Explore every episode of the podcast SEN Talks
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| Ep 30 SPECIAL: My Lived Experience and Disability Living Allowance with Tammy Hendry | 19 août 2024 | 00:48:31 | |
For this special episode, Salise Dourmoush is joined in the studio by Tammy Hendry. Tammy discusses her experience raising her son, how DLA has been beneficial to her family & some top tips on applying for Disability Living Allowance. This podcast has been produced by Geldards LLP, music is 'Sunshine' by lemonmusicstudio. Want more from Geldards SEN? Be sure to follow our social media channels! All links here: https://linktr.ee/geldardssen Website: https://www.geldards.com/children-and-their-education/ Contact Tammy: tammyhendry@yahoo.co.uk Follow us on social media: @GeldardsSEN on Instagram, Facebook & X | |||
| Ep 29: Father's Day Special with Adam Friel, Douglas Hamer & John Friel | 15 juin 2024 | 00:54:58 | |
This week, Adam is joined in the studio by Douglas Hamer, Associate in the Geldards Education Team & John Friel, a Barrister, SEN Specialist & Adam's father. This special episode is all about being a dad, the highs and lows of supporting their children with SEN & how their own additional needs impacts life as a parent. Website: www.geldards.com Production: Geldards LLP Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio Follow us on social media: @GeldardsSEN on Instagram, Facebook & X | |||
| Ep 28: How to appeal the contents of an EHC plan | 06 mai 2024 | 00:24:36 | |
In this episode, Adam and Salise explain what happens if you have gone through the EHC needs assessment process and have an EHC plan, but you are not happy with its contents.
This is the fourth in a four-part series about the EHC needs assessment process.
Website: www.geldards.com
Production: Geldards LLP
Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio
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| Ep 27: What if a local authority refuses to issue? | 29 avr. 2024 | 00:24:45 | |
In this episode, Salise and Adam explain what you can do if the local authority refuses to issue an EHC plan following a needs assessment.
This is the third in a four-part series about the EHC needs assessment process.
Website: www.geldards.com
Production: Geldards LLP
Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio
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| Ep 26: How to appeal an EHC needs assessment refusal | 22 avr. 2024 | 00:29:28 | |
In this episode, Adam and Salise explain what you can do if a local authority refuses to carry out an EHC needs assessment following an application.
This is the second in a four-part series about the EHC needs assessment process.
Website: www.geldards.com
Production: Geldards LLP
Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio
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| Ep 25: How to apply for an EHC needs assessment | 15 avr. 2024 | 00:25:46 | |
In this episode, Salise and Adam explain how you start the process of applying to the local authority for an education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment to get an EHC plan for your child.
This is the first in a four-part series about the EHC needs assessment process.
Website: www.geldards.com
Production: Geldards LLP
Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio
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| Ep 24: Local authority funding for SEN | 08 avr. 2024 | 00:28:22 | |
In this episode, Adam and Salise are joined by their colleague Lacie to discuss local authority funding for special educational needs. Website: www.geldards.com Production: Geldards LLP Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Ep 23: Mythbusting in the SEN Legal World | 25 mars 2024 | 00:24:10 | |
Adam and Salise are joined by one of their Paralegal team members, Ellie to bust some common SEN myths. Website: www.geldards.com Production: Geldards LLP Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Ep 22: Down Syndrome Awareness Week special | 18 mars 2024 | 00:33:45 | |
In this episode for Down Syndrome Awareness Week (18-24 March), Salise is joined by Geldards Paralegal Lacie Smith. They discuss Lacie’s experience of growing up with a brother with Down Syndrome as well as her time working as a special education teacher in the United States. Website: www.geldards.com Production: Geldards LLP Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Ep 21: Mother's Day Special, with Candice James, Scarlet Friel and Vanessa Dilworth | 10 mars 2024 | 00:49:58 | |
This week, Candice James, Scarlet Friel and Vanessa Dilworth join our host, Salise for this special Mother's Day episode of SEN Talks. Website: www.geldards.com Production: Geldards LLP Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio
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| Ep 20: International Women's Day Special, with Candice James, Scarlet Friel and Vanessa Hale | 04 mars 2024 | 00:56:55 | |
This week, Candice James, Scarlet Friel and Vanessa Hale join our host, Salise for this special International Women's Day episode of SEN Talks. Website: www.geldards.com Production: Geldards LLP Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio
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| Ep 19: Family law, with Claire Dean | 26 févr. 2024 | 00:48:44 | |
In this episode, Adam and Salise speak to Claire Dean, Partner in the Geldards family team, about her experience of child law and the family justice system. Website: www.geldards.com Production: Darren Evans of Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Ep 18: What is an EHCP? | 19 févr. 2024 | 00:22:05 | |
In this episode, Adam and Salise explain what an education, health and care plan (EHCP) is, who needs one and how you get one. Website: www.geldards.com Production: Darren Evans of Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Ep 17: The traits of ADHD, with Dr Giovanni Giaroli | 12 févr. 2024 | 00:50:26 | |
In this episode, Salise and Adam speak to Dr Giovanni Giaroli, founder of The Giaroli Centre who specialises in ADHD and autism. Website: www.geldards.com Production: Darren Evans of Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Ep 16: Living with autism and ADHD, with Douglas Hamer | 05 févr. 2024 | 00:46:23 | |
In this episode, the whole team is in the studio together to chat to their colleague Douglas Hamer about his diagnoses of autism and ADHD. Although both present challenges to him, they also give him a high level of insight into what his clients’ children go through. Website: www.geldards.com Production: Darren Evans of Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Ep 15: Secrets of a dyslexia school, with Alex Foster | 31 mai 2023 | 00:36:18 | |
In this episode, Adam and Salise are joined by Alex Foster, Assistant Headteacher, Deputy Safeguarding Lead and SENCo at The Unicorn School, a specialist school in Oxfordshire. They discuss how the school supports pupils with dyslexia and related learning difficulties. Website: www.geldards.com Production: OSR Studios and Darren Evans of Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Ep 14: The SEN appeals process, with Dr Olivia Kessel | 24 mai 2023 | 00:41:28 | |
On this week’s episode Salise and Adam are joined by Dr Olivia Kessel, host of the Send Parenting Podcast. Dr Kessel discusses her experiences of navigating the SEN appeals process on behalf of her neurodivergent daughter, who inspired her podcast. Website: www.geldards.com Production: OSR Studios and Darren Evans of Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio
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| Ep 13: Future planning for children with SEN, with Tom Glenister | 17 mai 2023 | 00:36:46 | |
In this episode, Salise and Adam are joined by their colleague Tom Glenister, a solicitor specialising in wills, trusts and probate. They discuss the difficult topics of life after EHC plans and planning for the future of children with SEN. Website: www.geldards.com Production: OSR Studios and Darren Evans of Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Ep 12: EOTAS, with Douglas Hamer | 10 mai 2023 | 00:43:02 | |
In this episode, Adam and Salise speak to their colleague Douglas Hamer about education otherwise than at school (EOTAS). He explains what EOTAS is, why people have it and how you can get it. Hosts: Salise Dourmoush and Adam Friel, Geldards Website: www.geldards.com Production: OSR Studios and Darren Evans of Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio
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| Ep 11: Growing up with dyslexia | 03 mai 2023 | 00:41:36 | |
In this episode, Adam shares his personal experiences of growing up with dyslexia and living with the condition as a partner in a law firm. Hosts: Salise Dourmoush and Adam Friel, Geldards Website: www.geldards.com Production: OSR Studios and Darren Evans of Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Ep 10: Being a local authority SEN lawyer | 26 avr. 2023 | 00:36:21 | |
In this episode, Salise discusses her previous experience as an SEN lawyer for a local authority and explains the appeal and tribunal processes from the LA point of view. Hosts: Salise Dourmoush and Adam Friel, Geldards Website: www.geldards.com Production: OSR Studios and Darren Evans of Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Special episode: Post-16 transfer | 15 mars 2023 | 00:29:37 | |
The post-16 transfer deadline of March 31 is fast approaching. This is the date by which a young person’s EHC plan must be reviewed and amended in the year of transfer from secondary education to post-16 education. In this special episode of the SEN Talks podcast, Adam and Salise discuss what the deadline means and what action parents can take if the local authority fails to meet its statutory responsibilities. Hosts: Salise Dourmoush and Adam Friel, Geldards Website: www.geldards.com Producer: Darren Evans, Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Special episode: Secondary transfer | 12 janv. 2023 | 00:35:37 | |
The secondary transfer deadline of February 15 is fast approaching. This is the date by which a child's EHC plan must be reviewed and amended in the year of transfer. In this special episode of the SEN Talks podcast, Adam and Salise discuss what the deadline means and what parents can do if they receive an EHC plan with a school they don’t want their child to attend. Hosts: Salise Dourmoush and Adam Friel, Geldards Website: www.geldards.com Producer: Darren Evans, Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Ep 9: A solicitor’s guide to appealing the SEND tribunal - part 3 | 23 nov. 2022 | 00:37:05 | |
In the third of three episodes, Adam and Salise discuss how to appeal to the SEND Tribunal. In this episode, they explain extended appeals. Hosts: Salise Dourmoush and Adam Friel, Geldards Website: www.geldards.com Producer: Darren Evans, Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Ep 8: ASD diagnosis - what next? | 16 nov. 2022 | 00:39:16 | |
In this episode, Adam and Salise are joined by Adam's wife Scarlet to discuss the journey toward their son’s ASD diagnosis. They give a personal account of their experiences and explain what other parents can expect.
Hosts: Salise Dourmoush and Adam Friel, Geldards
Website: www.geldards.com
Producer: Darren Evans, Petersens PR
Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio
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| Ep 7: A solicitor’s guide to appealing to the SEND Tribunal - Part 2 | 09 nov. 2022 | 00:43:46 | |
In the second of three episodes, Adam and Salise discuss how to appeal to the SEND Tribunal. In this episode, they explain the issuing of a draft EHC plan. Hosts: Salise Dourmoush and Adam Friel, Geldards Website: www.geldards.com Producer: Darren Evans, Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Ep 6: Talk to me: ASD and social communication, with Helen Pearson | 02 nov. 2022 | 00:47:21 | |
In this episode we’re joined by special guest Helen Pearson, a speech and language therapist who works with children and young people. We discuss social communication with a particular focus on autistic children. Hosts: Salise Dourmoush and Adam Friel, Geldards Website: www.geldards.com Producer: Darren Evans, Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Ep 5: A solicitor’s guide to appealing to the SEND Tribunal - Part 1 | 26 oct. 2022 | 00:38:15 | |
In the first of three episodes, Adam and Salise discuss how to appeal to the SEND Tribunal. They explain how the education, health and care needs assessment process and the appeals process work. Hosts: Salise Dourmoush and Adam Friel, Geldards Website: www.geldards.com Producer: Darren Evans, Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Ep 4: Decrypting dyslexia with Jemma Levy | 19 oct. 2022 | 00:47:46 | |
In this episode we’re joined by special guest Dr Jemma Levy, an educational and child psychologist, to discuss dyslexia. Adam Friel, head of education law at Geldards, also shares his experiences of living with dyslexia. Hosts: Salise Dourmoush and Adam Friel, Geldards Website: www.geldards.com Producer: Darren Evans, Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Ep 3: Getting a move on with dyspraxia and movement, with Melinda Eriksen | 12 oct. 2022 | 00:46:19 | |
In this episode we’re joined by special guest Melinda Eriksen, a specialist paediatric occupational therapist. We discuss developmental co-ordination disorder, also known as dyspraxia, in childhood. Hosts: Salise Dourmoush and Adam Friel, Geldards Website: www.geldards.com Producer: Darren Evans, Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Ep 2: Tourette’s and parenting in a neurodiverse household, with Sarah Sharp | 05 oct. 2022 | 00:45:23 | |
In this episode we’re joined by special guest Sarah Sharp, a trained therapist who runs Tictock Therapy C.I.C. Tictock provides support, information and therapy (CBiT) services to individuals with tics and Tourette's syndrome as well as families and professionals. Hosts: Salise Dourmoush and Adam Friel, Geldards Website: www.geldards.com Producer: Darren Evans, Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Ep 1: Waking up to a 'waking day curriculum', with Charlotte Hadfield | 28 sept. 2022 | 00:42:37 | |
In this episode we’re joined by special guest Charlotte Hadfield from 3PB Barristers. Charlotte is an expert in education, health and social care law. We discuss rights around the ‘waking day curriculum’, a term used to describe educational provision that extends beyond normal school hours. Hosts: Salise Dourmoush and Adam Friel of Geldards Website: www.geldards.com Producer: Darren Evans, Petersens PR Music: Sunshine by lemonmusicstudio | |||
| Trailer: SEN Talks | 21 sept. 2022 | 00:04:24 | |
SEN Talks is a new podcast brought to you by the team at Geldards SEN. We are experts in special educational needs (SEN), providing support to parents and young people in their learning. In this podcast we will share our expertise on the world of SEN education and discuss SEN topics with a variety of special guests.
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