Why I DON’T think singing ‘Happy Birthday’ is a good idea for kids protecting themselves from the Coronavirus
? I was thinking that’s it’s not a great idea to link the ‘Happy Birthday Song’ to the Coronavirus ! ? It may become anchored in your child’s mind as a negative, scary time and you don’t want that association unconsciously associated around their birthday ! Also do your kids really want to keep singing ‘God […]
Sue in conversation with Clare Cusack Creator of TomTag – award winning visual aid for children with Autism

Sue in conversation with Charlotte Olson Author of the Suzie & Sammy Book Series

Sue in conversation with Paloma Forde -Screening for Dyslexia Expert

Screening4Dyslexia Screening4Dyslexia was founded by Paloma Forde in April 2016 and by January 2017, already received recognition by Dragon Den’s Theo Pathitis by winning Small Business Sunday. (Only 1% of 370 000 make it!) She then went on to get recognition about her work by Jacqueline Gold (CBE) in June the same year. She […]
Sue Atkins In Conversation with Beverley and Colin Dean Creator of Special iApps for Children with Additional Needs

6 Parenting Tips When Your Child is Disruptive in Class.

Every parent dreads receiving a call from their child’s school in the middle of the day. The call is not usually to congratulate you about something good or to extend an invitation to an upcoming event to celebrate your child’s achievements – those calls usually wait until after school or you receive them through an […]
Special Educational Needs (SEN) Resources Blog, Reviews & Recommendations.

I was really delighted to receive this review of my book on my birthday from SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS RESOURCES BLOG REVIEW: RAISING HAPPY CHILDREN FOR DUMMIES BY SUE ATKINS I was chatting to a good friend of mine over the weekend about parenting. In particular about our lack of ‘training’ as parents. She explained how […]
Is behaviour getting worse?
Poor pupil behaviour drives 70 per cent of teachers to consider quitting ! There’s a new survey out today from Parentline Plus that suggests that 70% of teachers consider quitting because of stress over children’s behaviour in school. As a former Deputy Head and class teacher for over 22 years I am greatly saddened, but […]