SENCO at a fantastic school in Leeds. Live in Yorkshire but a North East girl born and bread. Passionate about SEN. Love walking, reading and theatre.
England, United Kingdom
Joined April 2012
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This is why working with children is so brilliant.
‘Arthur lives down the hill and I live up the hill.’ 🥰
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Zaf is a taxi driver. He’s born and bred Sunderland
He broke down when he described the hate he’d received
This was seconds before racial slurs were thrown, telling him to “go back to his own country”
A short clip. Hard, but important, so please watch
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“I’m not crying because I’m second. I’m crying because I knew how much it took to get here.” - Adam Peaty.
What an emotional interview. #BBCOlympics
ALT Adam Peaty.
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I believe every autistic child should get an EHCP/SEN statement automatically.
This is not just about current needs but future needs. An autistic child can’t wait 2 years for the LA to delay, delay, delay.
Some of those needs may be deadly if left unsupported.
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Rishi Sunak says no-one wants an Election, RT if you do.
He's afraid of an Election, because he will lose.
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#BeingASendco Ways to show your SENDCO you value them.
1. Find them a work space to call their own.
2. Genuinely ask them if they are OK and then listen when they answer and listen to understand.
3. Make them a cuppa.
4. Ask them if it would help to work from home sometimes.
Looks to be some really engaging topics here! I've signed up to some.
Next week is Neurodiversity Celebration Week. @NCWeek have prepared a fantastic schedule of panel discussion events aimed to educate while inspire conversations about neurodiversity. Check them out and register for free 👇🏼👇🏼
neurodiversityweek.com/event…
#NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek
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A letter to teachers from “Every special needs child they will ever teach”.
patienttalk.org/hazel-greene…
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Imagine a childhood filled with imagination, exploration & face-to-face interactions, free from the distraction of #smartphones. Let's empower all parents everywhere to embrace this vision! #SmartphoneFreeChildhood Delay #TeensOnScreens
sueatkinsparentingcoach.com/…
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🌟SCHOOLS GIVEAWAY🌟 To celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth, we've teamed up with @CollinsPrimary and @HarperCollinsCh to offer one fantastic primary-age fiction bundle, inspired by true stories of women through history! To enter, follow and RT by 5pm 8th March. UK only. Ts&Cs in bio.
Looking for the best recommended dyslexia screening programs to use with primary children please?#dyslexia @pennywpennyw @KarenYW_SEND @KatePlym please feel free to share.
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It's time to reconsider our education system.
We must focus on nurturing children's confidence, coping skills, and resilience. It's crucial that children find joy in their school experience!
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ADHD: practical support for students
Lizzie Lister's seven ways teachers can support students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
senmagazine.co.uk/adhd/20902…
#ADHD #undiagnosed #behaviour #Consistency #distractions #patience #Positivereinforcement #support
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Just had a read of the EEF guidance around Social and Emotional Learning. It's an interesting read and so relevant to the current situation for so many of our children – at Eastbourne, England
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New year 3 boy arrives at school. Close to exclusion at his previous place. Mum deciding to jump before pushed.
On the first day I get a knock on my office door requesting help.
I enter into a game of cat and mouse with our young man, who is removing clothes and armed with a stick.
As I peer around corners, we supervise from a distance.
Eventually he's exhausted, and we offer him a seat. I look at him and think that no child ever chooses to be in this situation.
As he rests, red faced, I put on his socks and then his shoes for him. As I do, I tell him that this is now his school, and that he's going nowhere.
It's a curveball and not what he expected.
Sometimes sanctions and consequences just aren't in anyone's best interests. The right decision should always be the one that has some kind of a positive outcome.
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There is a high link between children with SEND and low attendance, and many Autistic children have Emotionally Based School Avoidance due their needs not being met. See my blog post for references:
schoolot.co.uk/2023/07/13/em…
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I hope any new SENDCOs in post find something useful in this blog.
What is achievable by the end of September?
sendmatters.co.uk/2021/08/30…
