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SEBDA News - Spring 2008 Issue 15

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  • p.1 The DH/DCSF Review of CAMHS; Tory views on behaviour; Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties.
  • p.3 Chairman's and Director's Reports
  • p.4 From the desk of the Education Officer: a round-up of various items from John Visser.
  • p.5 More English education news: PRU exclusion guidance; truancy; education/training to 18 not to be compulsory for some vulnerable groups; LSA scrapped; inspections; all teachers to be 'masters'; the Byron report on internet safety; the Lamb Inquiry into SENs Assessment.
  • p.6 Review of progress since the 2005 Steer Report.
  • p.8 At the Unions' spring conferences: the drip drip stress of bad behaviour; false allegations and Steve Sinnott's tragic early death.
  • p.9 The SEBDA UK 2008 National Conference report: 'The Voice IN the Child' Communication difficulties and behaviour.
  • p.12 Recently in the English media: young deaths on the streets; white working class boys failing in school; MMR not related to ASD; police urge cannabis re-grading; 'Building Schools for the Future' - millions wasted by Byzantine procurement processes, claim; ed.psych. training funding still in disarray and 'Prune pot plant spending' call to DCSF.
  • p.15 Scottish scene: 'A Curriculum for Excellence' drift attacked; Standard Grade to be abolished; rising school exclusions; children in care 'kicked out' prematurely at 16; extension of ed.psych. services to 16+; unifying children's panel and related services - and more.
  • p.18 Welsh news: Class size not at important as good teaching, says Welsh-born professor; planned teacher strike divides workforce; positive impact of some ASB initiatives and welcome to a new Children's Commissioner.
  • p.19 Celebrating more successful SEBD schools: Willow Grove, West Kirby Residential and the Mulberry Bush judged outstanding in recent Ofsted inspections.
  • p.20 Setting up and running Circles of Support: Jenny Mosley outlines the essential ingredients of this variant of Circle Time, of particular relevance to children with SEBD/ mental health difficulties.
  • p.23 Peer Mentoring report supports this approach in schools: new findings from the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation outlined by Cath Mercer.
  • p.24 Engagement through entertainment at the heart of pupils' learning and behaviour in all educational processes, argues psychologist Peter Lloyd Bennett.
  • p.25 Enthusing children with SEBD with 'high culture': Gavin Weedy, Goldwyn School, Kent, has long practiced what the government recently started to preach.
  • p.26 'On your bike' and healthy eating help Wandle Valley School, Sutton, London, to scoop awards.
  • p.27 Choice, communication difficulties and children - Mike Mckeon muses (and amuses) in the afterglow of his well-received workshops at the SEBDA UK national conference in Harrogate.
  • p.28 'Use of force', 'restraint and control 'or 'positive handling'? The Wise Old Bird, Joan Normington, reflects following recent DCFS guidance and Council discussion of these issues.
  • p.29 Social Scene: Cynthia Cross highlights extracts from the important Bercow interim report on speech, language and communication services, which stresses the need for improvement; physical restraint concerns in YOI and secure treatment centres; humane treatment for children of asylum seekers; wrong prescription of tranquillisers for children; praise for SureStart and a proposal for Sure Start Plus for 5 to 12 year olds.
  • p.33 More social care news: DCSF boarding scheme flops; Barnardo's call for overhaul of residential care; end of ringfencing threatens Children's Fund projects.
  • p.34 Reviews: two useful booklets on physical interventions by Bernard Allen, and practical resources from Speechmark.
  • p.35 The DCFS/DH CAMHS Review - its remit and key questions asked, preceded by a highly relevant article by Marion Bennathan, written in 2005, and a reminder of the National Services Framework and Standard 9. Let us have your views on CAMHS where you are!
  • p.38 Training and Development Manager Report.
  • p.38 Regional news and SEBDA's professional development.