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How much do you know about foetal alcohol syndrome?

Would you know how to support a child with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder? The ground-breaking work of the Complex Learning Difficulties and Disabilities project, led by Professor Barry Carpenter, is helping schools to cope with a range of increasingly

During his 36-year career in education, Professor Barry Carpenter has focused on finding ways to nurture, encourage and enable all children with SEN.

He has held three headships, written scores of articles and books and in 2009 was appointed to lead the Complex Learning Difficulties and Disabilities (CLDD) research project. This was funded by the Department for Education and developed a series of online tools and materials for teaching children with severe, profound and complex learning disabilities.

But over the last five years, Prof Carpenter has become increasingly concerned about a particular group of children for whom there is little or no provision in UK schools.

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