Sarah Sumner

Apr 2, 2024 | senmagazine.co.uk | Sarah Sumner

Sarah Sumner is enthusiastic about the benefits of interactive resources for supporting learners with SEND in primary education. As a headteacher of a primary school with a much higher than average proportion of pupils with SEND and learning differences, I know just how rewarding it is to help these learners thrive and achieve. I also know that this comes with challenges.

Nov 20, 2023 | teachwire.net | Catrina Lowri |Ginny Bootman |Liz Hawker |Sarah Sumner

PrimarySEND There’s little evidence that chess has a direct and long-lasting effect on children’s intelligence, but it can have many other benefits… by FREE, BITE-SIZED CPD Great ways to help autistic pupils PrimarySEND You’ve probably read claims that playing chess improves children’s academic performance. This is often why many schools want to run chess clubs, or even put chess on the curriculum.

Oct 18, 2023 | teachwire.net | Ginny Bootman |Liz Hawker |Sarah Sumner |Catrina Lowri

PrimarySEND A one-size-fits-all approach to behaviour management can hit struggling students hardest… by FREE, BITE-SIZED CPD Great ways to help autistic pupils PrimarySEND It is true that all children need boundaries to feel safe, supported, and successful. However, rigidity in defining and enforcing these boundaries can lead to automatic sanctions for types of behaviour that are more often displayed by neurodivergent (ND) learners.

Aug 29, 2023 | teachwire.net | Liz Hawker |Samantha Marsden |Sarah Sumner |Ginny Bootman

PrimarySEND Following the ‘empathy road’ transformed the way Ginny Bootman approaches her SEND pupils, all thanks to the PACE approach… by FREE, BITE-SIZED CPD Great ways to help autistic pupils PrimarySEND A few years ago, I went on some training for the PACE approach. I bet you know that feeling: it was a full day far, far away.

Aug 21, 2023 | teachwire.net | Liz Hawker |Samantha Marsden |Sarah Sumner |Lucy Kuper

SEND If you want your neurodiverse learners to thrive, says Lucy Kuper, step away from the behaviour policies and concentrate on your rapport… by DOWNLOAD A FREE RESOURCE! Bumper Lesson Plan Templates Pack PrimarySecondary A ‘do less, get more’ approach may seem like a paradoxical suggestion when considering how to better support neurodiverse SEND children – but with a few savvy, evidence-based strategies to hand, you can indeed support these learners in your classroom almost effortlessly....