This morning as I dropped my grandchild off at her mainstream school, I witnessed the distressing sight of a boy refusing to go in. The lady who had brought him in the taxi was desperately trying to hold onto him and lead him into the classroom, but the child was getting more and more upset….

This week marked a return to normality and – for us parents – a semblance of sanity, with schools throughout England and Wales re-opening to begin Academic Year 2022-23.However committed they are to their learning, children always find the first week back at school after the long summer holidays a bit of a chore; new…

Hi again! It’s been a while since my last blog, on what I called the ‘literacy crisis’. So it’s good to be back. And nothing has changed. The crisis is still with us. Now that the SEND Review consultation is done, we await the Government’s response and final decisions. Let us all hope that they…

Thursday 25th August is all set to be a landmark day, with those all-important GCSE results winging their way to school leavers across the country. For some, they will be a cause for huge celebration and open up exciting new opportunities for them to pursue their dreams. For others, results day will mark a time of…

As human beings, our ability to concentrate and focus on a task for a prolonged period is absolutely crucial. Without it, things tend to fall apart pretty quickly… or can fail altogether. Every one of us occasionally encounters forgetfulness, loses track of time or acts impulsively, sometimes defying logic in the pursuit of our passions,…