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Unlocking Potential: How we teach drama to Autistic Students

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Aug 15
2 min

Unlocking Potential: How we teach drama to Autistic Students

Shauna is a specialist drama teacher who through her dedicated and professional approach gets the very best out of every single child at...

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A sixth form with a difference: With self-esteem at the core

Cavendish Education

May 24
7 min

A sixth form with a difference: With self-esteem at the core

Jane Rogerson counsellor at Burlington House Sixth Form considers contributing factors which affect self-esteem and shares ideas of what...

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'What is it like to be an autistic headteacher of autistic children?'

Cavendish Education

Apr 2
5 min

'What is it like to be an autistic headteacher of autistic children?'

The Headteacher of Gretton School in Cambridgeshire, Beth Elkins, shares what a privilege it is to work with Autistic children from her...

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Supporting Autistic Girls During Puberty: A Guide for Parents

Cavendish Education

Mar 8
3 min

Supporting Autistic Girls During Puberty: A Guide for Parents

In honour of International Women's day 2024, Louise Wallis-Jones, Head of Therapies and Lead Speech and Language Therapist at The...

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ddurlik5

Jan 29
5 min

Outdoor Learning - A day in the life…

By Christopher Sykes, Lead (Outdoor Learning), Hardwick House School. To mark this year's Outdoor Classroom Day, a global initiative...

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The festive season - a stressful time? Practical tips for parents to help prepare your autistic child.

ddurlik5

Jan 29
3 min

The festive season - a stressful time? Practical tips for parents to help prepare your autistic child.

SEND Advisor for Cavendish Education Group, Vanessa Danz, shares practical tips to help support autistic children during the festive...

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How can I support my autistic child during special events and holiday celebrations?

ddurlik5

Jan 29
4 min

How can I support my autistic child during special events and holiday celebrations?

We share insight and tips to help support autistic young people during holiday celebrations. Halloween, Bonfire Night, Christmas-time and...

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Exam Access Arrangements and who gets them?

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Jan 29
2 min

Exam Access Arrangements and who gets them?

With mock exams taking place in schools up and down the country this month, navigating the educational landscape particularly when it...

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Handwriting Vs. Touch typing- is one better than the other?

ddurlik5

Jan 29
3 min

Handwriting Vs. Touch typing- is one better than the other?

SEND Advisor for Cavendish Education, Vanessa Danz, discusses the skills and benefits involved in handwriting and touch typing and how a...

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Think differently... learn differently... teach differently.

Cavendish Education

Oct 6, 2023
5 min

Think differently... learn differently... teach differently.

As a family of schools specialising in supporting students with unique learning profiles, including dyslexia, we know that our pupils...

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Cavendish Education

Jul 6, 2023
2 min

Social Stories - a Q&A...

By Joanna Taylor, Wellbeing HLTA (Higher Level Teaching Assistant) at Ripplevale School. Joanna Taylor joined Ripplevale School six years...

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Cavendish Education

Jun 20, 2023
5 min

The importance of sport

How Bredon School encourages participation, inclusivity, enjoyment and success. By David Hughes Director of Sport, Bredon School Here at...

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The meaningful impact of sustained work experience for students with unique learning profiles

Cavendish Education

Jun 12, 2023
3 min

The meaningful impact of sustained work experience for students with unique learning profiles

Steve Proctor, Head of Sixth Form - Burlington House School “Every young person is unique, it sounds a bit cheesy but it's obviously...

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The Value of the Arts in Special Education Needs Schools

Cavendish Education

Apr 13, 2023
3 min

The Value of the Arts in Special Education Needs Schools

James Gilbert-Farrell is Deputy Head at Abingdon House School, an independent specialist school in South Kensington and Marylebone for...

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Cavendish Education

Mar 23, 2023
7 min

Supporting children with Dyscalculia

Rory Vokes-Dudgeon Headteacher at Abingdon House School, Rory Vokes-Dudgeon, explains how he thinks both parents and teachers can best...

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Cavendish Education

Feb 7, 2023
2 min

Safer Internet Day and the Neurodiverse young people of Cavendish Education

Contributions from Claire Bailey, Compliance Audit Officer at Cavendish Education and David Shearer, Computing Teacher at The Holmewood...

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Anxiety - recognising the signs in your child and providing help and support

Cavendish Education

Feb 6, 2023
6 min

Anxiety - recognising the signs in your child and providing help and support

Rachel Cullen is a Speech and Language Therapist and is Head of Mental Health and Wellbeing at Abingdon House School -...

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Cavendish Education

Jan 23, 2023
4 min

What is an EHCP?

We asked Nuala Dalton, SENCo at Burlington House School, London, to outline the purpose of a child having an EHCP, what it might consist...

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How to get help for your child if you suspect they may have learning differences

Cavendish Education

Jan 17, 2023
3 min

How to get help for your child if you suspect they may have learning differences

Nuala Dalton Here Nuala Dalton, SENCo at Burlington House School, London, outlines some of the potential signs of learning differences in...

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Introducing Jonathan Mansell - Headteacher of Abingdon House School, Purley

Cavendish Education

Nov 23, 2022
4 min

Introducing Jonathan Mansell - Headteacher of Abingdon House School, Purley

Jonathan Mansell has been appointed as Headteacher for Abingdon House School, Purley. The school, which will open in 2023 on Godstone...

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Cavendish Education

Nov 23, 2022
7 min

Supporting children with Dyscalculia

Rory Vokes-Dudgeon Senior Deputy Headteacher at Abingdon House School, Rory Vokes-Dudgeon, explains how he thinks both parents and...

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Applying the Neurodiversity Framework to Travel Training

Cavendish Education

Nov 17, 2022
3 min

Applying the Neurodiversity Framework to Travel Training

Bridget Young is the Headteacher at The Holmewood School London, an Outstanding specialist school for young autistic people. She is...

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Top questions to ask when choosing a school for your dyslexic child

Cavendish Education

Nov 9, 2022
3 min

Top questions to ask when choosing a school for your dyslexic child

Gemma Doyle, Director of Admissions for Cavendish Education. Choosing the right school for a dyslexic child can be overwhelming. Here,...

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Cavendish Education

Oct 12, 2022
2 min

HSBC visits Bredon School

HSBC's Elliott Morrison, Senior Manager and Co-Neurodiversity Lead for the bank has been working closely with Cavendish Education in...

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Cavendish Education

Oct 4, 2022
3 min

What is dyslexia?

Jodie Grant, Bredon School Jodie Grant is Head of Learning Development and SENDCo at Bredon School, a dyslexia specialist day and...

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Cavendish Education

Sep 9, 2022
1 min

Her Majesty The Queen

We are all deeply saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty The Queen. ‘At Cavendish Education, we are all deeply saddened to hear of...

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Cavendish Education

Jun 6, 2022
3 min

The Learning Journey: Get Moving!

Welcome back to The Learning Journey, as we explore the opportunities to engage with your child on their own learning journey. This blog...

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Announcing a new name for The Moat School

Cavendish Education

Apr 21, 2022
1 min

Announcing a new name for The Moat School

With the Cavendish Education ethos firmly rooted in a desire to remove barriers to learning and to focus on promoting and celebrating the...

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Cavendish Education

Apr 5, 2022
4 min

The Learning Journey: Homework

About Matthew Matthew Potger Deputy Head (Academic) BA (Hons), PGCE, Post.Cert. Level 5 Dyslexia & Literacy (York), Post.Cert. Level 3...

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AHS&C becomes first SEND Google Reference School in UK

Cavendish Education

Oct 25, 2021
2 min

AHS&C becomes first SEND Google Reference School in UK

Over the summer months, Abingdon House School and College was granted the status of Google Reference School - in achieving this status it...

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Gemma Doyle

Apr 19, 2021
1 min

"Everyone's Invited"

The “Everyone’s Invited” movement has raised further awareness of incidents of sexual abuse and harassment involving students in schools...

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Gemma Doyle

Mar 31, 2021
2 min

Integrating special interests

Megan, our Sixth Form Coordinator at Gretton School has shared some wonderful examples of Gretton students securing work experience...

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Gemma Doyle

Mar 30, 2021
1 min

Autism in the media

During Autism Awareness Week we're giving our students a voice. Today we're sharing this 'TED talk' which has been written and voiced by...

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Gemma Doyle

Mar 29, 2021
3 min

Meet Tom. Hear his story.

Meet Tom. He is 20 years old, lives in Kent, and is a former student of Trinity School & College in Rochester - now renamed Ripplevale...

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Gemma Doyle

Mar 1, 2021
1 min

Choosing a school for your SEN child

Cavendish Education is delighted to have been invited to take part in a Zoom Webinar panel discussion as part of the Independent Schools...

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Autism and Festivals: Surviving or Thriving?

Cavendish Education

Dec 17, 2020
4 min

Autism and Festivals: Surviving or Thriving?

Autism-specialist school, The Holmewood Schoolshares, their insight and tips to help support autistic young people at Christmas-time and...

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Celebrating 10 years at The Holmewood School

Gemma Doyle

Dec 2, 2020
3 min

Celebrating 10 years at The Holmewood School

On Monday 30th November, The Holmewood School is ten years old. They'll be celebrating throughout the day in their 'bubbles' and we’ve...

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Gemma Doyle

Oct 9, 2020
1 min

World Mental Health Day

Saturday October 10th marks World Mental Health Day, and the theme this year is mental health for all. Here, Angela Fowler - Emotional...

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Gemma Doyle

Oct 7, 2020
1 min

A summer of success in our schools

It's been an extraordinary year for many reasons so far, but for Cavendish Education schools, the summer of 2020 will be defined by an...

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How dyslexic thinking shaped Cavendish Education

Gemma Doyle

Oct 6, 2020
2 min

How dyslexic thinking shaped Cavendish Education

By Aatif Hassan, Founder and Chairman of Cavendish Education “He will be a failure if he does not start reading”. This is (perhaps now,...

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Gemma Doyle

Oct 4, 2020
5 min

Dyslexia Awareness Week

In support of Dyslexia Awareness Week, 5-11th October 2020, we share some top tips to support dyslexic learners in the classroom.

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Bredon student to start prestigious national apprenticeship

Gemma Doyle

Jun 19, 2020
2 min

Bredon student to start prestigious national apprenticeship

A student from Bredon School in Gloucestershire has been selected for one of the most prestigious IT apprenticeships in the country....

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Cavendish Education

Jun 5, 2020
1 min

A statement of commitment

In these difficult and turbulent times and when faced with a number of demanding issues coming together simultaneously, we take this...

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Advanced Autism Accreditation Status for The Holmewood School

Gemma Doyle

May 13, 2020
2 min

Advanced Autism Accreditation Status for The Holmewood School

The Holmewood School is celebrating after being granted Advanced Autism Accreditation status by the National Autistic Society. Advanced...

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Gemma Doyle

Apr 27, 2020
1 min

Remote Learning Approach

The schools in the Cavendish group have remained open to all children during this unprecedented time both within our physical school...

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Adapting to the new-world of remote learning

Gemma Doyle

Apr 14, 2020
1 min

Adapting to the new-world of remote learning

Our amazing pupils and incredible staff are the making of our schools, and this has never been more true than today as we confront the...

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Holmewood students encourage others to 'think differently' about autism

Gemma Doyle

Feb 14, 2020
2 min

Holmewood students encourage others to 'think differently' about autism

A group of autistic students from The Holmewood School delivered a presentation on neurodiversity to Senior Leaders of Highgate School in...

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Bredon School ranked in the top 1% of Schools & Colleges in England

Gemma Doyle

Feb 3, 2020
1 min

Bredon School ranked in the top 1% of Schools & Colleges in England

Bredon School has been ranked in the top 1% of Schools and Colleges in England for 'value added' for students aged 16-18 years old....

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Cavendish Education

Nov 18, 2019
1 min

Bredon embraces outdoor classroom day

Farming skills and adventures in the forest were firmly on the curriculum last week at Bredon School as pupils headed outside to celebrate.

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Cavendish Education

Jun 5, 2019
1 min

Cavendish Education makes key appointment

He joins Cavendish Education at the beginning of June and brings with him over twenty years of strategic leadership experience within...

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