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SEBDA News - Winter 2009/10 Issue 20
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- p.1 Select Committee criticise government and Ofsted; school's out in the big freeze.
- p.3 Chairman's report
- p.3 Executive Director's report
- p.4 Editor's Notes
- p.4 From the Desk of the Education Officer. John Visser reports that the government accepts the recommendations of the Lamb Inquiry into SENs and parents. He also looks at risk assessment, the ISA Vetting and Barring Scheme, the DCSF's annual statistics and other items.
- p.8 English news review - government figures suggest decline in 'inclusion' drive and the link between poverty and SENs; Ofsted and Steer say behaviour in schools has 'never been better'; more on the false and exaggerated allegations front; the annual report of HMCI; Ofsted remains defiant under wide-spread attack; what happens if the Tories win the next election; diet, obesity and mental health - and many miscellaneous items including teachers still working 50+ hour weeks.
- p.13 Working with Parents. In a substantial article, Joan Normington, chair of SEBDA Professional Development Group offers good advice on a crucial topic.
- p.16 Wales. A new education minister; a report on what children think from the children's commissioner; teaching in the Facebook era; and Y Siwrai, a new strategy to transform education in Wales.
- p.17 Scotland: New Education Secretary, new Chief HMIE and new Children's Commissioner; problems in educational workforce;'Bounce back' and 'Living Life to the Full' promoting resilience and well-being in Scottish schools plus other items of news.
- p.21 Ducks join circle time. Pupils at a Swansea PRU say how looking after animals has helped them.
- p.21 The Wise Old Bird, Joan Normington, reflects on pre- 'Elf and Safety' winter playtimes and how schooling can best promote happiness in children - and practitioners.
- p.22 Viewpoint - Nature that nurtures: Clair Davies, principal of Appletree, Cumbria, takes a fresh look at the healing power of a rural residential setting for children with SEBD.
- p.23 Mike Mckeon muses on labels, reasons for nonattendance, learning styles, Hercule Poirot and a Metropolitan police resource pack.
- p.24 Letters from Namibia. Barbara Follows looks further into the reality of being a volunteer in Namibia, living without taken-for-granted aspects of Western life, helping the country take early steps towards more inclusive practice.
- p.27 Social Scene - Cynthia Cross reports: the new regulations for residential placements; key social care sections of the Ofsted Annual Report (2008 - 2009); an important report on preventing early conduct problems and reducing crime by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health; a proposed Crime and Security Bill in the Queens Speech; a new Gingerbread Report on single parents and family policy: finally and importantly the DCSF's report's proposals for a new system of social worker training.
- p.35 Resources: helping children who stammer and NICE guidance on well-being.
- p.36 SEBDA reports from the regions.
- p.37 More news: ContactPoint and exclusions.
- p.38 Professional development. Forthcoming SEBDA events and courses.