GCSE Revision for Autistic and Neurodivergent Students: Making Study Skills Explicit

Practical GCSE revision support for autistic and neurodivergent students, with study skills strategies for planning, organisation and executive functioning. GCSE revision advice often begins with instructions such as “make a timetable”, “break the work into chunks” or “start with the topics you find hardest”. These can be useful suggestions, but putting them into practice requires … Continue reading GCSE Revision for Autistic and Neurodivergent Students: Making Study Skills Explicit

SEN Interventions, Evidence and the Problem of the Average Child

Kate Coldrick explores SEN interventions, SEND support, evidence-informed practice, reasonable adjustments, and the importance of matching provision to individual needs. A recent evidence summary by Peps Mccrea and Dr Jennifer Barker, 10 Common SEN (Mis)Interventions, has prompted considerable discussion about the kinds of support routinely used for children with special educational needs in mainstream classrooms. … Continue reading SEN Interventions, Evidence and the Problem of the Average Child