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How to Recognise Special Needs
Every second of every day, a child is born, often as a visibly perfect package of fully functioning limbs and cherubic features. So, at what point can we tell if our perfect child has special educational needs which are non-visible? Problems can often be detected very...
Why Children Need More Support
There has been an unprecedented rise in special needs diagnoses since the pandemic, resulting in more EHC plans being awarded to children with Autism and Severe Learning Difficulties than ever before. The reasons behind these increases are varied: Better recognition...
Spotlight On: The Next Generation – The Great Divide, Part 2
Malleable Minds: What we choose to do in our spare time and with our own money can tell us more about a generation than any other factor. The plasticity of our minds alters these choices throughout the generations according to what is prominent in our world at that...
Spotlight On: The Next Generation – The Great Divide
Prepping for Generation Alpha: Having children is the ultimate act of Hope – an investment in the future of the world. And yet a recent study across 5 European countries revealed 60% to 80% of young people under 35 are either postponing parenthood or making firm...
Digital Lives, Pt 3 – A Spotlight on Mental Health
Metaverse – the future of education? A leap in the evolution of traditional television is happening at an extraordinarily rapid pace. Younger generations are turning away from being passive watchers of the familiar flat screens which dominate our homes, to become...
The Benefits of Wealth Funds
Wealth funds can be a means of bridging the current gap that exists between state and private education while providing equality of opportunity for all students. What Wealth Funds Can Provide A wealth fund could transform educational provision, providing the resources...
The Educational Wealth Fund
The aim of the Educational Wealth Fund is to give schools in the UK the resources and ideas required to provide a range of beautiful, creative and imaginative educational spaces that will engage, inspire and challenge children and the communities in which they live. A...
Digital Lives, Pt 2 – A Spotlight on Mental Health
Technology is directly affecting the evolution of our children’s brains, especially changes in the areas associated with language and self-regulation. Studies have shown that children who spend more time in front of a screen have significantly reduced attention spans...
Digital Lives – A Spotlight on Mental Health
Is Technology harming or helping our children? Just as too much sugar will impact our children’s health long-term, in moderation, it is a pleasant treat which is hard to resist in so many of our foodstuffs. In today’s digitally immersed world, technology is impossible...
Laughing Ourselves Calm – A Spotlight on Mental Health
‘Laughter is an instant vacation,’ so said comedian Milton Berle. Certainly laughing is the best form of therapy and studies have shown that people who laugh have a better tolerance to pain, as endorphins are released when we actively and openly indulge in a full...