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The nasen spotlight series provides practical guidance and tried-and-tested resources for all schools and professionals involved in supporting Special Educational Needs. Written by leading experts and covering a wide range of important issues relating to SEN, the books include accessible explanations and examples of best practice, as well as tools and techniques that you can use to improve provision in school. Several new books are published each year to reflect your changing professional needs, and the whole series is brought to you by nasen, the leading organisation representing SEN professionals.

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AAC and Aided Language in the Classroom Breaking Down Barriers for Learners with Speech, Language and Communication Needs

AAC and Aided Language in the Classroom: Breaking Down Barriers for Learners with Speech, Language and Communication Needs

1st Edition

Forthcoming

By Katy Leckenby, Meaghan Ebbage-Taylor
August 27, 2024

Have you got learners in your class who have Speech, Language, and Communication Needs (SLCNs) who would benefit from resources to support their communication skills, such as using Aided Language/ Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)? This empowering book is designed with these ...

Supporting Children and Young People Through Loss and Trauma Hands-On Strategies to Improve Mental Health and Wellbeing

Supporting Children and Young People Through Loss and Trauma: Hands-On Strategies to Improve Mental Health and Wellbeing

1st Edition

Forthcoming

By Juliet Ann Taylor
June 19, 2024

Loss and trauma impacts families, communities and children and young people. This includes "collective trauma" experienced within situations such as a global pandemic, economic poverty, displacement, war, natural hazards or political turmoil. As a result, various common characteristics may be ...

Language for Learning in the Primary School A Practical Guide for Supporting Pupils with Speech, Language and Communication Needs Across the Curriculum

Language for Learning in the Primary School: A Practical Guide for Supporting Pupils with Speech, Language and Communication Needs Across the Curriculum

3rd Edition

By Sue Hayden, Emma Jordan
August 31, 2023

The third edition of Language for Learning in the Primary School is an indispensable resource, packed full of practical suggestions on how to support 5-11-year-old children with speech, language, and communication needs. Colour coded throughout for easy referencing, this unique book supports ...

Inclusive and Accessible Secondary Science How to Teach Science Effectively to Students with Additional or Special Needs

Inclusive and Accessible Secondary Science: How to Teach Science Effectively to Students with Additional or Special Needs

1st Edition

By Jane Essex
July 20, 2023

Drawing on extensive professional experience and detailed empirical evidence, this resource sets out an insightful, highly practical approach to teaching science to secondary-aged students with learning difficulties and other special educational or additional support needs (SEND/ASN). The book ...

Beating Bureaucracy in Special Educational Needs Helping SENCOs Maintain a Work/Life Balance

Beating Bureaucracy in Special Educational Needs: Helping SENCOs Maintain a Work/Life Balance

4th Edition

By Jean Gross
July 18, 2023

Are you overwhelmed by the amount of paperwork that SEND generates in your school? Would you like to spend more time improving the quality of teaching and learning for pupils with SEN or disabilities? If so, this is an essential book for you. Beating Bureaucracy in Special Educational Needs shows ...

Teaching Reading to All Learners Including Those with Complex Needs A Framework for Progression within an Inclusive Reading Curriculum

Teaching Reading to All Learners Including Those with Complex Needs: A Framework for Progression within an Inclusive Reading Curriculum

1st Edition

By Sarah Moseley
March 21, 2023

Learning to read and having access to a rich reading curriculum has a huge impact upon us both emotionally and academically. so how can we ensure that it is seen as an entitlement of all learners, including those defined as having profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and the most ...

True Partnerships in SEND Working Together to Give Children, Families and Professionals a Voice

True Partnerships in SEND: Working Together to Give Children, Families and Professionals a Voice

1st Edition

By Heather Green, Becky Edwards
March 21, 2023

Drawing from first-hand discussions and interviews, this essential guide offers an in-depth, realistic overview of bringing up a child with complex and specific needs to enhance current practice and collaborative work with parents. This book supports the development of effective child-centred ...

Cultural Inclusion for Young People with SEND Practical Strategies for Meaningful Inclusion in Arts and Culture

Cultural Inclusion for Young People with SEND: Practical Strategies for Meaningful Inclusion in Arts and Culture

1st Edition

By Paul Morrow
December 30, 2022

This practical book offers a multifaceted view of cultural inclusion from the perspective of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). It provides a road map for teachers to ensure increased participation in arts and culture for children and young people with SEND, defining a series of ...

The SENCO Survival Guide The Nuts and Bolts of Everything You Need to Know

The SENCO Survival Guide: The Nuts and Bolts of Everything You Need to Know

3rd Edition

By Sylvia Edwards
December 30, 2022

The SENCO Survival Guide, Third Edition is an informative, accessible resource containing practical advice to help SENCOs manage their responsibilities and lead their school effectively towards a common goal. The book sets out a whole school approach to inclusion and supports SENCOs in mainstream ...

Providing Relationships and Sex Education for Special Learners An Essential Guide for Developing RSE Provision

Providing Relationships and Sex Education for Special Learners: An Essential Guide for Developing RSE Provision

1st Edition

By Paul Bray
August 12, 2021

Effective Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) provision is a right for all learners, yet it often proves challenging for educators and caregivers, particularly those teaching learners with additional needs. This book provides practical guidance for teachers and Special Educational Needs ...

Inclusion: A Principled Guide for School Leaders

Inclusion: A Principled Guide for School Leaders

1st Edition

By Nicola Crossley, Des Hewitt
June 30, 2021

This valuable and accessible guide navigates school leaders and those in training through a number of key areas of inclusion, providing context and understanding, helpful definitions, examples of leadership in action, and ten essential principles of inclusive leadership.  Inclusion: A Principled ...

Leading on Inclusion The Role of the SENCO

Leading on Inclusion: The Role of the SENCO

1st Edition

Edited By Mhairi C. Beaton, Geraldene N. Codina, Julie C. Wharton
April 22, 2021

This comprehensive resource provides a range of perspectives on inclusion, giving Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCOs) the opportunity to consider the principles and practice that underpin their leadership role. Offering a blend of academic and professional knowledge, each chapter ...

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