Neurodiversity and Additional Needs Celebration Week(s)
In the coming two weeks, JKPS will be celebrating all things neurodivergent and additional educational needs. We will be sharing a whole host of cognitive differences and additional needs with the children to raise awareness of neurodiversity and also some teachers will be sharing their own experiences of living and owning their superpowers! On the final week, we will be asking all children how we could make the world a better place to support children with additional needs/neurodivergence and will showcase that in a form of artwork! We look forward to sharing that with you in due course.
Below is some extra information regarding Neurodivergence and a JKPS WhatsApp group for SEN parents!
Did you know around 1 in 7 people (more than 15% of the population in the UK) are neurodivergent, meaning that their brain functions, learns and processes information differently to the average person. The term neurodivergent is often an umbrella term to describe various cognitive differences such as Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, Autism and ADHD. Celebrating neurodiversity is about recognising these differences and the strengths that often accompany them, such as:
- Honesty
- Empathy
- Attention to detail
- Creativity
- Logical thinking
- Seeing things from a different perspective
Press this link – look at these amazing different thinkers:
https://www.neurodiversityweek.com/posters
Some children with differences such as these require additional support in certain areas. Likewise, parents of these amazing children may find it helpful to link up with others in similar situations. To that end, a WhatsApp group has kindly been set up by a JKPS parent, for parents who are nurturing the next generation of great mathematicians, inventors, leaders, activists, writers, entertainers, entrepreneurs, astronauts, gymnasts, scientists, architects….it is open to any parent who believes their child to have specific educational needs. To join the group, click this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DbYZmHRA8Ul1CcQkcVxbDb Thank you to Yuk-King Wong!
