Resources

Corrections and clarifications

An article by Brian Lamb OBE in issue 18 of The SEND Practitioner has been amended. One sentence of Brian Lamb’s piece (‘The SEND reforms: Where are we now?’) was changed and an additional sentence was added as follows. From: ‘A survey carried out by the parent carer forums found that 84% of parents were […]

Real Group welcomes new head of marketing and sales

We are delighted that Stuart Curry has recently joined the company as Real Group’s head of marketing and sales. Prior to this, Stuart worked across a variety of sectors, including not-for-profit, consumer and business publishing, membership bodies, and finance. He is based at our Greenwich office and will support the marketing and sales team, while […]

We attended the launch of the Nurture Portrait in London on 7 December 2016

We’re delighted to have attended the launch of the Nurture Portrait: A snapshot of the social, emotional and behavioural difficulties in pupils throughout the UK. We will publish a blog piece examining the report in the near future. In the meantime, you can read the report here.

What SEND practitioners must know about the latest Joint Council for Qualifications’ (JCQ) regulations – a clarification

  Since Alan Macgregor’s previous blog, we have received a number of calls about the 100-hour requirement. We stated in the previous blog that: ‘…all access arrangements assessors need to have a postgraduate qualification at, or equivalent to level 7; and, as part of that qualification, they are also required to have carried out at […]

What SEND practitioners must know about the latest Joint Council for Qualifications’ (JCQ) regulations

  With only ten months to go until the JCQ qualification requirements come into force, Alan Macgregor (one of Real Training’s directors) highlights the key changes that every practising access arrangements assessor must meet before 1 September 2017. Every year, the JCQ brings out new regulations that affect teaching professionals who assess candidates with SEND […]

The Rochford Review: final report is out

On 19 October 2016, the Rochford Review: final report published. It sets out the recommendations of the independent Rochford Review group and follows on from the Rochford Review’s interim recommendations, which were published in December of last year. The government aims to consult on the recommendations of this review in early 2017. Final decisions will be […]

Snapshots from the world of SEND

June 16 June: issue 16 of The SEND Practitioner published (a special issue for the Autism Show featuring Dr Temple Grandin, Steve Silberman and Dr Sue Sheppard). 17 and 18 June: exhibited at the Autism Show, where Dr Sue Sheppard spoke about the innovative work in schools supporting learners with autism. 22 June: ‘What parents told the […]

We welcome new colleagues to our growing organisation

This summer, we’ve employed new members of staff to meet the growing demand for our training and services. We’re therefore delighted to bolster our psychology and operations departments with four capable individuals. Hannah Fairall, Assistant Psychologist (Greenwich) Before joining us as an assistant psychologist, Hannah completed an MPhil in Psychology and Education at the University […]

Discussing safeguarding children’s rights with the Children’s Commissioner

We were pleased to have the opportunity to interview Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield OBE on 3 August, for next month’s issue of The SEND Practitioner. The interview will feature in issue 17 of the free-zine and will give an insight into the progress being made when safeguarding children’s rights and the impact that Anne and […]