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When Appearing to do Nothing is the Strongest Intervention | Pearson Blog

Shelley Hughes, SROT, Senior Product Manager, Pearson Clinical Assessment talks on ‘When Appearing to do Nothing is the Strongest Intervention’ via our US blog. Something I am regularly asked is how to intervene with particular profiles derived from administering a … Continue reading

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Inspired by communication champions and best practice

Last Friday, a team of 25 judges came together to decide the results of this year’s Shine a Light Awards. This year Pearson Clinical Assessment and The Communication Trust, were once again incredibly lucky to have an exceptional panel of … Continue reading

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Summer tips for Cogmed Working Memory Training

Summer can be an ideal time to start Cogmed Working Memory Training. Students are home from school and have the time and ability to complete the Cogmed program. In order to help you succeed with Cogmed, we have put together a list of tips and articles that will get everyone talking about their memory during the summer months. Continue reading

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A glittering gathering for occupational therapy award winners | BAOT/COT

Yesterday we were delighted to attend the BAOT COT Annual awards reception in London. For the fourth year running we sponsored the BAOT COT and Pearson Award for Continuing Professional Development, which went to Julie Osborne to support her course … Continue reading

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Shine a Light Awards: Introducing our judges

The Shine a Light Awards are officially open, and this year we’ve been joined by some fantastic judges who will have the unenviable task of selecting this year’s winners. This week we welcome Julie Steele, a Specialist Speech and Language HLTA. Continue reading

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Do you know a Communication Champion? The Shine a Light Awards Open.

Good communication skills are essential for learning and making friends, and have wide impacts across a child’s development, which is why The Communication Trust and Pearson Assessment have today launched the fourth Shine a Light Awards 2015. Featuring new categories, these awards will recognise teams, settings and individuals across England who supports children and young people’s communication needs. Continue reading

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Free SEN Breakfast Event this May

Pearson Assessment invites you to join a breakfast meeting on the topic of SEN Reforms and the EHCPs on the 22nd May in Central London. Keynote speaker Malcolm Reeve, Director of Education for Special Needs and Disabilities, Academies Enterprise Trust … Continue reading

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‘time to talk’ Countywide Conference 2014 – Guest Blog Post

This week’s guest blog post is from Deborah Powers, Speech and Language Therapist from the ‘time to talk’. ‘time to talk’ were recipients of The Shine a Light Award 2013/14 for Children’s Workforce. We caught up with them to see what other activities the team had undertaken since winning this prestigious award. Continue reading

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15 exciting presenters confirmed for Online Working Memory Week

We’re busy gearing up for Online Working Memory Week, which starts next Monday (17th to 21st November). Since our original post back in October another five presenters have been confirmed, giving you 15 exciting opportunities to learn more about working … Continue reading

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Online Working Memory Week returns for 2014

A week-long series of free online seminars from experts on the topic of working memory Online Working Memory Week is back for 2014, with a host of free online seminars from leading experts and professionals working in the field of … Continue reading

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