Teaching a class of learners with many different additional educational needs can be challenging to the extreme.

Teaching a class of learners with many different additional educational needs can be challenging to the extreme. Based on the latest national legislation and the importance of achieving "inclusive communities" within schools, this book provides succinct and practical information on working with children with a full range of additional educational needs. Accessible and user-friendly, this book: Covers unfamiliar areas beyond the typical SEN spectrum - such as gifted and talented, bilingual learners and supporting children in care; Helps readers work towards the Proposed Standards for Higher Level Teaching Assistants; Appropriate for every Key Stage and educational setting; Includes case studies, discussion questions and key issues to help develop reflective practice

Recent national legislation, additional educational needs and inclusion
Interagency collaboration and partnerships with parents
Cultural issues and schools
Bilingual learners
Young people in public care
Therapeutic Education
Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties
Transitions
Gifted and talented education
Autistic spectrum disorders
Motor control developments
Speech, language and communication needs
Specific learning difficulties / dyslexia
Young people with physical and sensory difficulties
Other factors that affect learning: Epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, puberty and mental health
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