Willows Sensory

30/09/2026

Asking for a friend -if you find poems written by your child on your pc should you read them ?

29/09/2026

29/09/2026

An obstacle course is such a fun way to get little ones moving, learning and laughing! 🏃‍♀️✨ Here are 20 simple ideas for home or school.

👉 Link is in the first comment below!

29/09/2026

Just one week left to apply to be DIY's Creative Director. 📋

This role is responsible for our artistic vision - keeping the lived experience of people with learning disabilities at the heart of everything we do.

It combines strategic development, partnership building, fundraising support, and organisational advocacy with the artistic leadership of DIY’s established company of performers.

If that sounds like you, or someone you know, visit our website to download the full job description and person specification:
https://www.diytheatre.org.uk/who-we-are/join-the-diy-team/

Deadline to apply: Monday 5th October 2026 at 5pm.

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29/09/2026

Teachers to get more training to support SEND pupils as 'biggest ever overhaul' begins.

Teachers in mainstream schools are to receive more training to help children in mainstream education with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

The Government is publishing "first-of-their-kind" training materials to school staff in what ministers claim is the "biggest ever overhaul of SEND teacher training".

The materials, which are part of a wider £200 million investment to support children and young people with SEND, are designed to help teachers and school to better support pupils.

However, there has been concern from unions that schools do not have the resources to properly implement the plans.

Minister for School Standards, Georgia Gould told ITV News: "Resourcing this is a massive priority for us and we've put £4 billion into supporting early intervention.

"That is a mix of people... educational psychologists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists that will be dedicated to supporting schools, supporting teachers in the classroom."

One in three teachers in a recent survey said they want more training on supporting children with SEND.

In another survey, a quarter of teaching assistants reported a lack of training was a barrier to supporting these pupils.

The plans come as research shows young people with SEND are around 80% more likely to not be education, employment or training after school.

Mary Wilson, 19, has dyslexia and autism and was home-schooled after leaving school at 13.

She is currently looking for work and feels part of a "whole generation being left behind”.

"Just give us a chance, listen to us," she told ITV News. "We've got so much potential."

"You complain about not having us young people going to work... but you're not giving us the tools."

The Government plans to publish further resources in January and April next year, with "fully funded" training courses to follow in September.

However, many young people and their parents or caregivers are still questioning how quickly changes will be felt and how effective they will be.

(Image: iStock).

29/09/2026

29/09/2026

Do you have questions about how to support an individual with Down syndrome in becoming more independent with personal hygiene tasks?

Check out the recording of our webinar featuring Katie Frank, PhD, OTR/L, occupational therapist at the Adult Down Syndrome Center. Katie shares tips and strategies for a wide variety of tasks including:
🚽 toilet hygiene
🛁 bathing/showering
🦷 brushing teeth
🧴 caring for skin and nails
➕ and more!

The recording and slides are available at the link below.
🔗https://adultdownsyndrome.org/resources/personal-hygiene-webinar-12-12-2024/

29/09/2026

Here are 7 of the titles of my "Transition Time Songs" from my playlist on my Y T channel, "Music With Nancy". Hope this playlist helps your little ones in their routines!