SENDI Lincoln Bishop University

12/02/2026

Today our Level 4 SENDI students took part in a collaborative activity exploring the question: What makes a mentally healthy school?

Using discussion, drawings and shared ideas, they created a visual display highlighting key features of supportive school environments. Their work identified the importance of safe and welcoming spaces, calm and sensory areas, flexible routines, clear structure through visual timetables, and access to trusted adults and mental health support.

They also emphasised inclusive practices such as listening to pupils, welcoming individual needs, allowing tools like fidgets and ear defenders, and working in partnership with families.

A thoughtful and creative session that reflects the students’ growing understanding of inclusive, relationship-centred practice in education.

26/11/2025

Level 6 students - come along to this festive event to hear about MA options at Lincoln Bishop 🎄

🎉 Join us for the Education Winter Social!
Celebrate the season and explore your future in education at Lincoln Bishop University.
✅ Network with lecturers and MA students
✅ Enjoy festive treats and cheer
✅ Learn about MA Education programmes, career opportunities, and funding advice
👉 Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/e/cmqvJ9LYmT
Don’t miss out—secure your spot today!

22/11/2025

Come and find SENDI @ Lincoln Bishop on Instagram:

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21/11/2025

What a wonderful celebration of the research done by Lori and co-researchers. Absolutely joyful music, makaton, singing, community and celebration of belonging and friendship. 🌻

20/11/2025

Please come along tomorrow to support Lori and co-researchers to celebrate the important research they have been doing. 1pm @ The Showroom, Tritton Road. 🌻

23/10/2025

Level 4 SENDI students learned about sociological perspectives of SEND today. They captured their thoughts as we went through a workshop on this topic, showing brilliant understanding. Well done all! 🙌

14/10/2025

This morning, Level 5 students explored research methods. They had a lot of fun designing a quantitative study using Haribo (deduction methods featured) and planning a qualitative focus group.

This afternoon, the Masters students got hands-on with Play-Doh, building their assigned parts of the brain: temporal, frontal, occipital, and parietal. We spent time learning about brain functions, key drivers, and neuroplasticity, all with a practical focus on how this relates to different presentations of SEND and importantly what this means for support and care.

Brilliant day!

01/10/2025

Fine Motor Skills: “Glove Challenge”

First year SENDI students collected items with socks on their hands and then created pictures with them to feel what it’s like to experience barriers to fine motor skills, then linking that experience to learning outcomes.

It was framed as experiencing barriers to understand how environments and expectations might need to change with an emphasis on empathy and understanding, and importantly not “pretending to have a disability.”

21/09/2025

Black History Month October 2025 - there are events happening on campus which look really interesting and insightful. SENDI students, remember the ‘I’ stands for inclusion, so these events will be very relevant to your studies. Try to get to as many as you possibly can.

18/09/2025

Looking forward to welcoming First Year SENDI students today 🙌 Lincoln Bishop University

05/09/2025

There were some brilliant debates and ideas shared in this series. Take a listen!

We are thrilled to announce the release of our very first online conference series: Reimagining Education. 🌱

From May through to July, we were joined by experts and educators at various stages of their careers, who shared valuable insights on current educational issues impacting the sector and answered questions from the audience.

Each session held a different format, from panel discussions to leadership debates, as well as a showcase. The series aimed to address 3 themes: Mastering Student Engagement, Integrating Outdoor Learning and Leadership Matters.

For more information: https://bit.ly/4lV0O64

01/08/2025

Take a listen to this podcast created by the Early Childhood Studies team at BGU. It is very aligned with some of the themes we look at on the SENDI courses: ‘The power of love, empathy, and kindness’ in education. Thank you Early Childhood Studies at BGU ❤️

🎙️ New Podcast Episode!
🎓 Today marks the second day of graduation at BGU — and a proud moment as we award Neil Leitch, OBE, our Honorary Doctorate for 2025!

Neil is the Chief Executive of the Early Years Alliance and a tireless advocate for the Early Childhood sector, having led and supported vital campaigns for nearly two decades.

In this very special episode of the Early Childhood Studies Podcast, Nyree and I sit down with Neil to explore:
🔹 Recent shifts in early years policy and funding
🔹 The power of love, empathy, and kindness in early education
🔹 Neil’s inspiring journey from finance to advocacy

💜 This episode is a must-listen for anyone passionate about early childhood education and the future of the sector.

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode includes references to domestic violence, childhood trauma, substance abuse, and death. Listener discretion is advised.

🎧 Tune in now to hear why Neil believes we should 'stay within it because it may just be starting to change...':
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3VkDwEmlKxaJKHooMd1g1u?si=QcPbKZ6qSqWcgIteOKOuvg

🔗 Interested in studying Early Childhood at BGU?
Explore our courses and see why we were voted #1 for teaching in the latest NSS results:
👉 Early Childhood Studies at BGU
https://www.bgu.ac.uk/courses/early-childhood-studies
✨ Also featuring:
FdA Early Childhood Education in Practice
https://www.bgu.ac.uk/courses/fda-early-childhood-education-in-practice
FdA Education in Practice
https://www.bgu.ac.uk/courses/fda-education-in-practice
Early Childhood Education in Practice (Graduate Practitioner)
https://www.bgu.ac.uk/courses/ba-hons-early-childhood-education-in-practice-graduate-practitioner
Early Childhood Education in Practice
https://www.bgu.ac.uk/courses/early-childhood-education-in-practice
New for 2025: MA in Early Years Education
https://www.bgu.ac.uk/courses/ma-early-years
📸 Image credit: The Early Years Alliance