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SEBDA News - Autumn 2011 Issue 25

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  • p.1 The August riots in England; the new behaviour guidance and changes at SEBDA.
  • p.3 Chair's report: Prof. John Visser and words of farewell from Sue Cook and Barbara Knowles
  • p.3 Editor's notes
  • p.5 From the Desk of the Education Officer; Andy Bloor ponders on the rights and wrongs of free schools and academies and the impact of how the government talks about schooling.Do they talk too much of 'discipline'?
  • p.7 Info on the government's behaviour and discipline guidance (final version)
  • p.8 Review of English news:Ofsted on safeguarding in schools; Charlie Taylor, 'behaviour tsar'; exclusions fall; minister's probable lack of understanding of what PRUs can achieve; the latest stats on SENs show an increase in numbers attending special schools and nearly 160,000 pupils with significant BESD; nutrition and neurotransmitters and other items.
  • p.12 The August riots in English cities: A View from an Educational Standpoint: Prof Diane Montgomery, followed by other views on the riots.
  • p.14 SF3R: A formula for behaviour, learning and life, Fintan O'Regan,
  • p.14 Use of Reasonable Force - a selection from the DfE website on the guidance now in operation in English schools.
  • p.16 Allegations watch: more on a familiar topic including union demands that anonymity be granted to support staff victims of allegtions.
  • p.16 Northern Ireland: the Incredible Years parent training programme
  • p.17 Scottish Scene: 'Education Scotland' combines HMIE and Learning and Teaching Scotland, success of mentoring in the Borders and a range of other Scottish news.
  • p.19 Welsh news: Leighton Andrews stays at the helm; truancy cut in Torfaen; how singing helps literacy skills and other items
  • p.20 SEBDA Member news: Celebrating John Cross's six decades working in our field; an arty look at the Meadows; on your bike in Wandle's Green Valley and Engage awards for Appletree, Cumbria; drama and SEBD: Mandy Southwick tells of the enthusiasm generated at the Stephenson Centre, the Village, Darlington.
  • p.22 Lucy's Story: the continuing importance of residential for severely emotionally troubled children. John Diamond, CEO of Mulberry Bush
  • p.24 Wise Old Bird - What happened while I was away? Joan Norman returns from her hols to catch up on some depressing news and what, in her opinion, is as a lack of appropriate policies to meet the needs of 'the whole child'.
  • p.25 Wear Sunscreen and Check for Understanding, Mike Mckeon muses on why musicians and artists are often so good at working with challenging youngsters - and urges us to check our children really understand what we say.
  • p.26 Social Scene covers the government's early intervention strategy and other items about good parenting; it looks at children's services and child protection news; developments in children's mental health and wellbeing; youth justice and gives a selection of miscellaneous items, including the closure of the Cotswold Community.
  • p.32 Reviews and resources - nurture groups and more.
  • p.37 SEBDA AGM and Council meetings, June 2011, London.
  • p.38 SEBDA's professional development report: Joan Normington, PDG Chair
  • Back page: SEBDA national conference, March, 2012, Kent