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Eligibility criteria for scoring support
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Developing the criteria through consultation and trialling of materials. The criteria are not intended for use with pupils who are currently placed in maintained specialist schools for pupils with sensory impairment, independent and non-maintained specialist schools for pupils with sensory impairment.

Eligibility Criteria for Scoring Support Levels
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Developing the criteria through consultation and trialling of materials. The criteria are not intended for use with pupils who are currently placed in maintained specialist schools for pupils with sensory impairment, independent and non-maintained specialist schools for pupils with sensory impairment.

SERSEN Training Group
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Accredited Courses for Educational and Multi-Agency Teams Working with Children and Young People with Hearing and/or Visual Impairment

Deafness and Additional Specific Language and/ or Literacy Difficulties
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Survery Findings. DASLLD.

Deafness and Additional Specific Language and/ or Literacy Difficulties
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Roz Pither, Ewing foundation. Presentation for BATOD 2005

Disability Rights Commission: A Review of the Literature on Accessible Curricula, Qualifications and Assessment.
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To determine to what extent current regulation regarding the assessment of curriculum and examination systems protects the disabled learner from discrimination.

14+ Protocol and Recommended Guidelines for Pupils and Students with Sensory Impairment
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The SERSEN Working Group (Sensory Impaired Children and Young People 14+ to 19 Transitions) convened in December 2003 to establish a recommended working protocol which will help meet the specific needs of young people with sensory impairment as they progress through this important transition phase. It is acknowledged that the outcome of this group will represent a recommendation only, and that the content may need to be changed and adapted to suit individual circumstance across the region.

Quality Standards In Education Services For Children And Young People With Sensory Impairment
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The aim of these Quality Standards is to ensure that children and young people are enabled through high quality support to access education of a high standard to achieve the best possible educational outcomes and life chances.

Analysis of out of Authority Placements
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Analysis of out of Authority Placements 2002

Evaluation of the special educational needs regional partnerships
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Evaluation of the special educational needs regional partnerships

2003-2004 Action Plan
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2003-2004 Action Plan

Analysis of out of Authority Placements
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Analysis of out of Authority Placements 2004 - revised

Analysis of out of Authority Placements
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Analysis of out of Authority Placements 2005

DRC Research Report - Qualifications curricula and assessment May 2005.
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DRC Research Report - Qualifications curricula and assessment May 2005.

Evaluation of the special educational needs regional partnerships
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Final Report

Quality in education for all
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Quality in education is a version of the Excellence Model of self-assessment, adapted for schools by Lloyds TSB in collaboration with schools and LEAs across the country. Quality in Education for All is a regional scheme developed by the SEN Regional Partnerships with Lloyds TSB to celebrate schools demonstrating a commitment to improvement over time for the benefit of all pupils.

Benchmarking club items 2002
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Benchmarking club items 2002

English Federation of Disability Sport and Sure Sta
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SERSEN, working with English Federation of Disability Sport and Sure Start have been engaged in an exciting research project looking at Inclusive Leisure opportunities for Children and Young People aged 8 to 16. We have looked at available resources and good practice in the six local authorities in the south east region for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Exceptional fee increase procedures 2006-07
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Cross-Regional Exceptional Fee Increase Procedures

SENRP News updated December 7, 2004
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A quarterly newsletter to highlight the work of the SEN Regional Partnerships and their

The National Contract
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Following a detailed review of all responses to our consultation regarding the content and use of the National Contract the Negotiating Group has now agreed a final version. This version will not now be amended again for at least the next 3 years

Quality in education for all
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Representatives from 30 LAs from the SERSEN, SCRIP, and London regional partnerships worked with Lloyds TSB during the summer term 2003 to embed inclusive practice in the refreshed version of the Quality in Education materials, and to agree a scheme of regional accreditation. The new scheme was launched by Baroness Andrews on Friday 9th Jan 2004 at Government office in London. The launch was attended by representatives from those LAs involved, together with the North East Regional partnership

Conferencing with Parents - A Good Practice Guide
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Guidelines to enable LAs and partners to develop and implement quality standards in promoting parents' participation in conferences.

Inclusion the impact of LEA support and outreach services - OfSted
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The long awaited report and recommendations from OfSTED about support services in LAs which was published on 21st July.

Evaluation of the special educational needs regional partnerships
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Evaluation of the special educational needs regional partnerships

Partnership for Inclusion Conference 2006
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WelcomeSERSEN Autistic Spectrum Disorders Study Day - Ian Male

Partnership for Inclusion Conference 2006
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The National Picture - Annette English

Partnership for Inclusion Conference 2006
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Kartouche - Social Communication

Partnership for Inclusion Conference 2006
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Adolescents and AutismCoventry’s menu for service delivery - Heather Moran

Partnership for Inclusion Conference 2006
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Brighton and Hove ASD Assessment Pathway - Lalli Howell, Hilary Jewers and the team

Partnership for Inclusion Conference 2006
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Delegate comments

Partnership for Inclusion Conference 2006
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Evaluations

Partnership for Inclusion Conference 2005
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Bullying’ Symposium - Fergus Crow

Partnership for Inclusion Conference 2005
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Bullying - Amaze

Partnership for Inclusion Conference 2005
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CAMHS symposium – regional mental health in schools, Roger Booker, Peter Hindley & Caroline Malauka

Partnership for Inclusion Conference 2005
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Corporate Parenting - David Puttnam

Partnership for Inclusion Conference 2005
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Every Child Matters in the South East - André Imich and Steve Huggett, DfES National Advisers for SEN

Partnership for Inclusion Conference 2005
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The Developing Contribution of CAMHS to the Health of Young People - Dr. Bob Jezzard

Partnership for Inclusion Conference 2005
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Life chances of disabled young people - Christine Lenehan

Partnership for Inclusion Conference 2005
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West Sussex Children’s Services - Looked after children - Debbie Bath

Partnership for Inclusion Conference 2005
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Towards a regional protocol for Looked After Children - Hugh Clench

Partnership for Inclusion Conference 2005
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Thanet Enquiry - A summary into the findings of the Inquiry and lessons that can be learnt for Looked After Children and Young People - WARREN DEANE

Removing Barriers to Achievement – The Government’s Strategy for SEN - Overview of South East Region
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This is the second overview report compiled from information gained through visits to local authorities by respective DfES SEN Advisers, covering the period November 2005 to February 2006. The first overview report covered the period September 2004 to December 2004

Evaluation and comments
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Implementing the Disability Discrimination Act in schools and early years settings

GUILLAIN – BARRE SYNDROME
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A brief report- describing the nature of the syndrome, the symptoms, and its management.

NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE
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This brief description is designed to provide some information about the nature of the condition which has three distinguishable forms. A recent consultation in which reference was made to Niemann-Pick Disease was the stimulus for these notes.

ADHD : ASSOCIATED OR COMORBID CONDITIONS
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This review is concerned with the nature of ADHD and the differences in presentation or in likely response to intervention when the ADHD condition is linked to signs and symptoms of other conditions which may be comorbid with, or overlap, the ADHD.

Autism and the colour yellow
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This brief note was written in response to a question whether children and young people with autism have a preference for, or particular interest in, the colour yellow.

Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) – Workforce Issues for Children’s’ Services.
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This guidance document reviews the practice of 21 Services for Deaf and hearing impaired children and young people in the UK in response to the NHSP and diagnosis of deaf children. The findings from the survey have been used to establish broad guidelines that Services can use when drawing up their own policies on 52-week cover.

SCIENTOLOGY, NEW ERA DIANETICS, AND EDUCATION
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Multi-Sensory Spelling
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For use with Vox Proxy software Multi-Sensory Spelling

Deafness and Additional Language and/or Literacy Difficulties (DASLLD)- Project Briefing Paper.
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The Working group operated under the aegis of SERSEN Sensory Impaired Provider Task Group ( SIPTG). The group contributed to the key activities within the SERSEN Action Plan; specifically that relating to the audit of low incidence provision and engagement with DfES initiatives (Inclusion Development Programme).

Cues to identifying specific additional language and/or literacy difficulties in a deaf child
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The young person exhibits a significant number of the following

DASLLD Presentation
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BATOD March 2005 by Roz Pither, Ewing Foundation.

Dyslexia (SpLD) : A Summary and Overview of the Current Situation
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These notes highlight the point reached by research evidence and informed observations in respect of the nature and aetiology of dyslexia …. as set out in two recently published and major articles.The first describes the scope of research over time and the current state of thinking in theories of dyslexia ; the second explores the relationship between developmental impairments in literacy and in speech/language skills

Feedback from the 3 day Story Links courses in Spring and Summer 2006.
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Both courses were given a 100% feedback of a “Very Useful Course”

Mapping The Way
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Strategies and resources for the practitioner working with children with deafness and additional specific language and literacy difficulties

TRIBUNAL ISSUES
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The case of D – age 12 years. SLD and ASD. Notes to Assist in Completing the LEA Case Statement for the SEN Tribunal Autumn 2006. These notes, now anonymised, were prepared for a given case and a given set of circumstances, but it is hoped that they may have some wider application or interest given the likelihood that similar issues may well arise in other areas or on other occasions.

High frequency word mat
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table format of high frequency words in NLS

Literacy plan
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Visual stimulus of literacy lesson plan

Survey Findings
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Survey findings

The ASD “Ben” Diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, Reflecting at Age 23
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ng their interests as a basis for number or creative writing tasks. A typical test of mind blindness.

The Kearney School Refusal Assessment Scales
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These notes, requested by the coordinator of an EWO team, provide a brief description of the scope and nature of this assessment tool. The scales seek to highlight the function of the school refusing behaviour and to clarify the issues which precipitated the behaviour and which may be maintaining it, thus to provide indicators concerning the content of intervention strategies. M.J.Connor September 2006

TRIBUNAL ISSUES. The case of D – age 12 years. SLD and ASD.
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Notes to Assist in Completing the LEA Case Statement for the SEN Tribunal Autumn 2006 These notes, now anonymised, were prepared for a given case and a given set of circumstances, but it is hoped that they may have some wider application or interest given the likelihood that similar issues may well arise in other areas or on other occasions. M.J.Connor September 2006

Visual Processing ( and Social Processing ) in Autism and ASD
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n but that there may be a contribution from a general visual-perceptual impairment. M.J.Connor October 2006

story planning
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Formats/visual scaffolds to use when planning a story detailing sequence of events, characterisation etc

SEN National Overview
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This is the second National Overview Report compiled from information gained through visits to all local authorities in England by DfES SEN Advisers. It covers the period November 2005 to February 2006. The first Overview Report covered the period September 2004 to December 2004.

Siblings of Children with Autism and ASD
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This paper summarises the kind of needs that might apply to a relatively under-evaluated group of children those with an autistic brother or sister.

Mainstream Inclusion of Deaf Children and Young People - Principles and Tensions
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This paper sets out some recently expressed concerns about what is actually meant by inclusion for students who are deaf, what should be involved in the way of strategies and school organisation, and the frequency of perceived discrepancies between rhetoric and reality.

Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder : Genetics, Triggers, and Trajectory
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These current summaries concern, respectively, confirmation of the major significance of genetic factors in ADHD ; the significance, too, of environmental factors ( with foetal alcohol syndrome as an illustration ) ; particular situations, at home, where the ADHD difficulties will be most evident ; and the link between childhood-diagnosed ADHD and later anxiety or depression. M.J.Connor November 2006

Siblings of Children with Autism and ASD
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This paper summarises the kind of needs that might apply to a relatively under-evaluated group of children … those with an autistic brother or sister. Reference is made to observed or reported patterns of interactions, involving positive aspects as well as negative aspects ; and to possible risks for behavioural or emotional mal-adaptations among this sibling group ( as set out in two recent articles ). M.J.Connor November 2006

Dyslexia (SpLD): Recent Research 15
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the potential benefits of a chiropractic approach to certain learning difficulties; and the positive effect upon literacy from the learning of music.

Influences and Variables Related to Cognitive Processes
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These notes cover a range of issues linked loosely by their learning-related themes ( or simply by the similar publication dates of the articles in question ! )The issues include the identification of self esteem, attribution of learning difficulty, effects of (early) social isolation, head growth in infancy, working and short term memory deficits, and the means of measuring the efficacy of continuing professional development.

Residential Provision : School, Fostering, or Care
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This paper explores the relative merits of the ways of providing residential facilities for children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties when their needs, and the school, family and neighbourhood circumstances, as such as to necessitate residential provision rather than day provision. It is recognised that the interaction of factors in a given case may reduce options available, and reference is made to the desirability of early preventative work.

Dyslexia (SpLD) : the Reality but Heterogeneity of the Disability
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ferences among individuals so-identified in their profiles of strengths and weaknesses. M.J.Connor

Mutism test
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This is a test

SI Glossary of terms
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Terminology explained

SI Glossary of terms SENDIS
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Special Educational Needs and Disability – General Glossary

SI Glossary of terms Hearing Impairment/Deafness
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Terminolgy explained for Hearing Impairment/Deafness

Information and Research Specialism : Papers Completed
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Michael Connor

Cross-Regional Procedures for Exceptional Fee Increases
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Cross-Regional Procedures for Exceptional Fee Increases in Independent and Non-Maintained Special Schools and Children's Residential Homes 2007-08

Cross-Regional Procedures for Exceptional Fee Increases 2007-08
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Cross-Regional Procedures for Exceptional Fee Increases in Independent and Non-Maintained Special Schools and Children's Residential Homes 2007-08

Autism and ASD : More Evidence about their Nature and Symptomatology
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The topics covered here include sleep patterns among children with autism or ASD and among adults with autism and learning difficulties ; sensory integration and perceptual experience ; motor symptoms as a possible means of differentiating high functioning autism from Asperger Syndrome ; and family environment ( expressed emotion ) and symptoms in adolescents and adults with autism. M.J.Connor December 2006

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Outreach Seminar Workshop responses
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CRIP & SERSEN Outreach Seminar Day – 30.11.06 – WORKSHOP 1: Outreach - Implications for school planning and organisation.

Service Level Agreement Model - Mary Hare Outreach seminar
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The powerpoint for the Outreach seminar keynote from David Jones and Liz Beavan which contains a slide that was not on the original handout.

AUTISM AND AIR POLLUTION
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This brief report is concerned with only one set of research results ( plus reference to some existing studies and to reactions ) but it highlights a further aetiological hypothesis …. with implications for that view of autism and ASD as conditions with multiple causal pathways and influences. M.J.Connor

Reading Comprehension : Issues for Assessment and Interpretation of Results
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These notes examine the difficulties in gaining a valid measure of the comprehension of what is read.

Story planning
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Here are 3 different visual formats to support children in story writing

Literacy plan
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picture format to detail what will take place in literacy lesson

Science web
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images relating to light and shadow

Word mat
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Frequently used words

National SEN overview
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This is the second Overview Report compiled from information gained through visits to all Local Authorities (LAs) in England by members of the DfES National SEN Adviser Team. It covers the period November 2005 to February 2006

Depression in Children and Adolescents : Current Thoughts
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The first part of these notes explores whether there has been sharp rise in the prevalence of depression among young people in recent years ; with the conclusion that, while prevalence rates are high, they may reflect changing diagnostic procedures or heightened awareness of a disorder previously under-diagnosed. There follows a description of risk factors for depression in the pre-school years with reference to the impact of early stressful events.

( INCREASING ) INTELLIGENCE
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A current reference to apparent rises in measured levels of intelligence provided the stimulus for an exploration of the “ Flynn Effect ” …. generational shifts observed in some elements of cognitive performance and reflected in higher scores on given psychometric tests ; and of the “ Mozart Effect ” which also relates to reported enhancement of intellectual performance ( via the alleged influence upon cognitive functioning of exposure to certain music ).

AUTISM : CURRENT ISSUES 46
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This set of summaries begins with a reference to the possible confounding of autism or ASD with reactive attachment disorder, along with differentiating features.

SCRIP/SERSEN Innovation Bids summary
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In 2007/08, we wish to build on the progress of the 2006/07 pan Sussex pilot ASC RCE. This bid has been developing the 14-19 curriculum to include social and life skills, study skills and personal organisation, all of which students with Aspergers syndrome find difficult to develop without focused support. Considerable progress has been made over the one and a half terms of the pilot.

Scrip & SERSEN Joint Action Plan
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Key priority – Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) research and networking

ASD : Further Thoughts on Inclusion (Junior or Secondary School, and University)
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These summaries return to the theme of assisting children and young people to achieve meaningful academic and social inclusion at school and in higher education.

Flowchart: framework for the consideration of Out of Area Educational Placement
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Flowchart: framework for the consideration of Out of Area Educational Placement

Acoustic requirements of schools – advice for Teachers of the Deaf attending Tribunals
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Acoustic recommendations for schools were published in 1997 under ‘Building Bulletin 87’. In this guidance, levels of ambientnoise, and reverberation time were specified. These measures were not the same for all the rooms within a school and some specific workspaces were given different recommendations.

Protocols for Teachers of the Deaf Within the Tribunals Process
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Context. It may be in the best interests of the child, and beneficial to the family, for the two sides to make contact. If the appeal is concerned with a child or young person’s (C&YP) statement the focus of the hearing will be to establish whether the Local Authority (LA) can meet the child’s needs

Psychologists’ Roles (in Assessment and Intervention )
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as determining what could be included within “consultation” ), and to operationalise the concepts of distinctiveness and inter-subjectivity.M.J.Connor March 2007

Roll the letters around
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practical resource you can make to help with onset and rime and spelling

Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome
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These descriptive notes were stimulated by a mention to the present writer of the possibility of a diagnosis of Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome in a child, with associated questions concerning what this syndrome entails and what the implications might be. Some basic information is provided about the nature of this ( low incidence ) condition, the characteristic signs and symptoms, and general management. M.J.Connor

Deafness : Family Factors, Assessment, and Planning Provisions
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language.M.J.Connor

Residential Special Schools - A Further Assessment of the Role, Scope, Benefits, and Costs
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am, for meeting a combination of special educational needs and social/familial needs. M.J.Connor April 2007

Dyspraxia : Incidence and Other Features
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These brief thoughts were requested by a member of the local multi-professional teams to assist in preparing a presentation about dyspraxia … especially in respect of the question of incidence ( including differences in the incidence among boys compared to girls ). Albeit a short and specific set of notes, they were made available for wider circulation on the grounds that the content may be of general interest or use.

Cross-Regional Procedures for Exceptional Fee Increases
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Independent and Non-Maintained Special and Children's Residential Homes 2007-08

Attention Deficit Disorder : Research Update 50
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” of medication for ADHD, both stimulant and non-stimulant.

Parental Involvement in their Children’s Education
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a secondary school case study ) can apply across the scholastic age and ability spectra. M.J.Connor

Parenting Styles and Parent-Child Attachment Vulnerability in Children to Social, Emotional and Behavioural Problems
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s of early intervention and support. M.J.Connor May 2007

Behavioural Interventions and Young Children with Autism
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iversity, which demonstrated effectiveness in enhancing certain areas of functioning but with variations in outcomes according to child characteristics and with no changes brought about in the core diagnostic symptoms and problem behaviours … highlighting the ongoing question of how to identify factors that best predict effectiveness.

Diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome
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Brief introductory presentation to initiate group discussion concerning the interpretation of, or reactions to, the application of an Asperger label to a child or young person presenting behavioural or emotional or learning anomalies