Stories of Autism Advocacy from Parents around the World
From America to Australia, and stopping off in every continent in between, these stories from the parents of autistic children highlight changing attitudes to autism.…
Author: JKP
Are EYFS Professionals Underestimating Creativity and Performance Skills?
Nikky Smedley’s educational work is prolific. She has taught around Europe and the UK, focusing on vocational dance and theatre training, in EYFS, primary and…
Food Refusal and Avoidant Eating in Children
Take note of these Five Top Tips for mealtimes from Dr Gillian Harris ahead of her new book, co-authored with Dr Elizabeth Shea, Food Refusal and…
Telling a Child About their Autism
This blog is a helpful, in-depth exploration of deciding on the right time to tell a child about their autism diagnosis, and judging whether they…
Award Winning Books for Early Years Practitioners… ?
It has been a fantastic year for our list of books for early years practitioners already, with new varied and truly insightful titles growing our…
Creative Ideas for Assessing Vulnerable Children and Families
An article by author Katie Wrench There are so many books about assessment – in social work and other fields. So why should you put…
Working with Girls and Young Women
Anyone who works with autistic young people will know there’s a real lack of information out there that relates specifically to girls and women. This…
Take a look at our new Pastoral Care and SEN catalogue
Our new catalogue provides a full list of new and bestselling resources on important issues for primary, secondary and special schools, including: mental health, counselling,…
What I learned from speaking with more than one hundred British Muslims
Declan Henry, an Irish Catholic social worker, has been working with Muslim youth over the past few years. Intrigued by Islam, he set about interviewing…
25% of Early Years Staff are Considering Leaving the Profession due to Stress
A blog by Sonia Mainstone-Cotton. Earlier this month (June ‘18) Pre-school Learning Alliance released their Minds Matter[1] report looking at the impact working in the…