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Aug 15, 20242 min read
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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Cavendish Education
May 24, 20247 min read
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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Cavendish Education
Apr 2, 20245 min read
'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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Cavendish Education
Mar 8, 20243 min read
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, 20245 min read
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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ddurlik5
Jan 29, 20243 min read
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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ddurlik5
Jan 29, 20244 min read
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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ddurlik5
Jan 29, 20242 min read
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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ddurlik5
Jan 29, 20243 min read
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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Cavendish Education
Oct 6, 20235 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20235 min read
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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Cavendish Education
Jun 12, 20233 min read
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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Cavendish Education
Apr 13, 20233 min read
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, 20237 min read
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, 20232 min read
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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Cavendish Education
Feb 6, 20236 min read
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, 20234 min read
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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Cavendish Education
Jan 17, 20233 min read
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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Cavendish Education
Nov 23, 20224 min read
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, 20227 min read
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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Cavendish Education
Nov 17, 20223 min read
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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Cavendish Education
Nov 9, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20223 min read
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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Cavendish Education
Apr 20, 20221 min read
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, 20224 min read
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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Cavendish Education
Oct 24, 20212 min read
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, 20211 min read
"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, 20212 min read
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 29, 20211 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20211 min read
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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Cavendish Education
Dec 17, 20204 min read
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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Gemma Doyle
Dec 2, 20203 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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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Gemma Doyle
Oct 6, 20202 min read
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, 20205 min read
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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Gemma Doyle
Jun 19, 20202 min read
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, 20201 min read
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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Gemma Doyle
May 13, 20202 min read
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 26, 20201 min read
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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Gemma Doyle
Apr 14, 20201 min read
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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Gemma Doyle
Feb 14, 20202 min read
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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Gemma Doyle
Feb 3, 20201 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20191 min read
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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