{"product_id":"questions-on-send-developing-inclusive-practice-as-an-early-career-teacher","title":"Questions on SEND : Developing Inclusive Practice as an Early Career Teacher","description":"\u003cp\u003eQuestions on SEND: Developing Inclusive Practice as an Early Career Teacher, edited by Georgina Durrant and published by Routledge, is a practical guide addressing the common challenges early career teachers face when supporting learners with special educational needs. It brings together responses from ten leading SEND specialists, tackling real questions such as whether a child needs a diagnosis to get support, and what adaptive teaching actually looks like in practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book covers curriculum adaptation, environmental modifications, and collaboration with families and support staff, combining professional expertise with lived experience perspectives. Reflection questions throughout encourage readers to evaluate their own inclusive practice, and the accessible, question-and-answer format allows teachers to consult specific sections as needed rather than reading cover to cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFor schools\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGives early career teachers direct, practical answers to the SEND questions they are most likely to encounter in their first years of teaching.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDraws on ten different SEND specialists, giving a genuinely varied range of professional and lived experience perspectives rather than a single viewpoint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIts question-and-answer format makes it easy for busy teachers and mentors to dip into specific sections during a school day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUseful for teacher training providers, ECT mentors, and SENCOs supporting early career staff across a school or trust.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFor the workplace\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSupports early career teachers' own professional development, giving them practical grounding in SEND practice as part of their induction and CPD.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eReflection questions throughout make it suitable for use in mentoring conversations and professional development reviews, not just independent reading.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAddresses collaboration with families and support staff directly, relevant to how new teachers build working relationships in their role.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCompassionate, classroom-grounded guidance aimed at reducing the pressure early career teachers can feel when supporting SEND pupils for the first time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEarly career teachers are often expected to support pupils with SEND from their very first year, frequently without the depth of training experienced colleagues have had time to build. Questions on SEND addresses this gap directly, using real questions from the profession rather than academic theory alone, so that new teachers can find practical, actionable guidance quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQuestion-and-answer formats grounded in classroom reality, drawing on multiple specialist contributors, are a practical way to build inclusive practice knowledge without requiring teachers to work through dense academic texts during a demanding first few years in the profession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you are an early career teacher looking for practical SEND guidance, or a school or training provider supporting new staff, Questions on SEND is a focused, classroom-grounded resource worth considering.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57918209327486,"sku":"BK2596","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6560\/6649\/files\/9781032945613.jpg?v=1787738738","url":"https:\/\/www.thedyslexiashop.co.uk\/products\/questions-on-send-developing-inclusive-practice-as-an-early-career-teacher","provider":"The Dyslexia Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}