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Let’s kick this off with a recommendation to turn to Headteacher Terri Wyse’s engaging and thought-provoking response to the findings of the Curriculum and Assessment Review (Expectations aren’t enough, page 27) in which she argues for much greater flexibility and individual understanding in education. A few pages further on, you’ll find Imran Hassan’s account (You’d be amazed, page 37) of how he metamorphosed from the old Imran, a young autistic lad with challenges, into the new Imran, a respected role model and advocate for young people with autism and learning disabilities. Fiona Campbell’s article on teaching algebra (Unlocking algebra, page 13) will be of interest to teachers, and to parents and carers faced with trying to improve their child’s numeric fluency.
We’ve redesigned our News pages, because the news is never really new by the time the magazine reaches you. Instead, we’re bringing you a round-up (ICYMI, page 9) of stories from the media, some of which you will have seen, and some of which you won’t. The study on the genetics of Dyslexia from the University of Nijmegen, for example (Dyslexia genetics linked to brain structure, page 10).
Jane Green’s article on hypermobility is definitely worth a read (It’s not just in your head, page 51). Did you have any idea how big an impact weaknesses in body tissue could have on neurodivergence? I didn’t, and neither did the doctors who failed to diagnose the author’s hypermobility, apparently.
The Autism & ADHD Show preview starting on page 58 gives a foretaste of what to expect at the three incarnations of this essential special education event: London on 20th and 21st June, Birmingham on 27th and 28th June and Manchester on 4th and 5th July.
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