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The Sir John Cass Foundation founded project for the London ambassador scheme for learners with disabilities, has now concluded the findings of the project through the dissemination event on 23rd April at Queen Mary University London. This three year project demonstrated that sustainability of intervention was key to learner progression, to further and higher education, that teacher awareness of the progression issues was vital in over coming barriers to FE and HE. The executive summary of the evaluation report outlined some of these key findings, it has been a great pleasure to work with London East Thames Gateway AimHigher partners and the Sir John Cass foundation in delivering this important project to learners in schools and colleges who have either specific learning difficulties, physical and sensory impairments and autistic spectrum conditions.

The SJCF London Ambassador Scheme for Learners with Disabilities [pdf]

In January 2010 AchieveAbility Steering Group member and Dyscalculia expert Dr Steve Chinn is pubishing a new book titled “Addressing the Unproductive Classroom Behaviours of Students with Special Needs”. Published by Jessica Kingsley all the royalties are being donated to the Majika Project, a small school in Hazeyview, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

The book uses European research on those low level unproductive classroom behaviours such as distracting other pupils. There are different profiles of behaviours for different special needs. The second part of the book overviews some key theories around communication and self concept, theories that might provide a deeper understanding of classroom problems.

For more information please visit www.stevechinn.co.uk