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SEBDA News - Summer/Autumn 2009 Issue 19

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  • p.1 ISA Vetting and Barring Scheme: House of Commons Select Committee on false allegations; PRUs to be called 'short stay schools'.
  • p.3 Chair and Executive Director's reports.
  • p.4 Director / Editor's report and key points form the 2009 SEBDA AGM.
  • p.5 From the Education Officer's desk: John Visser offers useful info and comment on the White Paper 'Your Child, Your School, Our future', inspecting special schools, exclusion of primary aged children, life in residential special schools, NEETs and more.
  • p.7 Further news: National Strategies for literacy and maths to end; new English children and schools ministers; the Lamb Inquiry; exclusion figures; SEN figures suggest lack of progress towards mainstreaming;the pros and cons of expanding the TA army; fast-food diet makes slow-brained children and more.
  • p.9 MTL - the Government's plan for all teachers to have Master's in Teaching and Learning
  • p.11 New draft guidance on managing allegations of abuse: a continuing injustice to the innocent accused?
  • p.12 Teachers and carers falsely accused of child abuse: the House of Commons Select Committee condemns their 'unjust and inhumane' treatment. Other items supporting this finding.
  • p.13 Backpage brother of the TES: the views of Mike Kent cited.
  • p.14 SEBDA regions and the AGM.
  • p.15 Scottish Scene: 'Curriculum for Excellence' is unveiled - content and reactions plus other news.
  • p.18 News from Wales: Ken Reid reflects on PRUs and other items.
  • p.19 The National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers (NOTA) April May Kitchener draws our attention to the work of a useful charity, supporting those working with young people exhibiting sexualised behaviour.
  • p.20 'Turnaround'. Pam Sayer describes Darlington BSS' new venture.
  • p.21 Volunteering in Namibia: Barbara Follows offers another insightful letter on promoting inclusion in Africa.
  • p.22 Positive behaviour management in the classroom. Down-to-earth advice for new (and not so new) teachers from Phil Craig.
  • p.24 Over-zealous health and safety officers - laugh or cry? Is it safe for a school to put a plaster on a child's cut, the BBC debated, prompting Mike McKeon's latest muse.
  • p.25 Wise Old Bird reflecting on working together. Joan Normington congratulates masters' students finishing their studies with dissertations as well as reflecting on key factors in multi-agency working.
  • p.27 Social Scene: Cynthia Cross first looks back on the development of the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) as it approaches 'going live' in October, 2009. She then takes information from a new report on helping young adults in the criminal justice system into adulthood; the Select Committee on Looked-after Children and the quality of services for those leaving care, as viewed in a recent Ofsted report.
  • p.32 Take more babies into care says Barnardo's head. This and more social care items.
  • p.34 Reviews and resources: reworkings of old ideas producing useful materials for the classroom, free mental health advice, new book on exclusions.
  • p.35 SEBDA S. East activities and training.
  • p.37 SEBDA Professional Development: new accredited courses launched.