we practised experiential and practical learning as a matter of course, H&S had not stopped the kitchen being the emotional heart of residential care and education for children and staff, and children with SEBD were not on Prozac.
- p.28 Social Scene: Cynthia Cross gathers materials from the children in care white paper; a renewed interest in social pedagogy; the UN Convention on Children's Rights in the UK; and other topics.
- p.35 Development Officer's Report and SEBDA around Britain.
- p.36 London Region conference May 2007..
- p.39 Professional Development report.
- p.40 Forthcoming SEBDA events in Kent, Essex and North Wales.