Celebrating International Women’s Day

8th March 2025 is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements [...]

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 [...]

SENDcast Spotlight – Welcome Marie Difolco

Our new special guest, Marie Difolco joins Dale for her first episode at The SENDcast. [...]

Supporting Colour Blindness with Marie Difolco

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

nasen awards – Maxine O’Neill, Specialist provision of the year

Maxine O'Neill discusses her school, Hope School, which won the Specialist Provision of the Year [...]

Life’s Ups and Downs of Having or Not Having a Special Needs Assessment with Dr Susie Nyman

In this episode we are discussing Life's ups and downs of having or not having [...]

nasen awards – Eugene Dwaah, Highly commended changemaker of the year

Eugene discusses his innovative approach to education, focusing on holistic development through sports and addressing [...]

The Power of Language with our SEND Kids with Ali Fanshawe

In this week’s episode we are discussing the power of language with our SEN kids. [...]

SENDcast Spotlight – Welcome Ali Fanshawe

Our new special guest, Ali Fanshawe, joins Dale for her first episode at The SENDcast. [...]

nasen awards – Adam Millichip, Innovative Technology in the Field of Inclusion

Adam Millichip discusses Tettenhall Wood School’s achievement of winning the Innovative Technology in the Field [...]

SENDcast Spotlight – Welcome Dr Jill McGarry

Our new special guest, Dr Jill McGarry, joins Dale for her first episode at The [...]

Sleep Neurodiversity and Learning Disability with Dr Jill McGarry

My guest this week is Dr Jill McGarry, a clinical psychologist with over 28 years [...]

*Special Episode* with SENsible SENCO Abigail Hawkins

Our latest podcast special episode highlights what’s on at the SENsible25 SENCO conference on 14th [...]

nasen awards – Paul Willis, Secondary provision of the year

Paul Willis discusses All Saints Catholic School in Essex, which recently won the Secondary Provision [...]

SENDcast Spotlight – Welcome Clare Williams

Our new special guest, Clare Williams, joins Dale for her first episode at The SENDcast. [...]

Creating an SEMH Inclusive School with Clare Williams

On this week’s show we are discussing how to create an SEMH inclusive school. My [...]

nasen awards – Natalie Hay, Highly commended changemaker of the year

In this special episode, Natalie Hay discusses her recognition as a highly commended change maker [...]

SENDcast Spotlight – Welcome Jordan

Our new special guest, Jordan, joins Dale for her first episode at The SENDcast. Find [...]

Effectively Assessing Progress in the Classroom with Jordan

In this episode we are discussing assessing effectively in the classroom. Discussing this with me [...]

You can now listen on YouTube

Exciting news, we are thrilled to announce that all SENDcast podcast episodes are now available [...]