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The SENDcast — 347 episodes
Hyperfocus: From Survival to Superpower with Emma Muir
Beyond the Classroom: Sensory Support at Home with Natasha Grays
Rethinking Wellbeing of Neurodivergent Children in School with Charlotte MacDougall
The Power of Play Schemas with Ange Anderson
A Million Families Waiting: Can AI Help? with Ben Cosh
Behind the Mask: Autistic Burnout and Eva's Story with Sarah Griffiths
What do we mean by trauma informed practice? with Dr Asha Patel
Where are specific learning difficulties in the SEND reforms? with Louise Selby and Janet Goring
DLD and SEND Reforms: No Child Left Behind with Jane Harris
We need to talk about the neurodivergent teachers in our schools with Chris Benson
Why every school needs a SENCO on the senior leadership team with Lisa Pinkerton
It's Not What It Looks Like: Screen Time and Neurodivergent Children with Dr Daniel Weisberg
Leadership in Social Impact Education with Ed Robbins
*Special episode* The Tes SEND Show 2026
Empowered: Student Self-Advocacy in Schools with Claire Cannon and Alice Phillips
Removing the fear of reading with Vicki Edgar
What do neurodiverse girls need to know about romance? with Kim McCabe
Wellbeing, Culture and Inclusion with Cathal Lynch
Neurodiversity and Sport: Creating Safe, Inclusive Spaces Where Neurodivergent can Thrive with Liz Day
Living with Hearing Loss and Deafness with Samantha Baines
*Special Episode* - Who Will Be SEND? Questions, Not Answers on the Reform Ahead with Dale Pickles
Barriers to Mental Healthcare for Autistic People with Dr Joanna Grace
*Special episode* The Autism and ADHD Shows 2026
Rare but Recognisable: Isla's FOP Story with Nicky Muller
Supporting Young People with Long-Term Illness in Education with Josh Pelled
Assessing Complex Learners with Jordan Garrett
Understanding PANS and PANDAS: Bridging the Gap in Education and Health with Tina Coope
Understanding Epilepsy's Impact on Children and Young People with Catherine Hodder
Supporting Children with Down syndrome to Reach Their Full Potential with Sarah Holton
*Special Episode* - Fixing a Broken System: Response to the White Paper
Young Carers: Voices That Matter with Kasia Thompson
*Special Episode* National Neurodiversity Shows 2026 with Steph Barnett
Working Effectively with TAs with Sara Alston
The Effectiveness of EHCPs. The EHCP process and the SEND reform with Nana-Kofi Okyere
SEND in Later Education: The Facts, Laws, and Real Stories with Chris Lefcovitch
Screens, Meltdowns and Power Struggles with Dr Daniel Weisberg
Therapeutic Effect of Birds of Prey with Angela Norwood
Are you a Sensory Elephant or Mouse? with Ali Neal
Supporting Neurodiverse Girls Through Puberty and the Transition to Secondary School with Kim McCabe
Charting a Neuroinclusive Future: Why Systemic Change Starts with Education with Liz Day, Victoria Bagnall, Pete Jarrett and Fintan O'Regan
Navigating Ofsted's New Framework: What You Need to Know for SEND with Adam Sproston
From Classroom to Career: The Power of Supported Internships with Kirsty Matthews
Helping Learning To Stick with Dr Susie Nyman
How to Make an Effective Education, Health and Care Plan with Ekaterina Harrison
Sensory Struggles With Eating with Dr Joanna Grace
Adaptive Teaching Through 5 Phases of the Lesson with Sara Alston
Sensory Processing – Exactly How Does It Impact On Daily Life? with Ali Neal
Breaking the Cycle: How Informed Parents Can Change the SEND System with Samantha Ryan
Introducing ITV's Play Time - the groundbreaking new TV show championing SEND children with Céin McGillicuddy and Andy Kinnear
Exploring Neuro-Dramatic-Play with Dr Sue Jennings
Specialist Online Provision for Neurodivergent Learners with Cathy Wassell
The Experiences of Girls in School with Diagnosed/Undiagnosed ADHD with Louise Belshaw
The Reality of OCD: Creating safe spaces for SEND students with Shaun Flores
Navigating SEN Parenting: Tools for Thriving with Sharona Smith
From Anxiety to Attendance: Rethinking SEMH Support with Helen Bray
Developing Distributive Leadership in Secondary Schools to Improve Inclusion with Eleanor Sams
Supporting the Transition from Primary to Secondary School for SEN Children with Kirsty Greenwood
Emotional Based School Avoidance: How Can Schools Help Autistic Pupils? with Sue Sheppard
Supporting ND Learners in Secondary School Settings and Further Education with Susana Gonzalez
Cracking the Code – Early Print Concepts and Literacy Readiness with Dr Sarah Moseley & Ginny Bootman
Where Safeguarding and SEND Meet with Sara Alston
Autism: The Quiet Ones with Dr Joanna Grace
How Learning Can Come To Life Through Horses with Fay Atkins, Suzi Barnett & students
Better Oracy Through Building Speech and Language Skills in Schools with Yin Collighan & Louise Emerson
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging with Dr Susie Nyman
Parenting a Neurodivergent Child with Kate Steer
The Role of Technology and How To Use It Effectively Within The Classroom with Stephanie Smith
Sensory Circuits and Sensory Movement Breaks with Ali Neal
Neurodiversity – Building Connections and Building Confidence with Marlon Huggins
How Can Schools Support Parents of SEN Children More Effectively with Sarah Billingham
The Stories We Tell About Autism with Dr Joanna Grace
Bridging the Gap with Parent Carers with Rachel Wright
*Special Episode* nasen live 2025
Digital Dilemmas with Helen Bray
How Does Dyslexia Impact in the Classroom? with Jane Craig & Samantha Buttle
Hearing the Patterns – Phonological Awareness in Literacy Development with Dr Sarah Moseley & Ginny Bootman
*Special Episode* The Autism & ADHD Shows 2025
Supporting Neurodiverse Students: Insights from Awesome Archie with Rebecca Clapcott
Why does the Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle matter? with Sara Alston
Informal SEND Provision in Mainstream Primary: The Positives and The Pitfalls with Kate Browning
Universal Approaches to Support in Education with Clare Ward & James Galpin
How Dealing with Mental Images and 're-wiring' the Brain Can Create Breakthroughs for Dyslexia with Lou Barnes
nasen awards - Clare Brun Teacher of the Year
*Special Episode* Autism Europe International Congress 2025
Awesome Archie's Journey from Mainstream to Specialist Education with Archie Clapcott
nasen awards - Jane Fearnley & Faye Ebbs, Alternative Provision of the Year
Relationship Dynamics with Children with PDA with Beth Elkins & Ian Thorsteinsson
nasen awards - St Andrews International School, International Provision of the Year
'Improve not Prove': Self-Evaluation for Continuous Improvement in Inclusion
nasen awards - Alison Eason, Changemaker of the Year
Why We Need More Support For Neurodivergent Teachers with Catrina Lowri
nasen awards - Michelle Madziak, Teacher of the Year
The Importance of Literacy Education for ALL learners with Chantal Bryan & Sarah Giles
nasen awards - Chapman Shum, Young Advocate of the Year
Structured Teaching, Pre-empting Barriers and Developing Curriculum Pathways with Tanya Lefort
nasen awards - Dale Pickles, Resource for SEND
Foundations of Early Literacy – What Are the Building Blocks? with Dr Sarah Moseley & Ginny Bootman
nasen awards - Karen McGuigan, Highly commended Resource for SEND
Supporting Colour Blindness with Marie Difolco
nasen awards - Maxine O'Neill, Specialist provision of the year
Life's Ups and Downs of Having or Not Having a Special Needs Assessment with Dr Susie Nyman
nasen awards - Eugene Dwaah, Highly commended changemaker of the year
The Power of Language with our SEND Kids with Ali Fanshawe
nasen awards - Adam Millichip, Innovative Technology in the Field of Inclusion
Sleep Neurodiversity and Learning Disability with Dr Jill McGarry
SENsible25 conference preview with Abigail Hawkins
nasen awards - Paul Willis, Secondary Provision of the Year
Creating an SEMH Inclusive School with Clare Williams
nasen awards - Natalie Hay, Highly commended changemaker of the year
Effectively Assessing Progress in the Classroom with Jordan
Sensory Uncertainty with Clare Ward and Dr Jamie Galpin
The Power of Relational Practice in an Autism Setting with Beth Elkins & Ian Thorsteinsson
Why Do So Many Professionals Believe They Are Right? with Tigger Pritchard
Assumptions Around Physical Disabilities with Chloe Plummer
Emotional Regulation Resources for SEND with Kerry Thalia
Time Saving Tips for SENCOs with Ginny Bootman
I'm Bipolar, But Don't Call Me Crazy with Catrina Lowri
Reflections On How To Promote Positive Mental Health For SENCOs with Angela Scott
It's Not The What It's The Why! with Alison Knowles
Alternative Provision with Veena Virahsammy
SEND Parent Partnerships with Danise B. Grant
Dyslexia Myth Busting with Louise Selby
Autism: My Personal Experiences and Advice for Professionals with Joe Fautley
Why Movement Matters with Chloe Plummer
Reconstructing the Students' Brain using The Person-Centred Approach to Learning with Dr Susie Nyman
Ask Don't Tell with Alison Knowles
SEND Briefing Preview: What will the new Government mean for SEND? with Jane Friswell
Positive Psychology (PP) Wellbeing & SEMH with Dr Rob Long
Identifying Language Needs in Primary Through Screening
Awesomely Autistic with Tigger Pritchard
The Magic of 'High Value' Strategies for Pupils with SEND in the Classroom with Angela Scott
Identifying Dyslexia and Why it Matters with Dr Helen Ross
Getting Your Voice Heard as a SENCO with Ginny Bootman
My Journey With Behaviour with Catrina Lowri
Living with Dyscalculia with Peter Cherry and Cat Eadle
Effective Use of Visuals to Aid Communication with Kerry Thalia
Looking and Trusting Inside Rather Than Looking For Solutions Externally with Alison Knowles
Zones of Regulation with Kim Griffin
School Attendance with Suzy Rowland, Fintan O'Regan and Sarah-Jane Critchley
Person-Centred Approaches: Clarity or Confusion? with Angela Scott
Morphology with Louise Selby
Whole Life Mental Health Meanderings with Dr Helen Ross
Working with Parents with Lynn How
Your Senses and Your Mental Health with Joanna Grace
What is an OT? with Kim Griffin
Parenting foster/adopted children with Alison Knowles
A Profound Separation with Joanna Grace
The National SEND Picture with Simon Tanner
Controller, Friend or Benevolent Dictator with Fintan O'Regan
GIRL UNMASKED – Autistic Masking, School and Mental Health with Emily Katy
Standardised Approach to Exams with Dr Susie Nyman
Strengthening the SENCO-Headteacher Partnership
Sensory Strategies with Kim Griffin
How exercise is different for children with SEND and why it matters with Miriam Saffer
Supporting PDA with Clare Truman
Being Human – a journey to #FlipTheNarrative with Elly Chapple
R is for Rosie with Joanna Grace
Challenging the Pedagogy of Professional Decline with Rachel Lofthouse
MAT SEND Leadership with Simon Tanner
Making Gaming More Accessible with Nomi Gallagher
The Dyslexia Show 2024 with Arran Smith
Conduct Disorder with Fintan O'Regan
Arousal and Self-Regulation with Kim Griffin
Long Term Effects of Lockdown on Neurodivergent Students with Miriam Saffer
The Best of SENDcast 2023
Multi-sensory Stories with Dr Susie Nyman
Dyslexia and Mental Health with Dr Helen Ross
An Introduction to PDA with Clare Truman
SENsible24 with Abigail Hawkins
Going to University with Autism or ADHD with Victoria Ellen
Presence in Research with Joanna Grace
The Benefits of Audiobooks with Emily Pye
Dual and Multiple Exceptionality with Fintan O'Regan
How To Wait Well When Your Child Is On The Diagnostic Pathway for Autism or ADHD with Jodie Warren
Who Leads on SEND in a School? The SENCO or the Headteacher? with Abigail Gray
How to Stop Your Limiting Belief Limiting You with Alison Knowles
Leading On Behaviour In Schools And Colleges with Adele Bates
ASC and ADHD in Adults with Dale Pickles
Turning Differentiation On Its Head with Catrina Lowri
Empathy? What We Need Is Compassion with Amanda Sokell
Being Hijacked By Your Emotions with Alison Knowles
The Tes SEND Show with Beverley Walters
Executive Function Skills and Neurodiversity Traits with Victoria Bagnall
The Boundaries Between Education and Care with Zara Wright
Additional Needs Haircut Services with Craig Henderson
How Our Brains Project Our Past with Alison Knowles
Engaging Pupils with SEMH and Other Behaviour Needs with Adele Bates
Reducing Teacher Workload By Supporting Pupils With SEND From The Get-Go with Zoe Mather
Effective Advocacy & Why Fighting Doesn't Work with Jodie Warren
EHCNA with Amanda Sokell
Goal Setting with Alison Knowles
Exercise, Play and Sensory Integration for Disabled Children with Stephanie Wheen
Incidental Conversations with Ginny Bootman
Focus On What They Can Do, Not What They Can't with Joanne Jones
SENCO Workload and Wellbeing with Lynn How
Tourette's in the Education System with Lucy Toghill
Venn Diagrams and Icebergs: How to Negotiate the A to Z of SEND with Fintan O'Regan
Helping Children with PMLD Thrive with Yoga with Jyoti Jo Manuel
Tourette's? (Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month - May 15th to June 15th) with Ione Georgakis
Teaching Phonics to ALL Learners - What About SLD and PMLD Pupils? with Dr Sarah Moseley
LEGO® Play - Social and Emotional Wellbeing with Dr Gina Gómez de la Cuesta
The Labelling Lurgy with Abigail Hawkins
Myth Busting the Magic of Sensory Rooms with Joanna Grace
Black and Autistic or Neurodivergent with Suzy Rowland, Keisha Swaby and Lauren Fernandez
How To Help Pupils Understand and Express How They Feel with Sue White
We Need To Talk About Excel with Ginny Bootman
The What and Why of Compassionate Co-Regulation with Jyoti Jo Manuel
Mental Health and Behaviour: Nature or Nurture? Risk and Resilience with Fintan O'Regan
Dyspraxia and Handwriting with Kim Griffin
*Special episode* Discussing the SEND and AP Improvement Plan with Claire Coutinho
Becoming a SENCO - Where to Start? with Lynn How
Cuddly Cardigans, Strategic Suits and Why SENCOs Don't Fit Into Either! with Abigail Hawkins
Identity First Language and Belonging With Joanna Grace
Using Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction with SEND pupils with Dr Susie Nyman
Girls on the Spectrum - Autism and Puberty with Victoria Ellen
Supporting Autism in Schools with Yoga with Jyoti Jo Manuel
How Schools Can Build Positive Well-being Among Students with Sue White
Should Everyone Learn To Sign? Moving Away From An Interpreter Model with Sarah Billingham
I Can't Go To School with Suzy Rowland
What Are Outcomes and Why Do They Matter? with Abigail Hawkins
SEND Christmas Crackers with Dr Susie Nyman - Part 1 – Making Christmas enjoyable for everyone
SEND Christmas Crackers with Dr Susie Nyman - Part 2 – Christmas Carols
Medication for Supporting Children with ADHD: Chemical Cosh or Reset Button with Fintan O'Regan
Sensory Communication with Joanna Grace
Boost Reading and Writing Through Play with Georgina Durrant
Creating An Inclusive Reading Curriculum For All Learners with Dr Sarah Moseley
Dyspraxia - More Than Just Clumsiness with Kim Griffin
Using Visuals to Support Transition with Sarah Billingham
What Yoga, Why Yoga? With Jyoti Jo Manuel
Surviving Christmas with Sarah-Jane Critchley
SEN Register with Abigail Hawkins
Why Boredom is Truly Interesting and Absolutely Vital with Fintan O'Regan
As an autistic adult, what would you change in schools? With Joanna Grace
Teaching Students from the Inside Out with Dr Susie Nyman
High Quality Teaching for SEND with Gary Aubin
Choosing a School with Sarah Billingham
Trauma with Alison Knowles
Let's Use Technology with Students with Arran Smith
Eating and the Senses with Joanna Grace
Making Mindfulness Fun with Katie White
Helping Children to Listen with Sarah Billingham
Reading, Phonics, and Dyslexic Profile with Charlie Pitt Miller
Sensory Development and Sensory Engagement with Joanna Grace
What drives our youngsters to self-harm with Alison Knowles
Paperless SENCO with Ginny Bootman
Physical Aspects of Autism with Rachel Jackson
Evidence Based Decision Making with Gary Aubin
Pupil Voice and Choice Making with Sarah-Jane Critchley
*Special Episode* Response to the SEND Review with Lorraine Petersen OBE
How Laughter and Playfulness can be used to help reduce Anxiety with Katie White
Homework - Risk and Return with Fintan O'Regan
SLCN - Implementation and making the best use of resources with Wendy Lee
Sensory Stories with Joanna Grace
Finding your Tribe
What on Earth is PDA with Rachel Jackson
Inclusive Learner Cocktails with Dr Susie Nyman
Happy Birthday, We are 2! Let's look back over the last 2 years.
What Makes a Great Teacher of SEN with Fintan O'Regan
Language for Learning with Wendy Lee
My Mummy is Autistic with Joanna Grace
How is the Pandemic affecting young people's mental health? with Alison Knowles
Bullying, Victims, & Bystanders with Fintan O'Regan
Talking to Parents about SEN with Sarah-Jane Critchley
Listening to pupils with SEN with Wendy Lee
Student Icebergs with Dr Susie Nyman
What makes a great INSET with Fintan O'Regan
The Use of Mindfulness to Support Emotional Literacy with Dr Trisha Waters
Lessons from Lockdown with Wendy Lee
Do You Need to be an Expert in Every Area of SEND? with Clare Ward and Dr Jamie Galpin
Supporting Pupils with Autism to Self-Regulate with Tessa Morton
Story Metaphor and Its Use in Supporting Emotional Literacy with Dr Trisha Waters
He Doesn't Do That at School with Ginny Bootman
Desperately Seeking Certainty with Clare Ward and Dr Jamie Galpin
Neurodiversity in Schools: A Whole School Approach with Fintan O'Regan
Songwriting with Children with Al Start
Story Links with Dr Trisha Waters
Connecting and Communicating with students with autism with Tessa Morton
Communication - That's The Aim of The Game with Ginny Bootman
What is Grief? with Alison Knowles
Science Literacy Toolkit with Dr Susie Nyman
Inclusion Matters – Signing – Why Bother? With Al Start
Every School leader is a leader of SEND with Fintan O'Regan
Therapeutic Story Writing with Dr Trisha Waters
Using Topic Based Songs with Al Start
The Importance of Learning Through Play with Georgina Durrant
Empowering Students with SEND and Mental Health with Dr Susie Nyman
Follow The Empathy Road With Ginny Bootman
Changing the Ds in ADHD with Fintan O'Regan
Transition to the next phase of education for children and young people with SEND with Lorraine Petersen
Self Preservation as a parent of a child with SEND with Alison Knowles
Tips for singing with children - using music inclusively across the curriculum with Al Start
SENCO Survival Guide at this challenging time with Lorraine Petersen
You don't need to wait for diagnosis to make a difference for children with SEND with Fintan O'Regan
Working With Foster and Adoption Children with Alison Knowles
Supporting children with emotionally based school phobia/avoidance with Tina Rae
What is Anxiety? with Alison Knowles
Supporting NQTs with SEND
Supporting mental health in Primary Aged children with Lana Grant
Self-harm - understanding and supporting our CYP with Tina Rae
Neurodiversity - Innovation or Compliance with Fintan O'Regan
Role of the Governing Board in relation to SEND with Kate Browning
You Create Your Reality with Alison Knowles
Ensuring Access to High Quality Teaching with Natalie Packer
Autism Different Presentations with Lana Grant
Building Resilience in the Early Years with Tina Rae
Broad & Balanced Curriculum with Carol Allen & John Galloway
SENCO Time Management with Kate Browning
Why we are the way we are with Alison Knowles
The Curious Case of ADHD with Fintan O'Regan
How to Become a Dyslexic Grade Riser with Dr Susie Nyman
Understanding and Managing Anxiety with Tina Rae
Managing SENCO Workload with Natalie Packer
Identification of SEND with Kate Browning
The New Breed of Therapist with Alison Knowles
Autism and Coronavirus – The new normal for children and their families with Lana Grant
The Team, the Technology and the Teaching with Carol Allen & John Galloway
Dealing with Grief with Sarah-Jane Critchley
Multi-sensory Teaching Strategies that work well for SEND students with Dr Susie Nyman
Developing a Whole School Approach to SEND with Natalie Packer
Time For A New Curriculum with Lana Grant
Good Mental Health with Fintan O'Regan
Healing the trauma of COVID 19 - The Recovery Curriculum for all pupils with Sarah Jane Critchley Part02
Healing the trauma of COVID 19 - The Recovery Curriculum for all pupils with Sarah Jane Critchley Part01
Going back to school in the new normal with Fintan O'Regan
Speech and Language in Children with Down Syndrome with Angharad Welch
CPD For Inclusion with Carol Allen & John Galloway
Introduction to AAC with Angharad Welch
Communication Friendly Environments with Angharad Welch
Low Cost, No Cost Technology Ideas with Carol Allen & John Galloway
Effective Use of Questions to Extend Verbal Reasoning with Angharad Welch
Supporting Transition from Primary to Secondary School
School Refusal, School Phobia, and Illness with Sarah Jane Critchley
The Language and Literacy Link with Wendy Lee
Exclusions – Reasonable response or hard-wired inequality? with Sarah-Jane Critchley
Supporting Anxiety and Trauma with Lorraine Peterson
Supporting Children with SLCN in Mainstream with Wendy Lee
Autism in Girls with Sarah Jane Critchley
SEN Support in the Mainstream Classroom
Speech, Language and Communication Needs in the Early Years with Wendy Lee
Supporting Dyslexia in Schools
BONUS : Corona - Supporting Someone with Anxiety - Part 02
BONUS : Corona - Supporting Someone with Anxiety - Part 01
BONUS: Corona - Life at Home - Supporting children with special needs
Developmental Language Disorder
BONUS: Corona and SEND (UK)
Sensory Issues and Their Impact on School Life
Life with Dyslexia with Arran Smith