In this episode our guest is Lorraine Petersen OBE, who has over 25 years experience as a teacher, and head teacher. She was previously the CEO of the National Association of Special Needs -NASEN. Lorraine received her OBE for her services to education. Lorraine will be talking about supporting Anxiety and Trauma. This week's show is on Supporting Anxiety and Trauma. The prevalence of 5-15 year olds experiencing emotional disorders (including anxiety and depression) has increased by 48% – from 3...
May 21, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 9
In this week's podcast Dale Pickles from B Squared is joined by Wendy Lee to discuss how schools can support children with Speech, Langauge and Communication Needs (SLCN) in mainstream schools. Wendy is a speech and language therapist for over 30 years, with a wealth of experience. Wendy was a professional director of the Communications Trust until 2015, being involved in a range of projects as well as inputting on national policy and research. Wendy is currently the director of LINGO which prov...
May 14, 2020•40 min•Ep. 8
In this week's podcast Dale Pickles from B Squared is joined by Sarah Jane Critchley to discuss Autism Girls, why so few are identified, the lack of support that is available and why this all needs to change. Autism in girls is a big topic, and Sarah Jane has lots of experience, both professionally including through her work with the Autism Education Trust and personally as her daughter who is soon to be starting university has autism. Autism is one of Sarah Jane's passions. She is a member of t...
May 07, 2020•45 min•Ep. 7
In this week's podcast Dale Pickles from B Squared is joined by Lorraine Petersen OBE to discuss how SENCOs and class teachers are meeting their legal requirement for pupils on SEN Support. 8 out of 10 pupils with a SEND are sitting in mainstream classrooms requiring SEN Support – that means they are in receipt of additional and/or different provision to their peers – or are they? With the tightening of school budgets, lots of schools have had to reduce the numbers of support staff which has had...
Apr 30, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 6
In this week's podcast Dale Pickles from B Squared is joined by Wendy Lee to discuss how schools can support pupils in Early Years settings with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN). With many children are starting school with poor speech, language and communication skills, more needs to be done to support them. There is strong evidence around prevalence, with numbers rising to over 50% of all children in areas of social deprivation having poor language that impacts on wider developme...
Apr 23, 2020•34 min•Ep. 5
Arran classes himself as one of the 4% of the population as a severely dyslexic adult. When Arran was aged 9 he was diagnosed with dyslexia. He uses the metaphor that dyslexia is like going to the dentist, well that's how it was for him all the way until he was 14, this was the age when he realised that dyslexia is a difference not a disadvantage. During Arran's working life he has worked in many industries including youth work, retail business and the not-for-profit sector. Arran has worked wit...
Apr 16, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 4
In this, our third Corona BONUS episode looking at Anxiety within the context of the current Corona pandemic, Dale Pickles, Managing Director of B Squared is joined by his guest Sarah-Jane Critchley. Anxiety is a big topic normally, but right now with all the changes that have happened over the last few weeks to our every day lives, it is huge. In this episode we start with the question 'What is anxiety?', this isn't a simple question as everyone feels anxious, it is how much it impacts on your ...
Apr 10, 2020•1 hr 14 min
In this, our third Corona BONUS episode looking at Anxiety within the context of the current Corona pandemic, Dale Pickles, Managing Director of B Squared is joined by his guest Sarah-Jane Critchley. Anxiety is a big topic normally, but right now with all the changes that have happened over the last few weeks to our every day lives, it is huge. In this episode we start with the question 'What is anxiety?', this isn't a simple question as everyone feels anxious, it is how much it impacts on your ...
Apr 08, 2020•1 hr 12 min
In this, our second Corona BONUS episode Dale Pickles, Managing Director of B Squared is joined by his guest Jane Friswell. Jane is one of the legends of the SEN World who has seen lots of good practice, but also bad practice. Jane support's school and authorities to turn things around and provide the right support for students. Moving on from last week's BONUS episode, this week are looking at what life will look like at home and how families can support their children during this time. In the ...
Mar 26, 2020•1 hr 27 min
DLD is one of the most prevalent childhood conditions, but is still little known and understood, especially in comparison to conditions such as autism, dyslexia, etc. It continues to be misinterpreted and misunderstood, despite affecting a significant number of children and young people In this episode our guest is Wendy Lee, is a speech and language therapist with over 30 years experience in a wide range of settings. Research tells us that around 7.6% of all children have DLD, impacting on lear...
Mar 19, 2020•41 min•Ep. 3
This episode was recorded at 11:30am on Monday the 16th of March. At this time there was minimal guidance for schools around COVID-19/Corona virus and even less guidance for pupils with SEND. In this BONUS episode we will be talking about the Corona virus and the implications for special schools, pupils with SEND and their families. Our guest is Lorraine Petersen OBE. Lorraine has over 25 years experience as a teacher and a headteacher. She was also the CEO of NASEN between 2004 and 2013. Lorrai...
Mar 17, 2020•53 min
Sensory issues can have a big impact on school life, whether they are sensory-seeking or sensory avoidant and how schools can make reasonable adjustments. This week's guest is Sarah-Jane Critchley. Sarah-Jane is passionate about helping autistic people, their families, friends and supporters live happier lives of their own choosing. She is the internationally recognised author of 'A Different Joy: The Parents' Guide to Living Better with Autism, Dyslexia, ADHD and More...'. She spent 10 years as...
Mar 12, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 2
Arran Smith classes himself as one of the 4% of the population as a severely dyslexic adult. When Arran was aged 9 he was diagnosed with dyslexia. He uses the metaphor that dyslexia is like going to the dentist, well that's how it was for him all the way until he was 14, this was the age when he realised that dyslexia is a difference not a disadvantage. During Arran's working life he has worked in many industries including youth work, retail business and the not-for-profit sector. Arran has work...
Mar 10, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 1
