ADHD in Girls and Women
Joanne Steer is a chartered clinical psychologist with over 14 years’ experience. Her latest edited collection, Understanding ADHD in Girls and Women provides comprehensive information…
Category: Education
Uncertainty: the root of anxiety in so many students with SpLDs
Clare Ward & James Galpin explain their theory behind why uncertainty is the root cause of anxiety for people universally, and especially for students with special educational needs.
Mission Dyslexia
Mission Dyslexia, out now, is a fun interactive book with three superhero characters representing dyslexic strengths (Creatia, Willforce and Persisto) for dyslexic kids aged 7-11.…
Challenging perfectionism on the journey out of lockdown and beyond
In this article she explores how to best deal with stressful situations and
perfectionism.
Autistic Women: Celebrating Women’s History Month
Autistic women, rise up! Women’s History Month takes place every March. This year, JKP celebrated by featuring books written by and for autistic women. The…
Consent as a Life Skill: Why I wrote Ask First, Monkey!
Why did Juliet Clare Bell feel compelled to write a children’s book around consent and boundaries? Why is a book like this so relevant today?
Connected by Autism – an online conference from JKP
“JKP’s work with the autism community goes back more than thirty years; our books in this area are the foundation and backbone of our publishing.…
Teacher Wellbeing: Q&A with David Gumbrell on his new training
Education Consultant, David Gumbrell has created a 3-episode training course for early career teachers looking to develop their resilience, through tips on improving teacher wellbeing and workload management. Using terminology from the ITT framework, it covers routines, mentors, colleague support and overall wellbeing.
LGBT+ Issues Matter As Much As Ever In Lockdown
Jonathan Charlesworth, author of How to Stop Homophobic and Biphobic Bullying, writes about ways in which schools can start responding to and solving LGBT+ issues, even during the disruptions of lockdown.
When doing observational drawing, remember these 5 pointers
Observational Drawing for Students with Dyslexia by Qona Rankin and Howard Riley offers practical advice to dyslexics who wish to improve their observational drawing, either…