Category Archives: Episodes

Digital Dilemmas with Helen Bray

Helen explores digital dilemmas and how the digital world is reshaping child development, particularly in [...]

How Does Dyslexia Impact in the Classroom? with Jane Craig & Samantha Buttle

In this episode Jane Craig and Samantha Buttle join us from Dyslexia Sparks, a charity [...]

Hearing the Patterns – Phonological Awareness in Literacy Development with Dr Sarah Moseley & Ginny Bootman

Sarah & Ginny explore how phonological awareness, detecting and manipulating sounds in spoken language, forms [...]

Supporting Neurodiverse Students: Insights from Awesome Archie with Rebecca Clapcott

Rebecca advocates for a compassionate approach that values individuality and fosters understanding among educators when [...]

Why does the Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle matter? with Sara Alston

Sara stresses that the APDR cycle is an ongoing process that should adapt to the [...]

Informal SEND Provision in Mainstream Primary: The Positives and The Pitfalls with Kate Browning

Kate highlights what good practice looks like when thinking about establishing an informal SEND provision [...]

Universal Approaches to Support in Education with Clare Ward & Dr Jamie Galpin

In today’s episode we discuss universal approaches to support in education.

How Dealing with Mental Images and ‘re-wiring’ the Brain Can Create Breakthroughs for Dyslexia with Lou Barnes

In this episode we discussed how dealing with mental images and ‘re-wiring’ the brain can [...]

nasen awards – Clare Brun, Teacher of the Year

In this final special episode of our nasen award winner series, Clare Brun shares her [...]

Awesome Archie’s Journey from Mainstream to Specialist Education with Archie Clapcott

16-year-old Archie Clapcott travelled to our studio to discuss his journey from mainstream education to [...]

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nasen awards – Jane Fearnley & Faye Ebbs, Alternative Provision of the Year

Jane Fearnley and Faye Ebbs from the LEAF Centre, discuss their work and recent recognition [...]

Relationship Dynamics with Children with PDA with Beth Elkins & Ian Thorsteinsson

In this episode we are discussing relationship dynamics with children with PDA. My guests this [...]

nasen awards – St Andrews International School, International Provision of the Year

Catherine McCluskey, Paul Schofield, and Roo Stenning from St Andrews International School in Bangkok discuss [...]

‘Improve not Prove’: Self-Evaluation for Continuous Improvement in Inclusion with Maria Dawes

This week Dale was joined by Maria Dawes, the CEO from the Schools Alliance for [...]

nasen awards – Alison Eason, Changemaker of the Year

Alison Eason discusses her recognition as the Changemaker of the Year at the nasen Awards [...]

Why We Need More Support For Neurodivergent Teachers with Catrina Lowri

In this episode we will be discussing neurodivergent teachers and support staff and why they [...]

nasen awards – Michelle Madziak, Teacher of the Year

Michelle Madziak discusses her recognition as a joint winner of the Teacher of the Year [...]

The Importance of Literacy Education for ALL learners with Chantal Bryan & Sarah Giles

This week I was joined by Chantal Bryan OBE and Sarah Giles from Teach Us [...]

nasen awards – Chapman Shum, Young Advocate of the Year

Chapman, who was born blind and has learning difficulties, shares how music has been a [...]

Structured Teaching, Pre-empting Barriers and Developing Curriculum Pathways with Tanya Lefort

In this week’s episode we are discussing supporting complex needs in mainstream schools by using [...]

nasen awards – Dale Pickles, Resource for SEND

Dale Pickles takes a step back from hosting duties where his colleague Jon asks the [...]

Foundations of Early Literacy – What Are the Building Blocks? with Dr Sarah Moseley & Ginny Bootman

The first episode in a series on the foundations of early literacy, bridging the gap [...]

nasen awards – Karen McGuigan, Highly commended Resource for SEND

Karen explains that ‘Maths for Life’ helps students build foundational maths skills, for those who [...]

Supporting Colour Blindness with Marie Difolco

In this episode we are discussing supporting colour blindness. This week my guest is Marie [...]