Robert Robinson

Manager SEND Support Service, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

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Local government/Authority

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Area(s) of Interest

ADHD Assessment Augmented, Assistive Technology Autism and ASD Behaviour Cognition and Learning Communication and Interaction Curriculum Dyslexia Dyspraxia EYFS Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Further Education Leadership Literacy Policy & Guidance Primary Secondary and post-16 Sensory and/or physical needs Social, emotional and mental health difficulties Speech, language and communication needs Technology Young adults, parents and carers

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Recent Comments

Jul 16, 2024

Really helpful article, especially examples. Just wondering about the SEMH outcome, I always find these the hardest to formulate. Would an EHCP outcome ever be set for a term? Or is this a step on the way to a longer term outcome? There seems a lot of ambition in the outcome (which is good!) is it achievable? For a child with SEMH needs  warranting an EHCP will they, in one term, learn to "identify, label and manage their emotions". My experience is that we find it harder to break down the steps towards SEMH outcomes than we do in for example literacy or physical development , and that this can result in targets which are not finely graded enough...