Difficult Decisions
I saw this message posted today on one of the support groups I follow on Facebook. It illustrates one parent's dilemma with assistive technology, but it also mirrors many of…
I saw this message posted today on one of the support groups I follow on Facebook. It illustrates one parent's dilemma with assistive technology, but it also mirrors many of…
It's almost that time of year again when our schools resonate to the joyous sounds of Christmas music. Here at SENICT, we've putting together a collection of Christmas themed activities…
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness ... and a very busy time here at the SENICT office. This month we have information about a brand new course for schools, an…
SEN Switcher is now back online. Follow the links to access the program online or to download the program for use on your Windows PC. Use SEN Switcher Online Download…
Since the roll-out of the new curriculum, I've met many teachers who seemed genuinely worried that they didn't have the skills or experience to teach this the computing strand and…
Remember when interactive whiteboards transformed teaching and learning for students with severe and complex needs? When Pokemon Go had all of our students who were on the spectrum out in…
Like many of my colleagues, I’d often thought about setting up a link with an overseas school and running a collaboration project. The children I taught all have severe and…
Some time ago I spoke at a two day conference organised by Flo Longhorn and Les Staves which explored the past, present and future of special education for people with…
Symbols have been around for many years and it’s very rare for me to visit a school where they are not using one symbol set or another to support their…
When I first saw Google Cardboard I wondered how long it would be before someone tried to fasten one to the head of a student with PMLD / Complex needs,…