Category Archives: Episodes
Venn Diagrams and Icebergs: How to Negotiate the A to Z of SEND with Fintan O’Regan
There is an A to Z of labels or terms with SEND and there are [...]
Helping Children with PMLD Thrive with Yoga with Jyoti Jo Manuel
For many years the potential for yoga to be helpful for children who have limited [...]
Tourette’s? (Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month – May 15th to June 15th) with Ione Georgakis
Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month is observed every year from May 15 to June 15. The [...]
Teaching Phonics to ALL Learners – What About SLD and PMLD Pupils? with Dr Sarah Moseley
This week Dale is joined on the podcast by Dr Sarah Moseley to discuss the [...]
LEGO® Play – Social and Emotional Wellbeing with Dr Gina Gómez de la Cuesta
Dr Gina Gómez de la Cuesta talks to Dale about how to use LEGO to [...]
The Labelling Lurgy with Abigail Hawkins
This week we are discussing the labelling lurgy, the need to label everything with Abigail [...]
Myth Busting the Magic of Sensory Rooms with Joanna Grace
Multisensory rooms have become increasingly popular. They typically occupy considerable space, require substantial financial investment, [...]
Black and Autistic or Neurodivergent with Suzy Rowland, Keisha Swaby and Lauren Fernandez
Did you know that children from ethnic minority groups are excluded at a rate that’s [...]
How To Help Pupils Understand and Express How They Feel with Sue White
Children are needing more support than ever with their language skills. The Education Endowment Foundation [...]
We Need To Talk About Excel with Ginny Bootman
Do you love Excel or avoid it? If conditional formatting, VLOOKUP, freezing panes, formulas and [...]
The What and Why of Compassionate Co-Regulation with Jyoti Jo Manuel
Have you heard of compassionate co-regulation? It means that when we calm and regulate ourselves [...]
Mental Health and Behaviour: Nature or Nurture? Risk and Resilience with Fintan O’Regan
The nature vs nurture debate in mental health and behaviour refers to the extent to [...]
Dyspraxia and Handwriting with Kim Griffin
We live in a digital age, so where do we see or use joined up [...]
*Special episode* Discussing the SEND and AP Improvement Plan
Last Summer we were all asked for our input as part of the SEND Review [...]
Becoming a SENCO – Where to Start? with Lynn How
Becoming a SENCO can be extremely daunting, some people don’t know what they’re letting themselves [...]
Cuddly Cardigans, Strategic Suits and Why SENCOs Don’t Fit Into Either! with Abigail Hawkins
Are you a SENCO struggling to be strategic? Facing burnout? You are not alone!
Identity First Language and Belonging With Joanna Grace
The considered use of language is often mocked as political correctness gone mad.
Using Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction with SEND pupils with Dr Susie Nyman
Are you familiar with Rosenshine’s 10 principles of instruction? Rosenshine’s principles are based on evidence-informed [...]
Girls on the Spectrum – Autism and Puberty with Victoria Ellen
Puberty is a topic that is rarely discussed and when taught at school the feelings [...]
Supporting Autism in Schools with Yoga with Jyoti Jo Manuel
Schools are notoriously difficult environments for children with autism to function in, let alone thrive in.
How Schools Can Build Positive Well-being Among Students with Sue White
95% of schools have seen an increase in pupil anxiety, which makes anxiety and mental [...]
Should Everyone Learn To Sign? Moving Away From An Interpreter Model with Sarah Billingham
Needing to use sign language can be very isolating for a child and they are [...]
I Can’t Go To School with Suzy Rowland
We’re starting the year off with this first episode ‘I can’t go to school’ with [...]
What Are Outcomes and Why Do They Matter? with Abigail Hawkins
In this last episode of 2022, Abigail Hawkins joins Dale to discuss ‘What are outcomes [...]