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SEBDA News - Spring 2009 Issue 18

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  • p.1 False allegations - 'thousands of teachers at risk' of having their lives ruined. Reviews of primary education.
  • p.2 Chairman's Report
  • p.3 Executive Director's & Director PRP's Reports
  • p.4 Education Officer's Report - John Visser looks in some detail at 'Learning Behaviour: Lessons Learned', the fourth and final report from Sir Alan Steer and his group, seeing this as a 'must-read'. He sketches a range of other recent English government reports and guidance.
  • p.6 Review of English news: the press and behaviour in schools; Ofsted review of SEN; questions marks over the future of the National Strategies; doubts over 'the National Challenge'; the Lamb Review of SEN and parents; teacher training changes - the Good Childhood Inquiry (Lord Layard, Children's Society);
  • p.9 The continuing blight of false allegations - committee of MPs to investigate; 'Falsely Accused Carers and Teachers' website information;
  • p.10 The DCSF 'independent' Rose Review of primary education in England.
  • p.12 The Cambridge (Alexander) Review of primary education.
  • p.13 Further English news items including TES editor criticises General Teaching Council; IT teaching in decline; NCSL produces 'Stepford heads'/ policy automatons alleged;wellbeing agenda 'flawed'; the drugs timebomb; Triple P parenting programme for Birmingham; give your pupils a long lie in to improve results.
  • p.16 SEBDA UK Conference, 2009, Bristol: the national CAMHS review chair speaks, other key approaches to promoting good mental health and your evaluations. p19 Scottish scene: a Falklands veteran becomes new minister; the new review of behaviour in Scottish schools; ACfE discussions continue as new guidance is issued;welcome Tam Baillie, new Children's Commissioner; a secondary school nurture group and assorted items.
  • p.21 Wales: new Assembly Government action plan to improve behaviour and attendance; heads want nation wide,well-funded behaviour training as advocated by NBAR; John Healy advocates nurture groups nationwide; miscellany of items making the news.
  • p.23 Inclusion in Namibia: VSO volunteer and SEBDA council member, Barbara Follows writes another insightful letter.
  • p.24 Portrait of a north west SEBD school:David Hartley and colleagues sketch the achievements and specialisms of Penkford School, St Helens LA.
  • p.26 Welcome back the Wise Old Bird. Joan Normington takes a new view on the world of disability post operation and wonders if the truth is:'Inclusion is for everyone except the hard to manage'? She also reminds us that 'young people' are actually still 'children' with children's needs.
  • p.27 Is life stranger than fiction? Behaviour consultant and SEBDA course tutor, Mike Mckeon's latest muse.
  • p.28 Social Scene: Cynthia Cross assembles information from the Laming Report (after the Baby Peter case in Haringey); 'Healthy Lives, Brighter Futures' report and DCSF guidance on safeguarding children from gang activity.
  • p.34 Social issues in the media - take more children into care, says Barnardo's; Independent Safeguarding Authority starts work and other items.
  • p.35 Reviews: Paul Stallard's excellent book on anxiety and CBT; new resource on parental separation and Bernard Allen's latest publication.
  • p.37 SEBDA's Professional Development report and future programme.