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Contents

4 Beyond the plughole

The joys of music and theatre are transforming the school experience for pupils at Andrew Holdsworth’s school.

6 Find your voice

Singing is a great leveller, argues Jenny Young. She believes every child should have the chance to sing every day.

8 Communicating need

Mary Dawson draws lessons from a new report from the National Deaf Children’s Society.

10 ‘Nightingale’ still singing

A play about the closure of a special school still has a message for the community today, writes Jan Woolf.

12 On a carousel

Sensory stimulation is at the heart of the hugely successful carousel days held at Ros How’s school for pupils with profound and multiple difficulties.

14 Two and three don’t make five

Martin Webster is rushed off his feet training to be a Senco – and he can’t wait to start the job full time.

For information on the NUT response to the SEN green paper, visit www.teachers.org.uk/node/13108.

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