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KA7 Promoting Belonging In Schools: A Humanistic Perspective | UCL Online Store Join us for this online event on Promoting Belonging in Schools: a Humanistic Perspective. This Twilight talk will include presentations by Dr Daisy Loyd a

How can we foster a sense of belonging for pupils? ✨

Join us on October 14th for a webinar by Susana Castro-Kemp, Daisy Loyd and Beech Lodge School. Participants will gain exclusive access to a new short course on Promoting Belonging in Schools.

New paper! 🤩

Ho, @kamenopoulou.bsky.social and Pinto's new paper, 'Facilitating expression beyond speech: Methods for engaging students with Complex Communication Needs (CCN) in research and educational practice', is out now.

Read it here:

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The call for abstracts for the 2026 London International Conference on Inclusive Education is now open! 👏👏

Submit your proposal and join us for what promises to be another fantastic conference!

All details at licie.co.uk

KA7 Student Centred Planning To Improve Post-secondary Outcomes In SEND | UCL Online Store This session explores how to create truly student-centred Statutory Documents by prioritizing student interests, autonomy, and cultural values. Participant

Still time to sign up!

Join us tomorrow for a free @ucl-ioe-cie.bsky.social seminar with Benjamin Tillotson, President of the @cecmembership.bsky.social on 'Student Centred Planning to Improve Post-Secondary Outcomes in SEND'.

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New preprint! 👏

Madison Lam & Keri Wong, Ph.D examined how a small-group career guidance workshop impacted students' career confidence, knowledge and goals.

Read about it here!

Identifying and supporting the needs of autistic children and young people CRAE’s Mel Romualdez was part of a team of UCL academics who wrote the rapid evidence report on ‘Identifying and supporting the needs of children and young people with SEND’. They have put together…

CRAE’s @melromualdez.bsky.social and the @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social team wrote the rapid evidence report on ‘Identifying and supporting the needs of children and young people with SEND’ for the DfE

Our summary of the autistic children & yp section here
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Identifying and supporting the needs of children with SEND in mainstream settings Findings from a series of rapid evidence assessments on what works to identify and support the needs of children and young people with SEND in mainstream and early years settings.

This new Department for Education report, led by @cantalek.bsky.social and colleagues at @ioe.bsky.social provides an up-to-date understanding of the identification, support and collaborative practices for children with #SEND.

Read their full findings here 👉

Proud to share our latest report on good practices for supporting learners with sensory and physical needs in mainstream schools!
#SensoryNeeds #PhysicalNeeds #ComplexNeeds
#InclusiveEducation

@cantalek.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social
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IOE DEdPsy Open Evening 2025 Thinking of becoming an Educational Psychologist? Join this event to hear about making a difference to children and young people, their families and schools.

Considering a career as an Educational Psychologist?

Join us for our #DEdPsy programme open evening on October 9th, 6-8 pm!

Register at the link below.

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New preprint! 👏

Taylor, @joanna-kolak.bsky.social and colleagues share a meta-analysis on #DigitalMedia use and #SocioEmotionalDevelopment in children aged 0–6. Findings from correlational studies indicate that more media use is linked to worse outcomes.

Read more here 👉

How to break phone addiction - BBC Bitesize Dr Kaitlyn Regehr gives us some tips to take control of your smartphone usage.

📱Are you "addicted" to your phone?

Dr Kaitlyn Regehr (UCL Information Studies) @artshumsucl.bsky.social spoke to #BBCBitesize to offer her top tips to help you put down your phone and keep your #screentime healthy.

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/art...

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Book a tour! Find out how to make the most of our services, facilities and collections by booking your place on a free tour led by IOE library staff. They take place between 22 Sept and 9 Oct, and last 30 mins (tour) or one hour (tour and induction). Book now: tinyurl.com/6xyfv8bj

Can the interests of ethnic minority voters be represented by right-wing parties? ✔️
‘The Bridge’ podcast from UCL sees an electric debate between Albie Amankona and Nels Abbey on this timely topic.

Catch it now: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/about/disagreeing-well/the-bridge-podcast #UCLDisagreeingWell

Positioning spoken language in the National Curriculum The most recent version of the National Curriculum (2014) includes ‘spoken language’ as a curriculum area that both fits within the English curriculum and cuts across other curriculum areas. Resear...

In a new article, Dockrell & Marshall highlight the omission of spoken language in the Interim Report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review.

They argue it must stay central to support a prospering economy, flourishing civil society, social cohesion, and democracy.

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Home | Tooled Up Education Evidence-based resources for parenting, education and family life.

@profandytolmie.bsky.social shares practical tips to help children build road safety skills — like judging traffic, choosing safe places to cross, and learning by doing. 🚸

Read more here 👉 www.tooledupeducation.com/wednesday-wi...

Excited to be part of this ground-breaking research project as member of the advisory board!
@ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social

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Text on graphic: Boosts for 'less often heard' groups, including ethnic minority and low income groups. Interviews with fathers and mothers, including those who live apart. Consent to linkage to administrative data.

Map of UK with text: 4,200 babies in Northern Ireland, 4,500 in Wales, 5,000 in Scotland and 16,300 in England

Text on graphic: Generation New Era. 30,000 babies will take part. First new UK-wide study since 2000. 9-11 months: age at first survey. 3-4 years: age at second survey.

The first new UK-wide long-term scientific study of babies and child development in a quarter of a century will be led at UCL's @clscohorts.bsky.social by Profs Alisa Goodman, @drlisac.bsky.social and Pasco Fearon @uclpals.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @news.ukri.org www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

📣 NEW *2025 CAMH Special Issue*📣 | Keri Wong, Ph.D 📣 NEW *2025 CAMH Special Issue*📣 ‘Physical Environmental Influences on the Psychosocial Outcomes of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults’ To make our #special issue more accessible, we partnered ...

Happy to see our⭐️@acamh.bsky.social 2025 Special Issue⭐️ Thx to all authors, co-editors Steven Marta Tycho ACAMH team for delivering our vision!

Vid summary👇
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Papers👇
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"If the government wants to overhaul the SEND system, we have to think about the whole school system" says Amelia Roberts, commenting on SEND funding disparities across locations.

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5 top Tes articles on SEND This summer we’re rounding up some of our most popular recent features on different education topics. Here are our top five articles on SEND and inclusion

Jo Van Herwegen @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social explains the importance of using targeted interventions backed by research to support students with SEND.

A toolkit she co-developed finds the best approaches for particular groups – featured in Tes' top articles on SEND.
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5 top Tes articles on SEND This summer we’re rounding up some of our most popular recent features on different education topics. Here are our top five articles on SEND and inclusion

Jo Van Herwegen @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social also advocates for universal screenings in early primary school, a more inclusive way to develop tailored support for students, based on both strengths and weaknesses.

Also featured in Tes' top articles on SEND 👇
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5 top Tes articles on SEND This summer we’re rounding up some of our most popular recent features on different education topics. Here are our top five articles on SEND and inclusion

.@scastrokemp.bsky.social calls for a needs-based approach to SEND provision – which relies on building strong relationships and getting to know children as individuals.

Part of Tes' top articles on SEND 👇 @ucl-ioe-cie.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social
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Private firms paid 'millions' in SEND cash as cost of child assessments rockets Impartial news & intelligent debate

London councils have seen prices double for the assessments children with special needs require to access care plans – says @vivianedpsy.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social
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What a joy to be part of such an inspirational, diverse and inclusively minded 3 days at the first LICIE conference!

Overjoyed that a quote from one of my participants about addressing the ‘Double Empathy Problem’ was included in the live artwork 🤩

Hats off to everyone involved!

#LICIE2025

An illustration of some of the key themes emerging from LICIE 2025.

What an inspiring 3 days at #LICIE2025 discussing #InclusiveEducation with colleagues from around the world, brilliantly captured by live illustrator Georgia Cowley.

Save the date and join us #LICIE2026, happening on July 27, 28, 29 2026 at @ioe.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-cie.bsky.social!

Prof Jo Van Herwegen presenting

Insightful keynote from Prof Jo Van Herwegen on day 3 of #LICIE2025, exploring how research can inform practice for students with #SEND and the potential of tailored strategies to enhance learning.

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Prof Julie Dockrell on the LICIE stage

Powerful keynote by Prof. Julie Dockrell at Day 3 of #LICIE2025, reminding us that language and communication are central to inclusion, learning, and equity.

Oral language underpins cognitive, social, and academic development and classroom environments supporting communication are crucial.

Miriam McBreen on the LICIE stage

Miriam McBreen, PhD, Deputy Director of CIE, has opened Day 3 of #LICIE2025, with a captivating live illustration of the conference by Georgia Cowley in the background. Georgia’s illustrations bring key moments and ideas to life as they happen.
#inclusion #inclusiveeducation #SEND #educationalpolicy

Great day discussing our research at #LICIE2025 with @melnind.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-cie.bsky.social @scdtp.bsky.social @cri-uos.bsky.social

Marcela Pozas on the LICIE stage

Powerful #LICIE2025 Day 2 keynote by Prof. Marcela Pozas on Differentiated Instruction (DI): vital for inclusion, but still rare in daily practice. Prof. Pozas called for better teacher training, more experimental and longitudinal research, and student voice. DI isn’t a luxury - it’s essential.