EOTAS – Case Study One
EOTAS (Education Otherwise Than At School) is a legal provision in the UK that allows specific children with special needs to be educated in an
March 6, 2025
Management
How Can You Help Your Child Get What Is Legally Entitled To Them?
When a child has SEND, (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities), families may initially find themselves researching a maze of information that falls under the umbrella
February 27, 2025
ADHD & Gut Health: What Are The Links?
Statistics from the website “ADHD UK” estimate that there are 708,000 children living in the UK with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Children with the
October 18, 2024
Pros & Cons of Autism Diagnosis
We often hear how parents struggle to obtain an autism diagnosis for their child. Long waiting lists, lack of funding from local authorities and sometimes
May 2, 2024
SENsational Tutors Blog On Trauma
When a person is described as having experienced ‘trauma’, this usually means they have gone through or witnessed events that are extremely frightening or upsetting.
January 3, 2024
Play Therapy & SEN
According to the British Association of Play Therapists’ website, ‘Play is children’s primary form of communication. Children tell us about their inner world through play
November 1, 2023
Is An EHCP Always Necessary?
An education and healthcare plan – known as an ‘EHCP’ – is a document drawn up by a local authority which sets out exactly what
August 24, 2023
Making Friends And Managing Conflict For Kids With SEN
Going to school is as much about making friends – and falling out with them – as it is learning your times tables. But for
May 26, 2023
Helping Non-Verbal Children To Communicate
Many of us take our ability to speak for granted, only stopping to consider how useful this is when a sore throat or toothache makes
April 30, 2023
Possible Problems With ABA Therapy
You can’t cure autism but there are lots of strategies and therapies out there that can help build a child’s confidence and social understanding to
February 25, 2023
SENsational Tutors – PANS/PANDAS
9th October is PANS/ PANDAS awareness day, but what is PANS/ PANDAS? WHAT IS PANS/PANDAS? Many parents of children with special needs have a niggling
September 29, 2022
OCD & Special Needs
Obsessive-compulsive disorder – usually known as ‘OCD’ – is a common mental health condition characterised by persistent and unwanted, distressing thoughts. Though these intrusive thoughts
July 21, 2022
What is PDA? Pathological Demand Avoidance
Society’s perception of special educational needs and disability, and how they affect a child’s education and social life is constantly evolving and advancing. However, one profile which remains less understood
July 7, 2022
National Epilepsy Week
Epilepsy is a neurological condition that affects approximately 600,000 people in the UK. Many of us associate it with what we’ve seen in films and
May 22, 2022
The Challenges Of Having More Than One Child With Special Needs
Discovering that your child has special needs – which could be anything from a physical disability such as hearing impairment or cerebral palsy to the
May 10, 2022
Teens With Special Needs
For most people, the teenage years are a time of great highs and soul-destroying lows. You get to experience some of the freedoms of adult
April 27, 2022
Stress Awareness Month – April 2022
We often talk about being ‘stressed’ but what does it actually mean? Though the word can signify different things to different people, generally-speaking, it means
April 11, 2022
What Do Teachers And SENCos Want You To Know?
Whatever you do for a living, your professional life brings you knowledge and understanding that people in other fields might not ‘get’. According to people
January 20, 2022
Preparing For An Annual Review Meeting
If your child has special needs and requires extra support at school or in the home, they may have an EHCP (Education and Healthcare Plan).
December 6, 2021
How to help children with SEN deal with decisions and choices
There is ever-increasing pressure on our young people in modern society: social media, mobile telephones, the world wide web, friendships, peer groups, norms and expectations
November 29, 2021
What Are SEN Tribunal Appeals and How Can I Win?
When you have a child with special needs, you become an unwitting expert in all kinds of things you never thought you would need to
June 3, 2021
