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Welcome to our Pearson Assessment UK blog. My name is Simone Lewendon and I am the Marketing Communications Manager for Pearson Assessment.
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Tag Archives: Education
The SENCO journey – transitioning to a strategic role: Guest post from Malcolm Reeve, AET
One of the significant requirements of the Children and Families Act 2014 (known in SEN circles as ‘The SEND Reforms’) encompassed the redefinition of the role of the SENCO. Schools are legally required to have a SENCO, and if they are new to the role, they have to attain the National SENCO Award within three years of taking up their post. Continue reading
Posted in Education, Posts
Tagged Academies, AET, Children and Families Act, Education, Malcolm Reeve, pearson, Schools, senco, SEND, SEND Reforms, Special Educational Needs
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More funding has just been announced for children’s mental health services, but there’s a long way to go…
Fergal Roche, CEO of The Key, writes about school leaders’ concerns about pupil wellbeing At the end of last month, the government announced that it is to invest £143 million in improving children’s mental health services in England this year … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Posts, Psychology
Tagged children and young people, Education, Mental health, Schools, The Key
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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
Posted in Education, Health, Posts
Tagged Assessment, children and young people, clinicians, Education, intervention, Occupational Therapy, participation, pearson
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Free talks on speech, language and communication – #SLTLearn
Join us this July for #SLTLearn, the second in our series of online outreach events for 2015. The talks taking place from 13th to 17th July are aimed at Speech and Language Therapists and Teachers, and are designed to inform, engage … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, CPD, Education, language, LuCiD, pearson, Schools, slcn, slt, speech, Speechbloguk, teachers, the communication trust, Unviersity of Liverpool
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Free Event: The Communication Commitment for Schools
Pearson Assessment and The Communication Trust are delighted to host a new event entitled ‘The Communication Commitment for Schools: Making a commitment to help all students communicate to the best of their ability’. The event will be held on the 24th June in Central London. Continue reading
Posted in Education, Posts
Tagged charity, communication, Education, event, pearson, slcn, speech and language, the communication trust
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Simple Steps to Unleash Strengths
Have you, ever read a research-based report and thought, “I don’t recognise this person, are you sure you wrote about the right person?”
This was the premise of a session I attended at the American Occupational Therapy (AOTA) conference in April titled: Strengths-Based Coaching: Learn how to Implement this Evidence Based Practice. Continue reading
Posted in Education, Health, Posts
Tagged Clinical, Education, Occupational Therapy, Pearson Assessment, Winnie Dunn
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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
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
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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Tagged Assessment, Cogmed, Education, events, Online Working Memory Week, OWMW, pearson, Pearson Assessment, psychcorpuk, Psychology, sen, SpLD, Talks, webinars, working memory
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Longdon Hall School win SEN School of the Year, TES Awards
The TES awards are an inaugural event in schools calendars, and last Friday (4th July), Pearson Assessment was delighted to attend the ceremony, as sponsors of the SEN School of the Year Award. Overall the TES awards recognise educational excellence … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Events
Tagged Assessment, awards, Education, events, Hugh Dennis, Pearson Assessment, PsychCorp, sen, Special Educational Needs, TES Awards
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