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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


Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome

Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome

2nd Edition

By Hull City Council
August 25, 2015

This practical resource contains a wealth of valuable advice and tried-and-tested strategies for supporting children and young people with Down’s Syndrome. Fully updated with the 2014 SEND Code of Practice, this text describes the different types of difficulties experienced by pupils with Down’s ...

Assessing Children with Specific Learning Difficulties A teacher's practical guide

Assessing Children with Specific Learning Difficulties: A teacher's practical guide

1st Edition

By Gavin Reid, Gad Elbeheri, John Everatt
July 09, 2015

This comprehensive book provides all the information that practitioners need to know about assessment in relation to their pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties. The why, how and what of assessment is addressed, whilst the link between assessment and intervention is also a key focus. Looking ...

Understanding and Supporting Pupils with Moderate Learning Difficulties in the Secondary School A practical guide

Understanding and Supporting Pupils with Moderate Learning Difficulties in the Secondary School: A practical guide

1st Edition

By Rachael Hayes, Pippa Whittaker
July 08, 2015

Are you working with students who have Moderate Learning Difficulties? Do you want to know how best to help them? Are you confused about what helps and what hinders? Learners with MLD form one of the largest categories of special educational need in mainstream secondary schools. In most schools, ...

Supporting Children with Dyspraxia and Motor Co-ordination Difficulties

Supporting Children with Dyspraxia and Motor Co-ordination Difficulties

2nd Edition

By Susan Coulter, Hull City Council, Lesley Kynman, Elizabeth Morling
June 25, 2015

Completely revised and updated in light of the new SEND 2014 Code of Practice, this new edition supports teachers in making good provision for children and young people with a range of co-ordination difficulties. Offering practical tips and strategies on how to meet the needs of children and young...

Supporting Children with Speech and Language Difficulties

Supporting Children with Speech and Language Difficulties

2nd Edition

By Hull City Council
June 25, 2015

Completely revised and updated in light of the new SEND 2014 Code of Practice, this new edition describes the different types of difficulties experienced by pupils with speech, language and communication needs. It will help teachers and other professionals to feel more confident by providing expert...

Developing Memory Skills in the Primary Classroom A complete programme for all

Developing Memory Skills in the Primary Classroom: A complete programme for all

1st Edition

By Gill Davies
June 11, 2015

How can we help children to develop their working memory? The memory demands in the classroom for children are high; they are constantly bombarded by new knowledge in multiple topic areas, given series of instructions to complete and expected to both learn and demonstrate their mastery of ...

Transforming Reading Skills in the Secondary School Simple strategies for improving literacy

Transforming Reading Skills in the Secondary School: Simple strategies for improving literacy

1st Edition

By Pat Guy
May 05, 2015

Transforming Reading Skills in the Secondary School is a commonsense text designed to help practitioners working in a mainstream context. The book suggests ways to develop the underlying skills necessary for good reading through multiple pathways such as mainstream subject lessons, individual and ...

Boosting Learning in the Primary Classroom Occupational therapy strategies that really work with pupils

Boosting Learning in the Primary Classroom: Occupational therapy strategies that really work with pupils

1st Edition

By Sheilagh Blyth
April 21, 2015

Boosting Learning in the Primary Classroom is your one-stop practical guide to understanding the physical development of children and how this affects their ability to learn. Not only does it explain the reasons behind the theories but provides over 75 practical tips that really work in the ...

Brilliant Ideas for Using ICT in the Inclusive Classroom

Brilliant Ideas for Using ICT in the Inclusive Classroom

2nd Edition

By Sally McKeown, Angela McGlashon
January 02, 2015

Runner up in Teach Secondary’s Technology and Innovation Awards 2014 sponsored by Lego, Brilliant Ideas for using ICT in the Inclusive Classroom provides lots of simple practical ideas showing teachers and support staff how they can use ICT to boost the achievement of all pupils. How can you use ...

Curricula for Teaching Children and Young People with Severe or Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties Practical strategies for educational professionals

Curricula for Teaching Children and Young People with Severe or Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties: Practical strategies for educational professionals

1st Edition

By Peter Imray, Viv Hinchcliffe
December 04, 2013

Curricula for Teaching Children and Young People with Severe or Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties offers a range of compelling arguments for a distinct and separate pedagogical approach to the learning needs of the most educationally challenging pupils. This book, written in accessible, ...

Promoting and Delivering School-to-School Support for Special Educational Needs A practical guide for SENCOs

Promoting and Delivering School-to-School Support for Special Educational Needs: A practical guide for SENCOs

1st Edition

By Rita Cheminais
May 22, 2013

Recent changes to education policy have brought about a new emphasis on promoting school-to-school support and school-led improvement, in order to ensure that all pupils, including those with SEN, achieve their optimum potential. SENCOs, often in the role of Specialist Leaders of Education (SLE), ...

The Equality Act for Educational Professionals A simple guide to disability inclusion in schools

The Equality Act for Educational Professionals: A simple guide to disability inclusion in schools

1st Edition

By Geraldine Hills
February 14, 2012

"A definite must for SENCOS." -- Urmston Junior School "A good insight into process of tribunal and what the Equality Act means." -- Team Leader, St Paul's CE Primary School 'A much needed resource in supporting schools, centres, day nurseries and community childcare provision to understand the ...

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