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About the Book Series

The nasen spotlight series provides practical guidance and tried-and-tested resources for all schools and professionals involved in supporting Special Educational Needs. Written by leading experts and covering a wide range of important issues relating to SEN, the books include accessible explanations and examples of best practice, as well as tools and techniques that you can use to improve provision in school. Several new books are published each year to reflect your changing professional needs, and the whole series is brought to you by nasen, the leading organisation representing SEN professionals.

73 Series Titles


Brain Development and School Practical Classroom Strategies to Help Pupils Develop Executive Function

Brain Development and School: Practical Classroom Strategies to Help Pupils Develop Executive Function

1st Edition

By Pat Guy
August 22, 2018

Brain Development and School offers a range of practical classroom strategies to help pupils develop their executive function. Packed with useful tips that are grounded in theory, it examines how to support aspects of children’s executive functioning that can affect their school life; including ...

Essential Tips for the Inclusive Secondary Classroom A Road Map to Quality-first Teaching

Essential Tips for the Inclusive Secondary Classroom: A Road Map to Quality-first Teaching

1st Edition

By Pippa Whittaker, Rachael Hayes
April 09, 2018

This go-to resource provides practitioners with quick, easy and cost-effective ways of improving inclusive practices in educational settings. Addressing the needs of children with various disabilities, from ADHD, dyslexia and low literacy skills, to physical disabilities, mental health and social...

Time to Talk Implementing Outstanding Practice in Speech, Language and Communication

Time to Talk: Implementing Outstanding Practice in Speech, Language and Communication

2nd Edition

By Jean Gross
December 07, 2017

Time to Talk provides a powerful and accessible resource for practitioners working to improve children’s language and communication skills. Showcasing effective approaches in schools and settings across the country from the early years through primary and secondary education, it summarises research...

The Post-16 SENCO Handbook An Essential Guide to Policy and Practice

The Post-16 SENCO Handbook: An Essential Guide to Policy and Practice

1st Edition

By Elizabeth Ramshaw
February 16, 2017

This accessible, practical handbook provides essential guidance to SENCOs in sixth forms and colleges of further education on how to manage the support of students with additional needs, and how to work with their colleagues, students' families and external professionals to co-ordinate effective ...

The Art of Positive Communication

The Art of Positive Communication

1st Edition

By Rob Long
January 27, 2017

Good communication between teachers and pupils, and between pupils themselves, helps to build a good learning environment where all pupils can achieve. This book covers key communication issues including: forming sound relationships understanding non-verbal behavior accentuating the positive and ...

Supporting Children with Cerebral Palsy

Supporting Children with Cerebral Palsy

2nd Edition

By Hull City Council
August 12, 2016

Completely revised and fully updated in light of the 2014 SEND Code of Practice, this edition familiarises readers with the specific learning needs of cerebral palsy. Offering practical tips and tried-and-tested strategies from professional practitioners, this accessible guide provides advice on ...

Supporting Children with Dyslexia

Supporting Children with Dyslexia

2nd Edition

By Hull City Council, Hilary Bohl
April 01, 2016

Completely revised and updated in light of the new 2014 SEND Code of Practice, this second edition of Supporting Children with Dyslexia provides valuable advice and resources for teachers, TAs and SENCOs supporting pupils on the dyslexic spectrum. This practical resource will help those who are ...

Supporting Children with Sensory Impairment

Supporting Children with Sensory Impairment

1st Edition

By Hull City Council
February 25, 2016

This book provides a quick and easy reference guide to different types of sensory impairment, including causes, symptoms and the implications on teaching and learning. With most children and young people with hearing or visual impairments attending mainstream schools, this book explains the most ...

Dyslexia and Early Childhood An essential guide to theory and practice

Dyslexia and Early Childhood: An essential guide to theory and practice

1st Edition

By Barbara Pavey
February 24, 2016

Taking a developmental approach, this accessible text addresses the ever increasing interest in identifying the characteristics of dyslexia in young children and reflects on the best way to reach and support these learners. Drawing upon current research, the author considers our current ...

Achieving Outstanding Classroom Support in Your Secondary School Tried and tested strategies for teachers and SENCOs

Achieving Outstanding Classroom Support in Your Secondary School: Tried and tested strategies for teachers and SENCOs

1st Edition

By Jill Morgan, Cheryl Jones, Sioned Booth-Coates
December 01, 2015

  Achieving Outstanding Classroom Support in Your Secondary School shows how secondary school teachers and other school staff can work with Teaching Assistants to ensure that classroom support is maximised and an optimum working relationship is developed. Based on research taken directly ...

Supporting Children with Medical Conditions

Supporting Children with Medical Conditions

2nd Edition

By Hull City Council
October 23, 2015

The fully revised new edition of Supporting Children with Medical Conditions provides teachers and practitioners with a reference to medical conditions most commonly found amongst school-aged children, including asthma, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, eczema, epilepsy, head injuries, heart ...

Provision Mapping and the SEND Code of Practice Making it work in primary, secondary and special schools

Provision Mapping and the SEND Code of Practice: Making it work in primary, secondary and special schools

2nd Edition

By Anne Massey
August 27, 2015

In the busy world that schools inhabit, this book provides clear guidance on how to implement a simple and user-friendly system that will ensure all pupil progress is forensically examined and any inadequacies swiftly addressed. Provision Mapping and the SEND Code of Practice describes a tried and ...

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