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TheSchoolRun.com closure date

As we informed you a few months ago, TheSchoolRun has had to make the difficult decision to close due to financial pressures and the company has now ceased trading. We had hoped to keep our content available through a partnership with another educational provider, but this provider has since withdrawn from the agreement.

As a result, we now have to permanently close TheSchoolRun.com. However, to give subscribers time to download any content they’d like to keep, we will keep the website open until 31st July 2025. After this date, the site will be taken down and there will be no further access to any resources. We strongly encourage you to download and save any resources you think you may want to use in the future.

In particular, we suggest downloading:

You should already have received 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep. If you haven’t received these, please contact us at [email protected] before 31st July 2025, and we will send them to you.

We are very sorry that there is no way to continue offering access to resources and sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.

Dyspraxia / Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)

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Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), otherwise known as dyspraxia, is thought to affect up to six out of 10 people and tends to be more common in boys than girls. Children with dyspraxia may have difficulties with coordination, speech and language, following instructions, organising themselves and coping with school life.

But if you think your child is dyspraxic, or if they’ve been diagnosed, you can find information in this section on how to get your child the help they need, working with the school’s SENCO and how to support learning at home.
 

Articles

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Childhood dyspraxia explained
Your guide to what dyspraxia is and how you can support a dyspraxic child at home.
Susie and David: dyspraxia
"We'll work together to develop his organising and planning skills"
Susie McCrae from Edinburgh describes her experience of the SEN and school system with her son David, 9, who has Developmental Coordination Disorder / dyspraxia, and shares her tips for other parents.
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Dyspraxia: parents' questions answered
Dyspraxia, or Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD), causes problems with language, perception and thought – most specifically issues with co-ordination. Around one in seven children has this learning difficulty and if your child is affected it can be hard to know how to help for the best. Here we answer some of the most common questions parents ask.
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More about SENs

You might suspect your child has a learning difference or it might already have been identified. Find more information here: