For example while we no longer use terms such as Aspergers Syndrome however, we have included these books as the lived experience is still valid and these many people have reported feeling these are still helpful to read.

Purple - parents but also suitable for schools

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Green - schools but also suitable for parents

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With realistic consideration of pressures and

limitations currently faced by schools, it gives advice on eight key areas for school development, including communicating with parents, training staff, using resources wisely and recognising children's individual needs.

Pip is very little but still wants to know what is happening and to be reassured that her adopters will be kind and will know how to look after her.

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In truth, it is all of these things and more - and the future of our society depends on our understanding it.

She explains how coping with depression can sometimes be very difficult but there is support and help available that can relieve the feelings of depression.

This sent Little Meerkat into one very big panic. With help from Small Elephant and Mini Monkey, can Little Meerkat calm down and find the missing meerkats? This

playful full colour storybook shows children aged 2-6 easy ways for them to calm their body and brain when feeling anxious.

It also includes guidance for parents or professionals on the neuroscience behind the strategies, and how they can use the book to help children.

Starving the Anxiety Gremlin is a unique resource to help young people understand different types of anxiety and how to manage them, including panic attacks, phobias, social anxiety, generalised anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder. Based on cognitive behavioural principles that link thoughts, feelings and behaviours, the techniques described help young people to understand why they get anxious and how they can 'starve' their anxiety gremlin in order to manage their anxiety.

This engaging workbook uses fun activities and real life stories, and can be used by young people aged 10+ on their own or with a parent or practitioner. It is also an ideal anxiety management resource for those working with young people, including mental health practitioners, social workers, education sector staff and youth workers.

Brains that go fast, brains that go slow, brains that do what they're told, brains that say NO!

A heart-warming read that helps celebrate neurodiversity without dismissing its challenges, and centers around building a strengths-based society where everyone is valued for what they have to offer. This book helps start conversations and offers ideas to the reader about what they can do to create more inclusive environments.

Meet Harry - a young boy who stammers. Harry invites readers to learn about what it is like to stammer (also known as a stutter) from his perspective and how it affects his daily life and makes him feel.

He explains techniques he has learnt that can help reduce his stammering. Harry describes how friends, family and those around him can help him to feel at ease and reduce his stammer further.

Meet Ellie - a young girl with epilepsy. Ellie invites readers to learn about epilepsy from her perspective. She introduces us to some friends who help present the varying forms of epilepsy.

Ellie and her friends help children to understand the obstacles that they face by telling them what it feels like to have epilepsy, how it affects them physically and emotionally, how epilepsy can be treated and how the condition is often misunderstood by people who do not know the facts.

Meet Max - a boy with Tourette syndrome (TS). Max invites readers to learn about Tourette's from his perspective, helping them to understand what tics and triggers are and what it feels like to have TS.

He explains how living with TS can sometimes be difficult, and how people around him can help him to feel happy and accepted.

Currently teachers don't receive the training or induction they need to make their school an LGBT+ inclusive environment. This can be seen by the fact that half of schools do not teach anything regarding LGBT+, and only 3% include LGBT+ content in two or more subjects.

This book will help transform your school into a safe and inclusive place for all students.

Children who have experienced developmental and relational trauma will often experience social, emotional and behavioural difficulties including emotional dysregulation, social isolation, anti-social or extreme behaviours and consequent poor interpersonal relationships and low school achievement.

Drawing on the latest developments in attachment theory and neuroscience, Sue Jennings explores how Neuro-Dramatic-Play and Embodiment-Projection-Role can use multi-sensory, rhythmic and dramatic play to enable children to better build relationships and regulate their emotions.

This accessible and user-friendly collection includes practical and creative activities and exercises, photocopiable worksheets and appraisal, together with accessible attachment theory and the neuroscience of emotions and brain development.

The Teacher's Introduction to Attachment offers an easy way to understand children with attachment issues and how they can be supported. Author Nicola Marshall combines her expertise as an adoptive parent and schools trainer to describe in plain English what attachment is, how children develop attachment problems and how these problems affect a child's social, emotional and neurological development.

Teo was placed through early permanence adoption.

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Zaz is older; he has lots of questions to ask and he expects to be given honest answers.

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Written it to help you work out if you might be burnt out, and if so, what you can do about it. It will help you identify some of the ways that you might be getting stuck when you're trying to get better. You'll get some ideas as to what is and isn't helping. And if you decide that you aren't really burnt out but you're heading that way, this book has some ideas to stop it from happening in the future.

Recognize any of these challenges?

• Your child's inattention makes it difficult for them to focus on tasks or follow instructions.

• You notice their hyperactivity impacts their ability to stay still or participate calmly in activities.

• Their impulsivity leads to hasty actions without considering consequences.

• You're grappling with creating an ADHD-friendly environment that suits their unique sensory needs.

• Establishing effective routines feels like an uphill battle, disrupting family harmony.

Sure, you can try traditional parenting methods, but these often fall short with ADHD.

Many parents fail to realize that children with ADHD require a different approach — one that understands their unique needs and harnesses their strengths. This guide, ‘How to Parent Children with ADHD', is your roadmap to that approach.

It's not about changing your child; it's about empowering them. Learn how to create a nurturing environment that helps your child thrive, not just cope. This book offers a comprehensive, compassionate guide filled with 48 practical techniques and strategies, drawing from extensive research and real-life experiences.

This book equips both parents and schools with the knowledge to navigate the complex SEN landscape, democratizing access to provisions. Learn in clear, precise terms:

• Your SEN child’s legal rights

• How to obtain the necessary support

• Steps to take if support is denied

• Who to appeal to and how

Sensory Aware Schools have the potential for happier and more productive learning environments, with reduced potential for disruption as well as improvements in how school communities work and learn together. Chapters look at the sensory aware student and teacher and the sensory aware classroom and school, setting out the roadmap for working from sensory awareness to sensory inclusion and towards sensory wellbeing.

The book:

• Sets out the core and quality standards for Sensory Aware Schools

• Provides a clear introduction to sensory systems and sensory awareness, discussing a variety of different models and approaches

• Contains audit tools to help the reader to reflect on sensory needs, as well as a wealth of best practice tips, reflective questions and case studies

• Develops staff skills in recognising and responding to sensory needs

• Offers easy-to-implement, practical strategies for effective, short-term adjustments as well as long-term improvements to the sensory school environment

• Includes an extensive sensory curriculum for students.

This accessible book equips the reader with a multitude of strategies and resources and illustrates how adopting a whole school approach to sensory wellbeing will benefit everyone. It is essential reading for school leaders, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordinators (SENDCOs) and primary and secondary teachers in mainstream or specialist provision, who are keen to develop an ethos of supporting sensory needs.

This comprehensive course text is ideal for students, teachers, practitioners and specialists, and provides a solid foundation for understanding and supporting learners with additional needs.

Most resources available for parents come out of the medical model of disability--from psychologists, educators, parents, and doctors--offering parents a narrow and technical approach to autism. Furthermore, it is widely believed that many autistic girls and women are underdiagnosed, which has further limited the information available regarding the unique needs of girls and nonbinary people with autism.

Sincerely, Your Autistic Child represents an authentic resource for parents written by people who understand this experience most, autistic people themselves. From childhood and education to gender identity and sexuality, this anthology of autistic contributors tackles the everyday challenges of growing up while honestly addressing the emotional needs, sensitivity, and vibrancy of autistic girls and nonbinary people. Written like letters to parents, the contributors reflect on what they have learned while growing up with autism and how parents can avoid common mistakes and overcome challenges while raising their child.

Sincerely, Your Autistic Child calls parents to action by raising awareness and redefining normal in order to help parents make their child feel truly accepted, valued, and celebrated for who they are.

No-Drama Discipline provides an effective, compassionate road map for dealing with such tantrums, tensions, and tears – without causing a scene. Based on recent discoveries about the brain that give us deep insights into the children we care for, what they need, and how to discipline them in ways that foster optimal development, this book offers a ‘relational’ approach that builds on children’s innate desire to please their parents and get along well with others.

Complete with candid stories and playful illustrations that bring the authors’ suggestions to life, No-Drama Discipline presents clear messages in a practical and inviting format. Using these techniques, you can discipline your children in a way that’s high on relationship-building, high on respect, and low on drama and conflict. As a result, your life as a parent will be easier, and your parenting will become more effective. And more importantly, you’ll create connections in your children’s brains to build emotional and social skills that will serve them now and throughout their entire life – all while strengthening your relationship with them.

Name It to Tame It: Corral raging right-brain behavior through left-brain storytelling, appealing to the left brain's affinity for words and reasoning to calm emotional storms and bodily tension.

Engage, Don't Enrage: Keep your child thinking and listening, instead of purely reacting.

Move It or Lose It: Use physical activities to shift your child's emotional state.

Let the Clouds of Emotion Roll By: Guide your children when they are stuck on a negative emotion, and help them understand that feelings come and go.

SIFT: Help children pay attention to the Sensations, Images, Feelings, and Thoughts within them so that they can make better decisions and be more flexible.

Connect Through Conflict: Use discord to encourage empathy and greater social success.

One of the best predictors for any child’s future happiness and success is whether at least one adult in their life has consistently shown up for them. With all of today’s demands and distractions, this might sound like a tall order. But as bestselling parenting experts Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson reassuringly explain, showing up doesn’t take a lot of time, energy, or money. It’s simple to do once you understand the four building blocks of a child’s healthy development: making them feel safe, seen, soothed, and secure.

Based on the latest brain and attachment research, The Power of Showing Up shares stories, scripts, simple strategies, illustrations, and tips for when our kids are struggling or when they’re enjoying success; when we’re consoling, disciplining, or arguing with them; and even when we’re apologising for the times we haven’t shown up for them. Demonstrating that it’s never too late to correct mistakes and mend broken trust, this is a powerful guide to cultivating your child’s healthy emotional landscape.

The book encourages educators to collaborate with children, young people and their caregivers to gain an in-depth understanding of their views, aspirations, strengths and areas of challenge, and to write purposeful, specific, measurable and achievable targets. Each chapter offers successful approaches to capture authentic voice, with a variety of contributors sharing their journey to improve child and family leadership by developing child-centred approaches in their contexts. The book includes case studies and reflective activities to further support the reader with creative and innovative approaches to SMART targets that are underpinned by the child's perspective.

With contributions from a range of schools, and across age phases, this book encourages and enables collaboration with children, young people and their caregivers, and will be essential reading for SENCOs, designated leads for safeguarding, teachers and senior leaders in both mainstream and specialist settings.

Do they have problems concentrating or show a loss of enthusiasm for their usual interests?

These could all be signs that your child is struggling with feeling anxious.

This practical guide combines cognitive-behavioural therapy methods used by child psychologists in schools with simple activities to help your child to deal with feeling anxious. It’s aimed at children aged 7–11 because a lot happens in these years that can impact a child’s emotional well-being, not just now but for years to come.

Your child will be guided, with the help of Fiz – a friendly and supportive character they can identify with – through fun and engaging activities which are interspersed with useful tips, inspirational statements and practical information for parents.

· How do they affect children?

· How can you help?

This book provides clear and concise answers to these important questions - and more. Much more than just a simple introduction to the subject of attachment, the book is also full of advice and practical ideas you can try. It tackles some challenging questions, such as 'what is the difference between trauma and attachment?', and explains how having an understanding of attachment is only part of the overall picture when it comes to caring for traumatized children. It is an essential read for any adult parenting or caring for a child who has experienced attachment difficulties.

• 100 Everyday Signs in line drawings with clear descriptions

• Ideal size to carry with you

• In Topics: Greetings and Introductions, Directions in a Building, About Town, Shopping, Internet & Social Networks

• Alphabetical index

• One sign per page

• Large graphics and text

• Quality and value

• Supported by the Let's Sign BSL series for learners

• Useful for Sign Supported English (SSE) and BSL

• Left & Right-Handed Fingerspelling Alphabets

• Includes examples of commonly used variations of signs

Bringing together clinical neuropsychology expertise with legal commentary, the book introduces the main principles and presumptions of the MCA (2005) and describes the processes involved in the comprehensive assessment of what can, in practice, be complex issues. It provides learning summaries, flowcharts, checklists and web references for easy to access resources. The chapters also contain a broad range of illustrative case examples with considerable emphasis given to those areas of complexity that are not addressed in current guidance and which often prove contentious in everyday practice, such as how particular forms of brain injury can lead to hidden difficulties with decision-making which can be challenging to assess and evidence in practice.

The book is essential reading for trainee nurses, doctors, paramedics, social workers, lawyers, psychologists and health and social care support workers, as well as experienced health and social care professionals such as ward managers and care and nursing home managers who face mental capacity issues in their day to day working role.

Professionals and practitioners will be able to identify complexity and dilemmas, understand perspectives that may be different from their own, and consider theoretical frameworks that encourage and support critical thinking and reflection.

Whether you're a trainee, teacher, SENCO, or a health and social care professional, this practical guide to the SEND Code of Practice is your go-to, essential companion. Parents, carers and families of these children will also find it invaluable. Get ready to transform theory into actionable insights and make a lasting impact on the lives of those you work with.

This activity book captures children's attention, provides kid-friendly entry points into understanding the essence of the feeling of anxiety, and is a perfect tool for educating them about how to overcome worries, fear and phobias.

Supporting Children and Young People with Anxiety cuts through the literature and provides practical support based on sound psychological theory and evidence-based practice. Intervention programmes and suggested strategies have been tried and tested in schools and colleges, with young people and families, and can be adapted for use with groups, individual children or parents. Presuming no prior experience on the part of the reader, the authors acknowledge the challenges involved in recognising anxiety and delivering tailored treatment, and emphasise the role of prevention and early intervention.

All resources are provided as photocopiable and downloadable resources which can be easily customised for use with children and parents. This essential text will prove an invaluable resource for worried parents, students, teachers and carers, enabling them to soothe, support and empower the young people in their care.

The groundbreaking CPS approach has been a revelation for parents and educators of behaviorally-challenging children. This book gives educators the concrete guidance they need to immediately begin working more effectively with these students.

• Implement CPS one-on-one or with an entire class

• Work collaboratively with students to solve problems

• Study sample dialogues of CPS in action

• Change the way difficult students are treated

The discipline systems used in K-12 schools are obsolete, and aren't working for the kids to whom they're most often applied – those with behavioral challenges. Lost and Found provides a roadmap to a different paradigm, helping educators radically transform the way they go about helping their most challenging students.

Budget cuts, the loss of support staff, an overly academic curriculum, problems in the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system and difficulties accessing mental health support have all compounded pre-existing problems with behaviour and attendance. The ‘attendance = attainment’ and zero-tolerance narrative is often at odds with the way schools want to work with their communities, and many school leaders don't know which approach to take.

This book will be invaluable in guiding leaders and teaching staff through the most effective ways to address this challenge. It covers a broad spectrum of opportunity, from proven psychological approaches to technological innovations. It tests the boundaries of the current system in terms of curriculum, pedagogy and statutory Department for Education guidance. And it also presents a clear, legalese-free view of education, SEND and human rights law, where leaders have been given responsibility for its implementation but may not always fully understand the legal ramifications of their decisions or may be pressured into unlawful behaviour.

Inclusion: A Principled Guide for School Leaders discusses what a culture of inclusion should look like: in classes, in schools, and in the education sector more widely. Each chapter acts as a think piece to stimulate debate, to reflect upon the purpose of education, and to ask how far we have come in embracing inclusion. The book also offers suggested actions for principled leaders and illustrative case studies to bring the theory to life, taken from a range of schools and spanning a wide number of topics, including:

• Inclusive Learning

• Partnerships with Learners and Families

• Special Educational Needs

• Disadvantage and Socio-Economic Poverty

• Culture, Language and Ethnicity

This book explores a variety of issues in inclusion, highlighting the implications for school leaders and offering an approach to develop learning for marginal groups through effective strategic leadership. It will be essential reading for SENCOs, middle and senior leaders, but equally of interest to those who aspire to be inclusive leaders of the future.

• A theoretical underpinning

• Evidence-based information and examples

• Activities for professional learning and whole school development

• Easy to use and adaptable templates and checklists for use in settings

• Case studies to strengthen connections between theory and practice

Providing comprehensive coverage of current issues, the understanding of how to improve provision and practice in their settings and written with consultation from practising SENCOs, this is essential reading for those studying towards their National Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordination. 

Key features include:

• A focus on specific skills that are linked to behaviour, such as understanding meaning, verbal reasoning and emotional literacy skills.

• A framework for assessment, as well as a range of downloadable activities, worksheets and resources for supporting students.

• Sixty illustrated scenarios that can be used flexibly with a wide range of ages and abilities to promote language skills, emotional skills and self-awareness.

This invaluable resource is suitable for use with young people with a range of abilities in one to one, small group or whole class settings. It is particularly applicable to children and young people who are aiming to develop wider language, social and emotional skills including those with Developmental Language Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

In this story, Feelings Ninja learns how to recognize, identify, and respond to emotions:

• Positive

• Calm

• Lonely

• Frustrated

• Furious

This kids book about kindness is filled with colorful illustrations and charming rhymes. Guiding through an exciting story and dialogues with animal characters this story will help your little ones in many ways:

• to express their empathy, compassion, and gratitude

• to respect both elders and younger ones, together with their peers

• to help those in need and to appreciate true friendship

• to acquire nice manners

• to accept diversity and the importance of inclusion

• to love nature and take care of the environment

• to practice sharing and generosity as great human virtues

Additionally, you will find an inspiring kindness-related game for kids. It will help to grab kids attention and deal with childrens big emotions and feelings in a playful way.

· An up-to-date summary of literature and theory to deepen your understanding of selective mutism.

· A wealth of ideas on assessment and management in home, school and community settings so that its relevance extends far beyond clinical practice.

· A huge range of printable online handouts and other resources.

· Case studies and personal stories to illustrate symptoms and demonstrate the importance of tailored interventions.

This book is essential reading for people who have selective mutism as well as for the clinicians, therapists, educators, caseworkers and families who support them.

You can buy in the best behaviour tracking software, introduce 24/7 detentions or scream ‘NO EXCUSES’ as often as you want – but ultimately the solution lies with the behaviour of the adults. It is the only behaviour over which we have absolute control.

Drawing on anecdotal case studies, scripted interventions and approaches which have been tried and tested in a range of contexts, from the most challenging urban comprehensives to the most privileged international schools, behaviour training expert and Pivotal Education director Paul Dix advocates an inclusive approach that is practical, transformative and rippling with respect for staff and learners. An approach in which behavioural expectations and boundaries are exemplified by people, not by a thousand rules that nobody can recall.

When the Adults Change, Everything Changes illustrates how, with their traditional sanction- and exclusion-led methods, the ‘punishment brigade’ are losing the argument. It outlines how each school can build authentic practice on a stable platform, resulting in shifts in daily rules and routines, in how we deal with the angriest learners, in restorative practice and in how we appreciate positive behaviour.

Each chapter is themed and concludes with three helpful checklists – Testing, Watch out for and Nuggets – designed to help you form your own behaviour blueprint. Throughout the book both class teachers and school leaders will find indispensable advice about how to involve all staff in developing a whole school ethos built on kindness, empathy and understanding.

This accessible resource provides a toolkit of ideas, methods, and motivation to enable teachers to make their classrooms fully inclusive. Chapters present the most effective evidence-based approaches – exploring both relational, restorative practice and traditional methods – to provide the foundations upon which to build inclusive classrooms. The book:

• Offers practical suggestions along with examples and case studies

• Includes reflective questions to encourage readers to consider their current settings

• Provides clear summaries and breakdowns of key guidelines and concepts

• Does the heavy lifting for you and presents evidence-based approaches in an engaging manner

• Incorporates the voices of staff and parents throughout

• Inspires the reader to take risks, enhance current practice, and to make meaningful change for children and young people.

Adaptive teaching has traversed beyond just the mini-whiteboard and the writing frame, and we need now, more than ever, to differentiate and adapt our approaches too, for children both with and without diagnosed SEND. This book will be essential reading for mainstream teachers, Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities Co-ordinators (SENDCOs) and trainee teachers, across all key stages.

The authors cover a wide range of common mental health problems experienced by children with ASD, including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), anxiety, ADHD, eating disorders, psychosis, stress, tics and depression, and illustrate these issues with case studies. They also provide vital advice in an accessible format and suggest strategies to ease the difficulties which arise from these co-morbid conditions.

This book is essential reading for professionals working with children on the autism spectrum and is an accessible and practical resource for parents and carers.

But this book is more than an explanation. After a late diagnosis and a lifetime of ‘masking’, Pete is the perfect interlocutor to explain how our two worlds can meet, and what we can do for the many autistic people in our schools, workplaces and lives. The result: a practical handbook for all of us to make the world a simpler, better place for autistic people to navigate, and a call to arms for anyone who believes in an inclusive society and wants to be part of the solution.

From wiggly and squirmy to rested and still, Listening to My Body helps children develop a sensations vocabulary to help them express what they are experiencing. It includes kid-friendly "Let's Practice" activities throughout the book so children can practice what they're learning.

Listening to My Body is a wonderful social-emotional tool for parents, counselors, and teachers!

In this book, you'll learn:

How the 8 senses (yes, 8!) are supposed to work together and what happens when they don't
Practical solutions for daily challenges-from brushing teeth to getting dressed to handling holiday gatherings
* Strategies for managing sensitivities to noise, smell textures, and more
* "Sensory diet" activities that help meet sensory needs, with new ideas for kids, teens, adults, and families
* Parenting tips for handling discipline, transitions, and behavioral issues
* How to practically and emotionally support children and teens with autism and sensory issues
* Ways to advocate for your child at school and make schools more "sensory smart"
* How to help your child with sensory issues use technology effectively and responsibly
* Ways to empower your child and teen in the world
* Where to get the best professional help and complementary therapies

#NobodyToldMe challenges outdated perceptions and attitudes towards those with Down syndrome by showing the reality of our lives.

This is the 19th book released from The abilities in me book series. Our collection of books show how each child can celebrate their abilities within their disability, find acceptance and create awareness to those around them. Our picture books are aimed for children between the ages of 3-8 years.

Whether it’s a routine check-up or a longer stay, “The Abilities in Me: Hospital” invites children to see the hospital not as a place of uncertainty, but as a stage for their bravery to shine. With each turn of the page, young readers will feel a growing sense of empowerment, knowing they are never alone in their journey.”

This illustrated book is an ideal introduction to this often misunderstood condition. It shows family, friends and anyone who knows someone with the condition how they can support someone with ME/CFS, and their family.

It’s never too soon for children to learn that violence is never okay, hands can do many good things, and everyone is capable of positive, loving actions. In this bright, inviting, durable board book, simple words and full-colour illustrations teach these important concepts in ways even very young children can understand. Created in response to requests from parents, preschool teachers, and childcare providers, this book belongs everywhere young children are. Includes tips for parents and caregivers.

Packed full with 220 activities and 55 games, the author provides you with a complete toolkit to enable you to understand dyscalculia and implement practical and innovative strategies to use in the classroom or at home.

• Information that demonstrates that dyslexia is a superpower, with many exciting choices and paths available for dyslexic thinkers.

• Material that empowers children to embrace their differences and helps them to understand what dyslexia is.

• Content written by Kate Griggs, who is dyslexic herself and the founder of the Dyslexic Thinking movement and charity, Made By Dyslexia.

Dyslexic herself, author Kate Griggs dedicates her life to teaching the world about dyslexic thinking. This book is crafted with love and science, and helps dyslexic children feel seen, with quotes from famous names with dyslexia, such as Kiera Knightley, Princess Beatrice and Richard Branson.

Xtraordinary People shifts the narrative on dyslexia and educates people on its strengths. It's a needed hug for dyslexic children everywhere.

Meet Katie - a teenager with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

Katie invites readers to learn about OCD from her perspective, helping them to understand what it is, how her obsessions and compulsions affect her daily life, and how people around her can help.

• How anyone can be a SEND parent (and not know it yet!)

• "The Social Contract" we enter when we send our kids to school

• “Quality First Teaching” and how it fails to meet most kids'needs

• "Command & Control" discipline that's gone out of control

• SEND law, and how it’s routinely ignored

• Parent blame, child blame and gaslighting

• The devastating mental health impact on kids and parents

And how all these factors have created the perfect storm in mainstream schools.

“We Are Not Seeing It” is the book every parent needs to read - because you might be a SEND parent and not know it too!

Can I Tell You About My Brother? is a story about understanding and embracing the differences that uniquely exist between siblings, particularly when one of the siblings has special needs. By recognizing and accepting each other's differences, siblings can remove perceived barriers and form lasting bonds that lead to a lifelong friendship.

Ever wondered what a hospital gown looks like or how a blood pressure cuff feels? Want to know why doctors need to check your heart and lungs, or what that funny little clip on your finger is for? We've got all the answers in here, plus a fun game of 'hospital I-spy' that turns the whole thing into a bit of an adventure.

Whether you're a brave explorer or feeling a little nervous, this book is for you. It's packed with information, encouragement, and little bits of fun to help you feel ready for your surgery. So, take a deep breath, put on your superhero cape (backwards, of course!), and let's get ready for surgery together. Your adventure awaits!

"What will happen to my child when I'm no longer here?"

As a parent of a child with special needs (SEND), this is likely one of your biggest fears. The thought of leaving your child without your protection can be overwhelming. But with the right knowledge and preparation, you can ensure your child's future is secure.

In this essential guide, UK finance expert Rhiannon Gogh provides practical, up-to-date guidance and information to help parents navigate the complex process of planning for their child's future. Whether you're just beginning to consider your options or already feeling lost in a sea of legal and financial jargon, this book will take you from confusion to clarity within 90 days.

You'll learn how to avoid common pitfalls and make informed, future-proof decisions that will safeguard your child's wellbeing for years to come.

This guide will empower you with:

• The 3 crucial steps of future planning for SEND families

• The hard truths every SEND parent must face

• Special needs planning and your family home

• Arranging a will tailored to special needs families

• Trusts: what you must know as a SEND parent

• Pensions and life insurance for your special needs family

• How to leave clear instructions and communicate your wishes to family

• Working with solicitors and financial advisors

Completely up-to-date and in line with the October 2024 Budget, this book equips you with everything you need to protect your child's future. Take control of your planning today, and gain the peace of mind that comes with knowing your child will be cared for, no matter what happens.

The resource is designed to be a clear, accessible and easy-to-use resource that can easily be used by professionals (teachers, teaching assistants, pastoral staff, and social workers) and parents with no prior experience of teaching mental wellbeing.

All these books include:

Dyslexic friendly font

A free audio book

A free audio glossary, signed video or soundscape

A sensory output feature on every cover

High quality illustrations to support comprehension

Thicker pages

Free teaching and learning resources

Predictable format

So much more!

Breaking down barriers to reading for as many people as possible!

For those educators who are uncomfortable with the punitive world of zero tolerance, isolation booths and school exclusions, Mark Finnis – one of the UK’s leading restorative practice experts – is here to show you that there is another way.

Drawing on his many years’ experience working with schools, social services and local governments across the country, Mark shares all you need to know about what restorative practice is, how it works, where to start and the many benefits of embedding a relational approach into any educational organisation that genuinely has people at its heart.

Covering coaching circles and the power of doing things with (and not to) children and young people, to moving your values off lanyards and posters and into the lived experience of every member of the school community, this book sets out how restorative practice – when done well – can transform every aspect of school life.

The book shares advice on how to put behaviour right when it goes wrong in a more positive, less punitive way, and, more importantly, on how to get it right and keep it right in the first place. Furthermore, it advocates an approach that is collaborative, empowering and positive – and ultimately geared to improve motivation, engagement and independent learning in even the hardest-to-reach young people.

Suitable for school leaders, educators and anyone working with young people.