We were absolutely delighted to hear that Kathryn Stowell, Head of CENMAC, is a BETT 2026 EdTech 10 list finalist! Read more in the latest blog: mycenmac.com/BETT_10EdTech #assistivetechnology #edtech #BettUK2026 #specialeducationalneeds #EdTech10list #AAC #inclusion #aacaware #education #SEND

Charlton Park Academy (CPA), CENMAC & #Ocean3DTechnology have partnered to promote #inclusion & create a new series of interactive, WCAG-compliant #virtualtours of key learning & support areas across CPA. Find out more about this initiative in the latest blog: mycenmac.com/MakingLearni...

Learn how to create high-quality visual supports from social stories, visual schedules & task cards for schools using Glint. Join us online Thurs 6 Nov, 15.30-16.00 (GMT). Reserve your free spot: bit.ly/TT_Glint_Vis... #specialeducation #teachers #teachingassistants #sencos #assistivetechnology

Join us Thurs 23 Oct 15.30-16.00 (BST) for practical tips for using Clicker to support writing in the classroom. Whether you’re a #teacher or #TA, this session will help get more out of #Clicker. Reserve your free spot: bit.ly/TT_Clicker_T... #assistivetechnology #specialeducationalneeds #senco

The annual #TesSENDShow is a celebration of innovation & inclusion in #SEND. Our team enjoyed chatting with visitors committed to improving outcomes for children & young people with SEND and exploring the latest in assistive technology for education. Take a look at the blog: bit.ly/TesSENDShow_...

Our Advisory Teachers are looking forward to seeing you on Stand D50 at the #TesSENDShow! Come and find out how we support children & young people experiencing barriers to learning and/or communication with assistive technology. Don't forget to pick up a show bag! #tesSENDshow2025 #tesSENDshowUK

In the latest blog we look at the impact dyslexia can have on mental health. We discuss five key issues to be aware of & offer some useful strategies to support children & young people with dyslexia: bit.ly/DyslexiaAndM... #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek #Dyslexia #DigitalAccessibility #AssistiveTechnology

In this useful blog we look at five key issues around dyslexia and mental health that we should try to better understand. Read the article: bit.ly/DAW_DMH #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek2025 #DyslexiaAwareness #Dyslexia #LearningDifference #DAW25 #scanningpens #assistivetechnology

Join us online Thurs 16 Oct, 15.30-16.00 (BST) to see how the Everway suite of tools help to remove barriers to learning & ensure every student can access the curriculum in their normal way of working. Reserve your spot: bit.ly/TT_Everway #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek #Dyslexia #DAW25 #AssistiveTechnology

Join us online this Thurs 9th Oct, 15.30-16.00 (BST) to find out how Ayoa's intuitive mind mapping tools can help #SEND learners overcome barriers to writing. Reserve your free place: bit.ly/TT_Ayoa #mindmapping #assistivetechnology #ADHD #Autism #Dyslexia #DyslexiaAwareness

Take a look at our October Newsletter. It's going to be a busy month with AAC Awareness, Dyslexia Awareness Week and the Tes SEND Show at the Business Design Centre in Islington! bit.ly/CENMAC_ENews... #AssistiveTechnology #SEND #AACAwareness #DyslexiaAwareness #Dyslexia #TesSENDShow

Discover how the C-Pen Reader 3 makes reading accessible for all students. Join us on Thursday 2nd Oct with Neil Ryland from Scanning Pens online at 15.30 - 16.00 to see the new new features. Reserve your free place: bit.ly/CPenReader3 #assistivetechnology #atech #dyslexiaawareness #dyslexia #daw25

The recent Communication Matters annual conference was a real celebration of all voices. Here are some highlights from the CENMAC team in our latest blog: bit.ly/CM_2025_Cele... #CM2025conf #AAC #AACAwareness #CommunicationMatters #AssistiveTechnology

Join Dolphin Computer Access Tues 30th Sept, 4pm (BST) for a webinar exploring how the government-funded #AssistiveTechnology Lending #Libraries pilot project has the potential to transform education for #SEND learners across the UK. Reserve your free place: bit.ly/Dolphin_ATLo...

Join CENMAC Advisory Teacher Maureen De Longhi online this Thurs 25 Sept, 15.30 to 16.00 (BST) for this session on access arrangements for the 2026 SATS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE exams. Reserve your free spot: bit.ly/TT_ExamAccess #examaccessarrangements #assistivetechnology #examsofficer #senco #send

Join us Thurs 18 Sep 15.30 to 16.00 (BMT) for a live demo of HelpKidzLearn online platform looking at the 6 services available. Reserve your free place: bit.ly/CENMACsTT_He... #assistivetechnology #education #specialeducationalneeds #specialeducation #inclusion #senco #teachingassistant #teacher

In this recording Bob from Pretorian Technologies gives an overview of Switch Access, including Switch Interfaces for Toys, Appliance Control & Computer Access : bit.ly/CENMACsTT_Sw... #AssistiveTechnology #switchaccess #SEND #specialeducationalneeds #environmentalcontrol #occupationaltherapy

Building relationships with #specialschools around the world is a great way to develop new #education programmes. We recently visited partner schools in the Netherlands to see how they embrace #technology rich environments to engage learners. Read the blog: bit.ly/ExploringATi... #specialeducation

Join Bob from Pretorian this Thurs 11 September 2025 from 15.30-16.00 (BST) as he gives a overview to Switch Access. Bob will also provide a glimpse of some cool switch access activities. Reserve your place: lnkd.in/edhjkzAA #environmentalcontrol #switch #specialeducationalneeds #send #senco

Happy Friday. We hope you've had a good week. Take a look at our latest newsletter which includes information on making a new CENMAC referral: bit.ly/CENMAC_Enews... #assistivetechnology #aac #send #specialeducationalneeds #specialeducation #senco #teachingassistant #speechandlanguagetherapist

If you missed our annual event Communication Works in May the keynote speeches and some of the seminar sessions are now available to watch. Take a look: bit.ly/cw2025_prese... #aac #aacaware #cw2025 #getseen #communication #speechandlanguage #specialeducationalneeds #assistivetechnology #atech

CENMAC & Ace Centre bring you FUNctional Switching - Switch Activity Book Version 2 due to popular demand! Created by Charlie Danger and Kezia Hesketh for all your switching needs! 😃 You can download it here: bit.ly/FUNctionalSw... @acecentreuk.bsky.social @charliedanger.com #switches #specialneeds

Great to have the CENMAC Team together for an INSET day yesterday. We had a great session with graphic facilitator Pen Mendonca who helped us reflect on the year and key priority areas to focus on when the Advisory Teacher team return from holidays in September. #insetday @penmendonca.bsky.social

We're delighted to award our July TA of the Month to Oliver Cox at The John Roan School. Oliver was nominated by CENMAC Advisory Teacher Carly Adkinson. You can find out more about Oliver here: bit.ly/TAoftheMonth #TeachingAssistant #TheJohnRoanSchool #AssistiveTechnology #ATech #SEND

Great to see Press Packer Andoni (who also happens to be a CENMAC pupil) interviewing artist Kelvin Okafor about his drawings celebrating people with visible differences on BBC Newsround this morning! #artist #newsround #interview #inclusion #KelvinOkafor #SEND #education #bbcnewsround

If you missed Claire McReynolds case study 'Exploring with Explorer: Embedding TD Snap within the curriculum' at Communication Works this is a chance to hear it. Join us online Thursday 3 July, 15.30 to 16.00 (BST). Reserve your free spot: bit.ly/TT_Exploring... #AAC #TDSnap #Tobiidynavox #SEND

We're delighted @departmentforedu.bsky.social has partnered with CENMAC to advise on a pilot scheme to trial #AssistiveTechnology in up to 32 local authorities in the Change Programme, potentially enabling #schools to borrow a range of AT to meet pupils' needs. Find out more: bit.ly/DfE_ATlendin...

It was great to be invited to the Lambeth Transition Event last Thursday. We had an interesting and productive day with representatives from all the secondary and primary schools who were there to support pupils transitioning from Yr 6 to Yr 7.

Department for Education has launched a new pilot scheme of “lending libraries” for #assistivetechnology to support children & young people with #specialeducationalneeds. Find out more in the latest blog: bit.ly/DfE_ATlendin... @departmentforedu.bsky.social #SEND #Education #Inclusion #ATech #SEND

If you missed Communication Works take a look at 'Empowering Access: Using Head Tracking & Facial Gestures for Computer Control': bit.ly/CW2025_Empow... #headtracking #computercontrol #aac #cerebralpalsy #cw2025 #GetSeen #accessmethod #environmentalcontrol #Sensepilot

Today is #WorldATDay! Watch Abdi Omar's powerful speech at our recent event Communication Works. Abdi uses power-based AAC to support his communication. He wishes he'd had a role model like himself to look up to and learn from at school: bit.ly/cw2025getseen #GetSeen #CW2025 #AssistiveTechnology

Looks like a great day so far at Communication Works North! We can't wait to see everyone at Communication Works South on Thursday 22nd May! :)

We're Getting Ready to Get Seen at Communication Works South, Thursday 22 May. Download the seminar programme. Have you got your ticket? bit.ly/GetReadyGetS... #CW2025 #GetSeen #CommunicationWorks #AssistiveTechnology #augmentativeandalternativecommunication #AAC #AACAware #inclusion

The seminar programme for Communication Works South at Charlton Athletic Football Club on Thursday 22nd May 2025 is now available to download so that you can plan your day! Reserve your ticket and download the programme: bit.ly/CW2025EVENT

It's just 3 weeks until Communication Works South at Charlton Athletic Football Club in Charlton, South East London on Thursday 22nd May! Tickets are going quickly so if you're planning to come along please reserve your ticket: www.cenmac.com/cw2025 #AssistiveTechnology #AAC #CW2025 #GetSeen

In the latest case study read how Year 6 pupil L has made significant progress and achievements using tailored interventions such as the Power of Two maths program and Dynamo: bit.ly/casestudy_st... #AssistiveTechnology #ATech #SEND #SENCO #Inclusion #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Education #Teacher

Join us online for this session with Ben Ross from VisionAid, Thurs 24th April, 15.30 to 16.00 (BST). He'll be demoing VoxiVision & showing how its integration into SEND & mainstream schools can benefit the students using it. Reserve your spot bit.ly/TTVoxiVision #VisionImpairment #QTVI #SEND

Before you go on a well deserved break over the Easter holidays. Take a look at our latest news: bit.ly/CENMACAprENews

In this case study Advisory Teacher Maureen De Longhi shares how she's adapted the assistive technology for Student E to support his individual strengths & motive learning: bit.ly/CaseStudyStu... #WorldAutismAcceptanceMonth #AssistiveTechnology #SpecialEducationalNeeds

Today Wednesday 2nd April is World Autism Awareness Day! To help celebrate we have complied some interesting case studies, blogs, and resources to help celebrate. Visit: bit.ly/waam2025 #WorldAutismAcceptanceMonth #WAAM252m

In the latest blog CENMAC student Phoebe shares how having an AV1 robot sit in her place in class enables her to access her lessons, be part of discussions in class and talk with her friends. Read the blog: bit.ly/Phoebes_story #inclusion #education #spec #SEND #assistivetechnology #ATech #AV1robot

Join us online this Thurs 27 March, 15.30-16.00 (GMT) for a session with Sue White, Head of Education at Widgit. She will introduce Widgit’s new Learning App – Symbla. Reserve your free spot: bit.ly/TT_Widgit_Sy... #AAC #communication #specialeducation #specialeducationalneeds #SpeechandLanguage

CENMAC Advisory Teacher Carly Adkinson shares her experience as a late diagnosed neurodivergent learner. She looks at the struggles she overcame at school before discovering her passion for teaching: bit.ly/blog_neurodi... #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek #NeurodiversityWeek #NCW #ThisIsND

It's great to see the progress & achievements of our CENMAC students. In this case study Advisory Teacher Carly Adkinson shares the strategies she has used to support success: bit.ly/casestudy_st... #SEND #specialeducationalneeds #education #inclusion #assistivetechnology #ATech

Join us online Thurs 20 March for this 30-min session to see how the RileyBot AI learning assistant can support & extend learning for students with SEND in primary & secondary settings. Reserve your free spot: lnkd.in/dZphXZRJ #assistivetechnology #AI #SEND #specialeducation

New SensePilot allows the user to control their computer with head tracking & facial gestures using only a webcam. Join Co-Founder Mike Hazelwood online at 15.30-16.00 (GMT), Thurs 6 March to find out more: bit.ly/introtosense... #cerebralpalsyawarenessmonth #inclusion #send #AssistiveTechnology

The 2025 GCSE #Exams series are approaching. If you've learners with #SEND you'll be applying for exams #accessarrangements. We often get asked "What's a good writing platform for students to use in exams?" Maureen De Longhi looks at innovative #AT solutions for use in exams: bit.ly/ATforExams

Join us online Thurs 27 Feb 15.30 - 16.00 (GMT) for a session on Spoken AAC app. Includes a walk through of the apps features & how it could benefit a Special Ed setting. Reserve your free spot: bit.ly/spokenaac #AAC #AACAware #AssistiveTechnology #specialeducation #speechandlanguage #communication

Thanks for raising this really important issue Stephen. You can't have a taskforce that doesn't include the people it's setup to represent.

We’ve been enjoying a great new story book called ‘One Snowy Christmas Eve’. Author Marc Bratcher has created this wild adventure to show that wheelchair users have their own adventures. We spoke to Marc in the latest blog: bit.ly/49HLHIX #christmasbooks #send #inclusion #education #cerebralpalsy