Term has finished. Classrooms are quiet. You’ve finally stepped out of “school mode” and into something slower, softer, and—hopefully—restorative. Before you switch off completely, I wanted to send a small Christmas message and a few thoughts that might make your January return feel a little steadier.

If you work with children with SEND, you’ve almost certainly come across the terms hypo and hyper. They’re everywhere—in behaviour reports, sensory profiles, training materials, and staff room conversations. But what do they really mean? And more importantly—how do they help us support the children in front of us?

Malala Yousafzai grew up in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, where going to school wasn’t something every girl could count on. She refused to...

Here, we will discuss some of the best sensory classroom resources for teaching children with special educational needs.

In the news last week, the mother of a child with Down's syndrome who was treated unfairly by her nursery school commented that...