7 April 2025 – Join Us in Edinburgh! PCE PROGRAM 10.15- 10.30 Welcome and presentations of SIGs 10.30 – 11.45 Embracing conflict with courage – creating brave spaces in language classrooms by Rose Aylett 11.15 – 11.45 Coffee Break 11.45 – 12.30 Classroom Practices for Cultural Inclusion in ESOL Adult Classes with Refugee and Migrant […]
Call for Presentations Event Date: 22 November 2024Location: Online (Zoom)Submission Deadline: 30 September 2024 IATEFL IP&SEN SIG and ReSIG are thrilled to announce the Call for Presentations for their upcoming Joint Online Conference: Mind the Research Gap: Teacher-Led Inquiry into Inclusive Practices. This event invites proposals related to any of the following areas: Inclusive education […]
Negotiating Inclusivity: Strategies for Fostering Global Citizens with Strong Roots in the ESOL/ EFL Classroom We are delighted to announce a Joint Pre-Conference Event (PCE) between the Inclusive Practices and Special Educational Needs SIG (IP&SEN SIG) & the English for Speakers of Other Language SIG (ESOL SIG), focusing on the theme of “Negotiating Inclusivity: Strategies […]
Summer is an ideal opportunity for parents and children with special educational needs to relax, reflect on the past school year, and celebrate their achievements. It is also a time to develop new skills and set goals for the upcoming year. Thoughtful summer planning ensures that both parents and children feel comfortable and engaged. The […]
Summer is an ideal opportunity for parents and children with special educational needs to relax, reflect on the past school year, and celebrate their achievements. It is also a time to develop new skills and set goals for the upcoming year. Thoughtful summer planning ensures that both parents and children feel comfortable and engaged. The […]
Joint Pre-Conference Event, Brighton April 2024 We are extending the proposal deadline to 31 January 2023!!! AI in Inclusive Practices (IP) We are delighted to announce a Joint Pre-Conference Event (PCE) between the Inclusive Practices and Special Educational Needs SIG (IP&SEN SIG) & English UK, focusing on the theme of “AI in Inclusive Practices.” This […]
Update: New dealine 🙂 – you can submit your contribution until 15 November! Publish your articles in the IATEFL IP&SEN SIG issue of the HLT (Humanizing Language Teaching) magazine: HUMANS BEYOND SEN Dear English Language Professional, It is our great pleasure to inform you that the IATEFL Inclusive Practices and SEN Special Interest Group is […]
Harrogate, 17 April 2023 Call for Papers Mental Health in ELT We will be exploring ideas related to all areas of Mental Health in Language Teaching organizations and welcome proposals on themes including, but not limited to the following issues: How can we talk about mental health in LTOs?How can we ensure that the mental […]
To all our members, we hope your summer includes lots of family time, ice cream, swimming, laughter, good books, travelling and fabulous memories 🙂IP SEN SIG Team
Belfast, May 16th 2022 Call for papers ACCESS ALL AREAS: LANGUAGE STUDENT AND TEACHER IDENTITIES How can we make English language education accessible to all identities? How are different identities represented in or excluded from ELT materials?How can we better deal with conflicts of identity in our classroom?How can we develop progressive institutional policies to […]
Events ** Join us for our next IPSEN SIG Book Club meeting on December 4th 11AM CET. We will be discussing Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez. It will be open to members and non-members. ** Keep an eye on our social media channels for details on our […]
Events ** Stay informed about our upcoming Book Club on 16/10/2021 – 10:30 UK time. It will be open to members and non-members. In our first session, we’ll be discussing the 2003 title, Language and Sexuality by Deborah Cameron and Don Kulick, which members of IP&SENSIG will be able to buy at a 25% discount. Details on how to join […]
Committee Members We are delighted to welcome Lucie Cotterill, Social Media Coordinator, as well as Lottie Galpin and Jennifer Preschern as our Event Coordinators. Events Keep an eye on our Facebook page to stay informed about upcoming Drop-In sessions, you can find details of previous sessions here https://ipsen.iatefl.org/drop-in-sessions Social media ** Don’t forget to join our […]
IP&SEN SIG in cooperation with ATECR Link to register can be found here
We are so proud!!!! Our EVE award for our Pre-Conference Event June 18th 2021
Videos You can find the videos of The IATEFL Inclusive Practices and SEN SIG (IP&SEN SIG) & Learning Technologies SIG (LTSIG) event available for members to view on IATEFL website Events Join us for the Open Forum on IATEFL Conference on Monday June 21, 2021. There we will give members updates on the SIG activities, have […]
Have you heard about our upcoming event yet? 29th May 01:10 PM London If you are interested in inclusion and technology read the poster and the programme below! To make a donation for the event, please visit the GoFundMe website: https://gofund.me/0c3c7173 Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84997801792
Events Join our 3rd drop-in session on Friday March 19th, 2021 on Visual Impairment with Aysen Cem-Deger and Agnieszka Dzięcioł-Pędich. You can find more details here: https://ipsen.iatefl.org/connect/social-media-and-drop-in-sessions The IATEFL Inclusive Practices and SEN SIG (IP&SEN SIG) & Learning Technologies SIG (LTSIG) invite proposals for contributions to an online event to be held on May 29th, 2021. The event will be […]
“Inclusion through Technology” The IATEFL Inclusive Practices and SEN SIG (IP&SEN SIG) & Learning Technologies SIG (LTSIG) invite proposals for contributions to an online event to be held on May 29th, 2021. The event will be hosted on the Zoom platform. We are looking for 45-minute sessions which will inspire English teachers when teaching learners […]
IP&SENSIG February 2021 eBulletin EventsOn 22 January 2021 we organized our first drop-in session. It was devoted to teaching students with a hearing loss. During the session we discussed, among others, types of deafness and the impact of hearing loss on students’ functioning in language classrooms, such classrooms arrangements as seating and acoustics as well […]
IP&SENSIG January 2021 eBulletin Events Look out for a new monthly drop-in session where teachers can ask their questions and get advice and direction to appropriate resources. The January drop-in will be on the topic of ‘Teaching students with a hearing loss’ with Dr. Agnieszka Dzięcioł-Pędich. If you have any questions to ask about this […]
With every new year come greater challenges and obstacles in life. We wish you courage, hope and faith to overcome all of the hurdles you may face. May you have a great year and a wonderful time ahead.
Events Saturday, 28 November, 2020 ‘Inclusion in ELT – Global Perspectives’ We are pleased to collaborate with 5 partner SIGs to bring you a one-day pop-up online symposium exploring issues of inclusion in English Language Teaching. You can find all the details on our website, and you can register here. New collection of inclusive activities […]
Activities for Inclusive Language Teaching The IP&SENSIG committee has been working with Delta Publishing to produce a collection of inclusive classroom activities that teachers can use throughout the school year. Ideas in Action: Activities for Inclusive Language Teaching offers English language teachers tools and techniques to embrace and harness the diversity that is inherent in […]
Inclusion in ELT: global perspectives IP&SENSIG September eBulletin Committee members We are delighted to welcome Agnieszka Dzięcioł-Pędich as our Website Manager. See our website for more information. Dr. Agnieszka Dzięcioł-Pędich will be giving a webinar on ‘Classroom-based assessment for students with specific learning differences (SpLDs)’ as part of IATEFL Poland Online Meet up 2020 on […]
IP&SENSIG July bulletin EVENTS September 2020 Online event with ATECR (Czech Republic): ‘No Limits’ IP&SEN SIG is happy to be working with the Association of Teachers of English of the Czech Republic (ATECR) to present an online event to be held on September 11th and 12th, 2020. We invite proposals for 45-minute sessions which will […]
IP&SEN SIG June bulletin September 2020 Online event with ATECR (Czech Republic) IP&SEN SIG is happy to be working with the Association of Teachers of English of the Czech Republic (ATECR) to present an online event to be held on September 11th and 12th, 2020. We invite proposals for 45-minute sessions which will inspire English […]
Committee members Rom Neves (Secretary) and Anna Pires (Newsletter Editor) are officially stepping down from the IP&SENSIG committee this month (though not disappearing from our SIG entirely, we hope!). We are extremely grateful to them for their work, especially to Rom who is a founder member of the SIG. However, we are delighted to welcome […]
12 January 2020: Webinar ‘Teaching ADHD students – tips for teachers’ On Sunday 12 January at 09.00 UK time IP&SENSIG is teaming up with TESOL Spain to bring you a free webinar. Agnieszka Dziecol-Pędich will be sharing tips for teaching students with ADHD. See here for more information, and register here. Upcoming events Again with TESOL Spain, we […]
12 January 2020: Webinar ‘Teaching ADHD students – tips for teachers’ On Sunday 12 January at 09.00 UK time IP&SENSIG is teaming up with TESOL Spain to bring you a free webinar. Agnieszka Dziecol- Pędich will be sharing tips for teaching students with ADHD. See here for more information, and register here. Upcoming events Our other upcoming events […]
In November and December, #IPSENchat discusses celebrations, festivals and other important times of the year that our students may celebrate: #NotJustChristmas. We welcome your experiences, resources and suggestions of how we acknowledge this aspect of diversity in our classes. Join in the conversation on twitter @IPSENSIG and facebook IATEFL IP&SENSIG. On Sunday, January 12th at […]
September – October 2019: On-line discussions We have started our new, regular social media get-together #IPSENchat. For September and October our theme is #WelcomingClassroom. Find us on twitter @IPSENSIG and facebook IATEFL IP&SENSIG to join the conversation and share ideas. You can join threads concerning getting to know your students, how to create a positive […]
The IATEFL IP&SEN SIG promotes genuinely inclusive practices, that lead to a sense of belonging and full participation for all within the ELT community. We share good practice and experience and disseminate information about inclusive teaching methods, materials and resources which help to identify and dismantle all barriers to inclusion and raise awareness of the […]
