Essential Guides for Early Career Teachers: Special Educational - Needs and Disabilit

An accessible, carefully researched, quick-read on special educational needs and disability for all early career teachers.

List of contents

Introduction Section 1: The basics Audit tool Chapter 1: Fundamentals Section 2: The four areas of need Chapter 2: Communication and interaction Chapter 3: Cognition and learning Chapter 4: Social, emotional, and mental health Chapter 5: Physical and sensory Appendices including Acronym buster Index

About the author

Anita Devi is a former SENCo, senior leader, school improvement advisor and local authority SEND advisory teacher. She has a wealth of experience in developing leaders of learning, and her own teaching career spans early years to postgraduate education both in the UK and overseas. In 2017 she was awarded the prestigious international Influential Educational Leaders Award for her contribution to the SEND workforce pipeline strategy which supports the development of professionals from initial teacher training to advanced and experienced SENCos. Anita has contributed to several publications, was awarded her PhD thesis on the career trajectory of a SENCo in 2022, and is currently a Changemaker Education Consultant & Founding CEO of #TeamADL and #365send. Find out more about Anita at https://www.anitadevi.com/
Emma’s absolute passion is teacher education. After gaining a First Class degree in Psychology and training as a primary teacher, she became Head of initial teacher education for a SCITT provider in Milton Keynes. She sees teacher education as a continuum and, whilst her heart will always be very close to the initial stages of a teacher’s development, she is also dedicated to ensuring teachers are given access to high quality professional development throughout their careers.  Emma took up the role of Executive Director Designate of NASBTT in April 2017 and has been in the post of Executive Director since September 2017.

Summary

An accessible, carefully researched, quick-read on special educational needs and disability for all early career teachers.

Product details

• Authors: Anita Devi, Dr. Anita Devi, Emma Hollis
• Assisted by: Emma Hollis (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9781913063290
• ISBN: 978-1-913063-29-0
• No. of pages: 114
• Series: Essential Guides for Early Career Teachers
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Special education; EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Special Education / General, Family & health, teacher training, Teaching skills and techniques, Educational strategies & policy, Teaching of students with different educational needs, Teaching skills & techniques, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Teacher Training & Certification, EDUCATION / Teaching / General