Ally to and advocate for young people with SEND. Headteacher, ex-LA Head of SEND and Chair of governors. NPQH, MCCT, FRSA (and ADHD)
North East, England
Joined May 2019
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📢📢 CALLING ALL 📢📢
💥Individuals with SEND
💥Families of those with SEND
💥Educational leaders, teachers and practitioners!
SENDvoices.co.uk
Excited to share a new project, gathering the voice of those with #SEND and adults who support them. Do ask Q's & get involved!
Mike Finlay retweeted
Point of view: Goodbye to all that
The term SEND is doing more harm than good, argues Mike Finlay, and we should stop using it to categorise young people.
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#PointofView #inclusivesystem #SEND #SENDlabel #Education #acronymSEND
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⚠️ 'AI in education is neither inherently inclusive or exclusive; it reflects the values, assumptions and decisions of its creators and implementers'
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⚠️ 'The use of potentially biased AI systems with learners with SEND raises several ethical concerns'
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⚠️ 'AI's biases may result in technologies that misunderstand, overlook or pathologise neurodivergent and disabled learners'
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This platform no longer serves the purpose for which I joined it. I'm on LinkedIn if interested linkedin.com/in/mike-finlay-…
It's an increasingly worrying series of shouts on X now @elonmusk , not the discussion, research sharing and reasoned debate it once was.
"'Nothing about us without us': Gathering and acting on the genuine voice of children and young people with SEND." A blog post centred on the reason to, and 7 simple approaches to, gathering and acting on the voice of children and young people with SEND
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Mike Finlay retweeted
Hello! It's been a while. The 2,999 blanket is in tour of England 🙂. We will be extending the blanket to 4,191 to represent the daily equivalent number of reported suspensions and permanent exclusions 2022/23 (DfE). Who fancies crocheting a square? Let's keep talking ❣️
Do you work in a special school with a student council? Are you a SENCo, Head, senior leaders or generally awesome school colleague? Do you, or your child, have an EHCP? This is opportunity to raise the voice of children and young people with an EHCP 👇
📢📢 CALLING ALL 📢📢
💥Individuals with SEND
💥Families of those with SEND
💥Educational leaders, teachers and practitioners!
SENDvoices.co.uk
Excited to share a new project, gathering the voice of those with #SEND and adults who support them. Do ask Q's & get involved!
Springwater School,Harrogate, are looking for new colleagues to join the team as we grow numbers to make provision for more children and young people with EHCPs. If you are, or know, someone who could be the perfect pupil support assistant, get in touch!
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What might success look like in an inclusive future education system? #SEND #edutwitter
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Calling all educators, experts, organisations, employers or anyone with an interest in our schools, the curriculum and how our children and young people are assessed.
Help shape the future of education by taking part in our call for evidence 👇
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ALT Curriculum and Assessment Review supported by the Department for Education. Call for evidence, 3 weeks to go. Have your say today.
Creation of a system of education which works for everyone isn’t as complex as it might seem.Remove the current system, adults, existing debate & complex framework from the table & it becomes simple: Teach all children near to where they live
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📣 Professionals advising/supporting families of children & young people with #SEND
New dates are live for our SEND law training sessions, designed to increase your knowledge of the SEND legal framework.
Explore upcoming dates and book your spot today 👇
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So much can lie between a child and the provision which prepares them to live their best life.The barriers are almost exclusively adult created:EHCP process;environment;curriculum; policy; mindset; funding;league table.The solution is much simpler than the perceived challenge...
We CAN adapt curriculum, remove internal transitions, promote proprioception, adapt environment, flex policy and lead with positivity and conviction that our own schools will cater for our local community, whatever it takes.
SEND Solutions: Is educating an entire local community really about the money?
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Mike Finlay retweeted
Get involved in the big listen - seeking the voices of children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities #SEND #senco #teacher #edutwitter
📢📢 CALLING ALL 📢📢
💥Individuals with SEND
💥Families of those with SEND
💥Educational leaders, teachers and practitioners!
SENDvoices.co.uk
Excited to share a new project, gathering the voice of those with #SEND and adults who support them. Do ask Q's & get involved!
Mike Finlay retweeted
Our new book is listed as best seller in 3 categories!
Have you ordered your copy?
Seeking the voice of those with #SEND and their families, plus school, college and LA colleagues. #SENCos do consider getting children and young people with SEND in your setting involved!
📢📢 CALLING ALL 📢📢
💥Individuals with SEND
💥Families of those with SEND
💥Educational leaders, teachers and practitioners!
SENDvoices.co.uk
Excited to share a new project, gathering the voice of those with #SEND and adults who support them. Do ask Q's & get involved!