#happyinschool in the Hamptons!

Sounds rather grand doesn’t it? Hampton Court Palace isn’t far but don’t let that fool you. The Hamptons is a lovely place to live and comprises Hampton Village, Hampton Court (home to the palace), Hampton Wick, just a hop from Kingston Upon...

And so, another session ends

Sometimes you just need to let a picture do the talking. Parent SEND workshops can be hard work, intense and tiring. At the #happyinschool project, we’re all about honing in on the positive, working with the information we’ve got and developing practical...

Autism Conference The Rose Theatre

It’s always a pleasure to share the aims and passion of the #happyinschool project to parents. Being the parent of a child or children with autism or ADHD can be fraught, relentless; you can lose sight of yourself and your power in the rolling procession of...

#happyinschool comes to Twickenham

From the tiny acorn of an idea, to speaking in front of many hundreds of families to share, inform and inspire. For me, it is always about turning heartache into hope, for as many people as  possible. Feeling grateful. © Suzy Rowland

Children with SEND are vulnerable to school exclusion

  Statistics show that children with special educational needs account for almost half of all exclusions in schools. Or to put it another way, children with S.E.N.D. are six times more likely to be excluded. Guidelines in the S.E.N.D Code of practice and...

Flyers at the ready

In addition to organising my thoughts, I’m getting my marketing information ready for the Autism Conference in Kingston, UK on March 20. I’d originally made some ‘home-spun’ flyers in word (I know:) but hopped over to a well-known online...