by engagement4learning | May 3, 2018 | Blog, BLOGS
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What is the role of the senses in our lives? From conception to death, our lives are governed by the sensations we experience. Sight, touch, hearing, smell, taste and the vestibular and proprioceptive senses all combine to ensure...
by engagement4learning | Mar 6, 2018 | BLOGS
Following consultation on the recommendations made by the Rochford Review (2016), the Department for Education (DfE) published its response at the beginning of the 2017/18 academic year. Respondents to the consultation included teachers and school leaders from...
by ryan | Mar 1, 2018 | BLOGS
“Engagement is the single best predictor of successful learning for children with learning disabilities” (Iovannone et al., 2003). “Without engagement, there is no deep learning (Hargreaves, 2006), effective teaching, meaningful outcome, real attainment...
by ryan | Sep 15, 2017 | BLOGS
My colleagues will openly talk about Engagement, its place within educating complex young people and how we need to prioritise this when moving forward. The recent recommendations in the Rochford Review placed Engagement as a key principle in assessing ‘the...
by ryan | Aug 29, 2017 | BLOGS
Introduction: For a Speech and Language Therapist, there are many challenges involved in achieving the most effective interventions possible in the Special School environment. Both direct and indirect therapy time is limited and yet pupils with Complex Learning...
by ryan | Jul 20, 2017 | BLOGS
Background The Rochford Review was established in July 2015 to review statutory assessment arrangements for pupils working below the standard of national curriculum tests. The interim report, published in December 2015 provided an interim solution for reporting...