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I S SUE 1 8 . 3 Contents NEWS 8 BREAKTIME VOICES 13 SARAH BOTCHWAY Are we making the most of NPQs? 15 KEVIN HARCOMBE 23 ways you probably won’t reduce your workload 17 A LETTER TO... The education secretary, on why we need to close the growing attainment gap 19 UNDERCOVER TEACHER “Once, we gave children time to learn joyfully, and form their own links and questions – now we just bombard them with facts and expectations; so what’s happened?” SPECIAL SECTION SEND 56 INSIDE THE DYSLEXIC MIND Why your pupils might be ‘diesel’ learners 60 ON TUESDAYS, WE DANCE How one school’s neurodiversity champions built a culture of inclusion through disco and cake 63 SENSORY AUDITS: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE A few small adjustments to your environment could make all the difference to an autistic child 66 MAKING SPACE A practical example of how to build a nurturing environment across your school 69 FACT-FINDING If we want neurodivergent children to be understood and accepted, we have to let their peers ask questions, explains Fiona Carswell teachwire.net facebook.com/teachwire twitter.com/teachprimary lydia.grove@theteachco.com We want to hear from you! Get in touch with your rants, comments, photos and ideas. We’re all We want to make sure our magazine is a brilliant resource for teachers and are always striving to improve. We love hearing from real teachers about what they liked and what they would change. Got feedback about this issue? Contact us via the details in the yellow box below – we’d love to hear from you! ears! www.teachwire.net | 5