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PMLD: An Ethics of Care Approach to Emotional Well-being in Special Schools

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Understanding the Ethics of Care Framework The ethics of care framework revolutionises special education by prioritising emotional well-being through interdependence and relational connections. This approach fundamentally transforms how special schools support both pupils with profound intellectual disabilities and staff members, creating an environment where mutual care and understanding flourish. Adherents of an ethics of care … Read more

Research on Autism and ADHD in Women (AuDHD)

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The Gendered Exclusion of Neurodivergent, AuDHD Women Historically, autism and ADHD have been viewed as predominantly male conditions, with diagnoses being four times more likely for males than females. This gender bias has led to the systematic exclusion and misunderstanding of neurodivergent women and girls, who often struggle to obtain accurate diagnoses and access appropriate … Read more

Hybrid Learning for Inclusive Education in Indonesia

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Research on Hybrid Learning for Inclusive Education in Indonesia When I was researching our last article on Hybrid learning one of the few studies I could find was from Jakarta. Titled “Analysis of Hybrid Learning for Students with Learning Disabilities in Primary Schools Providing Inclusive Education” this research delves into the experiences of teachers navigating … Read more

Kolb’s Learning Cycle: A Comprehensive Exploration

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Kolb's Learning Cycle: A Comprehensive Exploration

What is Kolb’s Learning Cycle and how can this inform effective classroom practice? David Kolb’s Learning Cycle is a comprehensive framework that provides insights into how individuals learn and can inform effective classroom practice. Developed by David Kolb in his Experiential Learning Theory (ELT) in 1984, this learning cycle emphasizes the importance of direct experience … Read more

Autism and Behaviour: The Neurodiversity Paradigm

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Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental difference that is characterised by a spectrum, or fruit salad of different elements. These can include difficulty with social interaction and communication as well as a monotropic focus on specific interests. Increasingly this is looked at through the lens of “Double Empathy”. You can read more about this in Pia … Read more

Flow State: Applying the Theory in the SEN Classroom

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What is Flow State? Flow state, as described by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, is a mental state of operation where a person is fully immersed in an activity, characterised by a feeling of energised focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. During the state of flow, individuals experience a sense of control over … Read more

Research, Relationships and Reality.

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This post will outline the role relationships play in behaviour support, I will also outline some of the research led practices I have used. Before I start I do want to say that I have read studies I do not agree with. I also know that a huge number of studies conducted ON Autistic children/adults focus on strategies intended to normalise social behaviours which is a huge ethical issue. Fortunately I have had the opportunity to listen to and discuss elements of my practice with actually Autistic academics and practitioners. This has greatly shaped my approach and ethos towards behaviour support, I will also admit this has slanted my view of a lot of studies that remove the human element from behaviour and reduce the children to purely objects to study. To this end I fully expect some of the approaches in the post and the presentation to be a bit controversial and I am 100% sure that at least some of them will contravene your school (or center’s) behaviour policy.

10 Essential Special Educational Needs Research Resources

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Research SEN Teachers Should be Using. During an online Special Education discussion I asked: What Research/Journals should those interested in SEND be reading? Here are the top 6 answers for recommended SEND research into special education. Some of these are free to access, others require a subscription. Since this post was originally written the EEF … Read more