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Are you delivering professional development on inclusive practice and adaptive teaching in the classroom?
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On my website you can now find my:
Back to School SEND Update
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and my Updated Mental Health and Wellbeing Resources List
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"The question, therefore, should not simply be why so many parents are seeking EHCPs. The more important question is why so many parents believe that their child’s school cannot cater for their child’s needs." Well worth a read from @SEN_advice
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Pupils with EHCPs in England likely to double to one in 10 in rush for support… this article confusingly uses the term ‘Send plans’ and ‘EHCPs’ interchangeably theguardian.com/education/20…
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So to be judged ‘exceptional’ at inclusion you can select your intake. Who knew? That gives carte blanche to all ‘schools down the road’ that behave despicably and select by having an ‘uninclusive’ reputation and behaviour compliance
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It is an outrage that the family income threshold where Eng students start to lose maintenance loan has been frozen at £25,000 since 2008, so its now not much more than a single earners min wage!
If it'd risen with CPI inflation (never mind RPI or avg earnings) it'd be c£43,000
Each new school year brings your child closer to Uni age. If they do go, there’s a hidden parental contribution, often £1,000s a year. Most parents aren't warned to save in advance. Do listen to the FULL help in this week's Martin Lewis Podcast, & try the free calc (links below)
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Yes… read your students’ IEPs/ISPs/success passports and check where the best place for them to sit is. For young people with sensory processing needs, it would be a good idea to have a chat with them, as each classroom is unique.
There are many factors to consider when it comes to classroom seating plans – from alphabetical ordering to pairing high and low prior attainers. But what is best? Teacher Mark Roberts explores
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Cannot wait to get started tomorrow. Really looking forward to seeing Colleagues old and new, before welcoming our young people back later in the week. @ClarionIncTrust
Clarion Corvus Trust and Inclusive Schools Trust merge | Eastern Daily Press edp24.co.uk/news/26501821.cl…
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Yes. Yes. This.
An essay I've just written for @nytimes on why Big Tech is the 21st Century’s equivalent of the East India Company:
"What It Would Take to Dismantle the Most Powerful Companies in the World" nytimes.com/2026/08/28/opini…
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Calling all SEND teachers. What is the biggest challenge you face in the coming year? @pennywpennyw @SJC_SENDCO @the_SENDCoach @chaoticteach @SENDCO_Reed @MrsAK12SPED @msv430 @dfteach @smontague5 @SencoKate @WoodhillSENCo
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"She was one of those teachers who was very motherly, and she took her time with each individual child the way a good mother would."
Dolly Parton on her education and the teacher that shaped her.
Remembering Dolly Parton: the beloved country singer featured in Tes magazine in 2010 discussing her favourite teacher, Archie Ray McMahan: ‘She took her time with each individual child the way a good mother would’
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The first point on this list - Explicit Communication is the main one for me.
Tell me why you want to speak with me otherwise I catastrophise
If you want me to do something tell me but also tell me why.
Vague instructions are stressful
Schools have a raft of strategies to support pupils who are neurodivergent – but are they as equipped to support teachers with similar needs? Sendco Nikki Cunningham-Smith suggests six adjustments to make your setting more inclusive for all staff
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Are you delivering professional development on inclusive practice and adaptive teaching in the classroom?
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A split in the spectrum? The ongoing battle to define autism bbc.in/3TZsm2e
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One dead and hundreds ill in UK salmonella outbreak bbc.in/4xQoMGj
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The language used by staff can sometimes work against an inclusive school culture, says Jarlath O’Brien, who highlights 5 expressions to avoid
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Traveling With Autism: Tips and Tactics
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What are the KCSIE changes for 2026-27? @ktormreport outlines the key updates to official safeguarding guidance that schools need to adhere to
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Very useful article - I hope Ofsted gets all their inspectors to read it as some clearly believe these myths!
Is the biggest barrier to inclusive teaching going to be belief in myths about what it should look like?
Schools need to deliver their inclusion strategy byJanuary, and the EEF clearly fears prevalent myths might feature.
Here are 5 it is concerned about
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In extensive guidance - rounded up by @tes here tes.com/magazine/news/genera… - we got a lot of detail about inclusion bases, but as @JohnGRoberts has written in his expert analysis this morning, not a lot of the answers requested by heads.
Read John's piece: tes.com/magazine/news/genera…
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