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Lorna Willimott retweeted
Most people in the UK think the theat from climate change is really serious. So why are politicians pandering to the minority who do not? taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2023…
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It is so hard for a society to believe they mistreat their own children. It is so hard for well-meaning ppl operatng in systems to see they contribute to mistreatmnt.
Why can't we see? Because *denial* protects us.
Where to start? #FierceCuriosity helps you see beyond denial.
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Lorna Willimott retweeted
3. So the key things young children need right now, some of which I had time to stress in this morn’s intvw, are:
- Play - esp outside.
- Time with attuned adults.
- Conversation.
- Adults who calm & emotionally regulated.
- Delay start of formal schooling until age 5 or 6.
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Ystrdy a teacher friend of mine said: “What I learned was how much childrn dislike having their name public on t board in Behaviour & Reward Charts.” I thought of ths recent @TesScotland photo, which I spoke abt at t time. “Building community” = one a child *wants* to belong to.
Good behaviour in school must be everyone’s responsibility, says Dr Joan Mowat, course leader for Into Headship at @UniStrathclyde tes.com/magazine/analysis/ge… @tes #IntoHeadship
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This article wins the internet today. The school which adopted trauma-informed relational practice in order to reduce exclusions. Themes recommend in our #SquarePegs book! 😍 Well done @EveningStandard and Beacon High 👏🏻🙌🏻👍🏻 standard.co.uk/news/educatio…
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Today, the AJC publishes a report on Improving Local Authority Decision-making in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. It found that over 90% of appeals to the SEND tribunal were in the appellants favour, resulting in a positive outcome for parents or young people. 1/4
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Special mention in SEND dispatches tonight for @CamdenCouncil - despite austerity, they recently broke the £1m spending barrier, fighting families of disabled children
£1m spent in 8 years on the services of one of SEND's most notorious legal firms...
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#Oliverscampaign
I am absolutely exhausted I have been awake until 2am this morning trying to get people to sign Olivers petition
After being in parliament yesterday I know we can do this
Please help by Signing & Sharing
petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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New blog on blocked care in education. How educators' relationships with children, families, colleagues, and services can become characterised by defensiveness, inflexibility, and negative narratives.
epinsight.com/post/blocked-c…
ALT A picture of an infographic which summarises a blog by Dr Chris Moore about blocked care in education. The infographic has a white background and includes the following sections. 1. The five systems of caregiving. 2. What happens to these systems when they are compromised by stress. 3. Signs that educators are experiencing blocked care. 4. What these signs might reflect. 5. Supporting blocked care. The full blog can be accessed at the following URL: https://www.epinsight.com/post/blocked-care-in-education
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I’ve been to an awards ceremony at my son’s school today. Kids were awarded for 100% attendance, and specifically for coming into school when ill and “pushing through.” A teacher was awarded for working every evening &always being available.
This needs to stop. It’s just wrong.
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And therein lies the inequitable nature of the English education system. Allows one third to fail GCSEs at 16 but importantly excludes the most vulnerable in primary & secondary because schools aren’t sufficiently resourced or incentivised to adapt curriculum to fit their needs.
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This is like the prison ships of the 18th/19th centuries. Hard to describe how awful this plan is. Shame on our Govt.
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When you have a autistic child you have to fight for everything, from diagnosis to education to social care and everything in between usually the people you are fighting are the very people that are supposed to be helping and supporting you , the fighting doesn't stop once your child becomes a adult .
Lorna Willimott retweeted
Some Truths about Education -
A Thread
My daughter is one of the 1.8 million pupils currently classed as persistently absent from school.
She's not lazy.
My daughter was one of the 1.4 million under-18s referred to mental health services in 2022.
The trauma is real.
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Lorna Willimott retweeted
An accommodation that isn't talked about enough is asking "Does this actually need to be done?" or "Does this actually need to be done this way?"
In my opinion, this should be the first accommodation made in all cases
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The UK has seen the largest fall in household wealth since 1945 according to a new report by the Resolution Foundation
Meanwhile the UK, alone among the G7 Nations, continues to remain an inflation outlier and has still not seen GDP recover to pre-Covid levels
Brexit has failed
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A really helpful initiative, making it clear that it's not a question of not wanting an inspection framework, but rather what kind. This clearly one isn't fit for purpose, so what might a better one look like?
Today, we publish our first consultation paper: 'How do you solve a problem like Ofsted?'
Please share your thoughts and help shape our thinking!
📎 Download the paper: educationpa.org/publications
❓ Respond to the survey: bit.ly/epa_ofsted
👇 Read the exec summary
