New Website

This blog has been superseded by http://redbridgeserc.org/. Loads of SEN Resources and information on different Conditions - Take a look.

Happy Christmas

All the staff at SERC, Newbridge and AIM would like to wish you all a very Happy Christams and New Year.

The website is coming along and hopefully early in the New Year we will be launching the site in stages.

Just one message before the Xmas break Newbridge School ( Gresham Drive, Goodmayes) has some spaces on the formal Makaton Course delivered by a qualified trainer.

The sessions will be Jan 11th, Jan 18 th, Jan 25th, Feb 1st, and Feb 8 th starting at 3.30 pm.

The cost for the Course will be in the region of £150

If anybody is interested can you contact Peter Bouldstridge directly on

Peter.Bouldstridge@redbridge.gov.uk

Happy Christmas

Top tip for SENCO/LSA's part 1

Have a box labeled FIGJAM - a common Aussie expression
This stands for ' Flip ! I'm good, just ask me!'

Place in here all your cards, thank you notes, write down funny comments students say to you or simply a photocopy of an amazing piece of work a student has done - when it all gets too much - take five minutes and have a look!

Thanks to Phil on SENCO forum a while ago.

A great fun link for all ages ...even good for stressed SEN staff!

www.drawastickman.com

Everybody needs some fun in life especially on a Friday afternoon
Take a look at this link - great fun for all ages and a good way of developing mouse skills without realising it!

Positive role models and advice for all pupils in a wheelchair

http://www.go-kids-go.org.uk/inspiring.php
Links to inspirational children and also famous sports people and celebrities.

Epilepsy resource for teachers and link to teenage chat room

http://www.epilepsyscotland.org.uk/epilepsy-a-guide-for-teachers/info_146.html
You can download a free guide to Epilepsy designed for teachers.

http://www.epilepsyscotland.org.uk/teenagers-and-young-people/info_144.html
A guide for teenagers- free to download

http://www.epilepsyscotland.org.uk/young-children/info_143.html
Some lovely free resources to download and use with young children.

http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Young_people_with_epilepsy/
Young people can share their experiences.

http://www.thetearoom.org.uk/
Social networking for pupils aged 13 - 19 yrs who have epilepsy.

Website for deaf children to reduce isolation

http://www.ndcsbuzz.org.uk/
A website to help reduce social isolation felt by deaf children. The site is accessible to deaf children between the ages of 8 - 18 yrs.
It includes details of events across the UK, stories about deaf role models and information and advice on subjects such as bullying and sexual health.