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A wealth of information sites on conditions presenting in schools, and links to national agencies and government bodies involved in supporting the teaching and learning of children with special educational needs.
Please tell us of any additional sites which you have found useful. We will update this page each half term with your recommendations.
connect@gtce.org.uk
Why not use the Teacher Learning Academy (TLA) to be recognised for your learning in the area of SEN?
www.teacherlearningacademy.org.uk
The following websites give definitions of, information on and ways of working with specific conditions in education.
Teachernet guide to SpLD
www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/sen/datatypes/Cognitionlearningneeds/
The British Dyslexia Association (BDA)
BDA definition of dyslexia
Dyslexia Action
Dyslexia Action: definition of dyslexia
www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk/Page.aspx?PageId=1
Dyslexia 'No to Failure' Trust
Tel 0118 929 6948
Fax 0118 935 1927
Email info@notofailure.com
Xtraordinary People, a wing of the British Dyslexia Association
www.xtraordinarypeople.com/no_to_failure/
Dyspraxia Foundation
www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/
Definition of dyspraxia
www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/services/dys_dyspraxia.php
The British Dyslexia Association
www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/dyscalculia.html
The Dyscalculia Centre
Dyscalculia.org.uk
Teachernet guide to MLD
www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/sen/datatypes/Cognitionlearningneeds/
Teachernet guide to SLD
www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/sen/datatypes/Cognitionlearningneeds/
Teachernet guide to PMLD
www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/sen/datatypes/Cognitionlearningneeds/
The National Autistic Society
Teachernet guide to BESD
www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/sen/datatypes/Behaviour_emotionalldevelopment/
Afasic: Unlocking Speech and Language
Afasic glossary of terms (downloadfable PDFs)
www.afasic.org.uk/pub.htm#glossary)
I CAN: The charity that helps children communicate
Mencap
Youngs Minds: for Children’s mental health
Scope:
Down’s Syndrome Association
Illness information for Global Delay
www.postpals.co.uk/illness_info.php?illness=30
Look: The national federation of families with visually impaired children
http://db2design.co.uk/look/userupdate/default.asp
NBCS National Blind Children’s Society
RNIB Royal National Institute of Blind People
www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/code/InternetHome.hcsp
British Deaf Association
www.britishdeafassociation.org.uk/
NDCS The National Deaf Children's Society
RNID The Royal National Institute for Deaf People
Sense
www.sense.org.uk/deafblindness/
Epilepsy Action
The National Society for Epilepsy
SENCO Week - a free e-bulletin written to help support special educational needs professionals with their responsibilities
www.sen-for-schools.co.uk/ezine/senadwordpure.html
Teacher Training Resource Bank - the TTRB is an on-line facility which provides access to over 3,000 research and evidence-based teaching and learning resources.
NASEN is the leading organisation in the UK which aims to promote the education, training, advancement and development of all those with special and additional support needs.
SENJIT (Special Educational Needs Joint Initiative for Training) is a partnership between the Institute of Education and local education authorities which provides short courses, support groups, local training and consultancy for teachers and other professionals working on inclusion and special educational needs.
http://ioewebserver.ioe.ac.uk/ioe/cms/get.asp?cid=3559
Implementing the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) in schools and early years settings — a training resource for schools and local authorities.
www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/sen/disabilityandthedda/ddapart0/
Leading on Intervention – Primary National Strategy resource
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/local/ePDs/leading_on_intervention/
SEN/LDD (Special educational needs/learning difficulties and/or disabilities) newsletter issued by the Primary and Secondary Strategies
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/publications/inclusion/sen_july07news/
Removing Barriers to Achievement – the government strategy for SEN
www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/sen/senstrategy/
Special Educational Needs in England: January 2007 - DfES statistical website.
www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000732/index.shtml
Inclusion Development Programme – teaching and learning resources and training materials on dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs
www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/primary/features/inclusion/sen/idp
The Alliance for Inclusive Education
Disability Equality Education
Disabled Living Foundation
Disability Rights Commission
Parents for Inclusion
www.parentsforinclusion.org/pihomepage.htm
RADAR Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation
www.radar.org.uk/radarwebsite/
