The SENDcast
Episodes
Communication Friendly Environments with Angharad Welch
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast Dale Pickles from B Squared is joined by Angharad Welch to discuss communication friendly environments, also referred to langua...
Low Cost, No Cost Technology Ideas with Carol Allen & John Galloway
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast Dale Pickles from B Squared is joined by Carol Allen and John Galloway to discuss education technology and how to do it for low...
Effective Use of Questions to Extend Verbal Reasoning with Angharad Welch
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast Dale Pickles from B Squared is joined by Angharad Welch to discuss verbal reasoning and how to use questions to help extend the...
Supporting Transition from Primary to Secondary School
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast Dale Pickles from B Squared is joined by Lorraine Petersen OBE to discuss how schools can support transition from primary to se...
School Refusal, School Phobia, and Illness with Sarah Jane Critchley
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast Dale Pickles from B Squared is joined by Sarah Jane Critchley to discuss school refusals, school phobia and illness. Sarah-Jane...
The Language and Literacy Link with Wendy Lee
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast Dale Pickles from B Squared is joined by Wendy Lee to discuss the language and literacy link, the impact a pupil's language dif...
Exclusions – Reasonable response or hard-wired inequality? with Sarah-Jane Critchley
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast Dale Pickles from B Squared is joined by Sarah Jane Critchley to discuss Exclusions, how legal are they and why isn't more bein...
Supporting Anxiety and Trauma with Lorraine Peterson
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode our guest is Lorraine Petersen OBE, who has over 25 years experience as a teacher, and head teacher. She was previously the CEO of the...
Supporting Children with SLCN in Mainstream with Wendy Lee
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast Dale Pickles from B Squared is joined by Wendy Lee to discuss how schools can support children with Speech, Langauge and Commun...
Autism in Girls with Sarah Jane Critchley
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast Dale Pickles from B Squared is joined by Sarah Jane Critchley to discuss Autism Girls, why so few are identified, the lack of s...
SEN Support in the Mainstream Classroom
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast Dale Pickles from B Squared is joined by Lorraine Petersen OBE to discuss how SENCOs and class teachers are meeting their legal...
Speech, Language and Communication Needs in the Early Years with Wendy Lee
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast Dale Pickles from B Squared is joined by Wendy Lee to discuss how schools can support pupils in Early Years settings with Speec...
Supporting Dyslexia in Schools
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Arran classes himself as one of the 4% of the population as a severely dyslexic adult. When Arran was aged 9 he was diagnosed with dyslexia. He uses t...
BONUS : Corona - Supporting Someone with Anxiety - Part 02
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this, our third Corona BONUS episode looking at Anxiety within the context of the current Corona pandemic, Dale Pickles, Managing Director of B Squ...
BONUS : Corona - Supporting Someone with Anxiety - Part 01
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this, our third Corona BONUS episode looking at Anxiety within the context of the current Corona pandemic, Dale Pickles, Managing Director of B Squ...
BONUS: Corona - Life at Home - Supporting children with special needs
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this, our second Corona BONUS episode Dale Pickles, Managing Director of B Squared is joined by his guest Jane Friswell. Jane is one of the legends...
Developmental Language Disorder
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
DLD is one of the most prevalent childhood conditions, but is still little known and understood, especially in comparison to conditions such as autism...
BONUS: Corona and SEND (UK)
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded at 11:30am on Monday the 16th of March. At this time there was minimal guidance for schools around COVID-19/Corona virus a...
Sensory Issues and Their Impact on School Life
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sensory issues can have a big impact on school life, whether they are sensory-seeking or sensory avoidant and how schools can make reasonable adjustme...
Life with Dyslexia with Arran Smith
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Arran Smith classes himself as one of the 4% of the population as a severely dyslexic adult. When Arran was aged 9 he was diagnosed with dyslexia. He...