ABI and education

SHIPS advice sheets

SHIPS provides downloadable advice sheets on a number of topics specifically of interest to teachers, LSAs and others working to educate young people who have sustained an ABI, including parents and families. The sheets are gradually being uploaded. They are free to download. Click on each one to download the page. We hope you find them useful.

Research papers

There are a number of research papers which have been produced by SHIPS personnel which you may find helpful. Click on each one to download the page:

Rehabilitation through education after-ABI - a paper given at the International HOPE conference, November 2006
Is ABI a unique disability? - from The Acquirer Vol 3 (3) Summer 2006
What's in a label? - from The Acquirer Vol 3 (3) Summer 2006
The classical classroom: enhancing learning for pupils with Acquired Brain Injury - from Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs Vol 8 (2)
Redesigning the scaffolding metaphor to suit pupils with acquired brain injury - from European Journal of Special Needs Education Vol 23 (4 )November 2008 pp 379-392

Articles

Articles which may be of interest are included here. Click on each one to download it.

John learns to read - from The Acquirer Vol 2 (1)
Moving on to college - from The Acquirer Vol 3(1)
Social Skills after ABI - Picking up the ground-rules - from HIRE magazine Autumn 2002

Lifeboats

Sometimes a child or young person needs to be 'rescued' after an ABI, when they have not learned to read or handled numbers as would be expected for their age. Help is at hand in the form of a Lifeboat. Currently SHIPS is developing Lifeboats for reading, numeracy, awareness and study skills. Click here for more details.

ABI in the primary phase

Pupils in primary schools usually have one or, at most, two teachers and have most of their lessons in the same room. They are generally provided with the equipment which they need which is kept in carefully labelled drawers and cupboards. All this provides a secure basis for learning in all areas. However the effects of an ABI may still be seen. Some pupils find the skills of reading and number very difficult after ABI; when they have not learned to read or handled numbers as would be expected for their age, help is at hand in the form of a Lifeboat. Currently we have Lifeboats for Reading and Numeracy; the advice sheets below provide a flavour of the Lifeboat

Click here for more details about the SHIPS Lifeboats

ABI in the secondary phase

Pupils in secondary schools are faced with new demands; they have to get to the right lesson at the right time, with all the necessary equipment. Then they have to adjust to the different styles and expectations of up to 10 teachers. Homework is more demanding and despite the best efforts of school managers, all the tasks may be due at the same time. General advice is available here

Different subjects require different skills; subject specific advice is available by clicking on the appropriate link:

After an ABI pupils certain difficulties are more common. These are addressed by SHIPS Lifeboats. Currently SHIPS is developing Lifeboats for ABI awareness, study skills and social skills. Click here for more details.

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