Head teacher of a primary special needs school , mum of 3. Enjoys research , reading , walking and having fun with the children.
Joined September 2016
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Brilliant key note speaker at conference yesterday . Thank you @thosethatcan this little fellow I picked up from The TES Send show is on its way to you.
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Social inequalities. Young people leaving care do not have the luxury of living with their parents whilst studying. They do not have the luxury of a guaranteed hot meal everyday. They do not have the luxury of someone caring for them when they are sick. The majority of young people who leave care are faced with many challenges, surviving being the most difficult. That's why I'm campaigning to make care experience a protected characteristic. #changeiscoming
I think everyone in education agrees. They are not listening.
We are saddened with the decision to keep single word judgements.
In our view they should be consigned to the past, being unhelpfully simplistic and drawing attention away from where it is truly required.
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#Ofsted
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Tempest Photography have a near monopoly on school photos in Scotland. Today I’d encourage every school to consider twice using them again after they created two versions of photos, one omitting children with additional needs. What planet are they on?!
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/edu… – at Scotland, United Kingdom
‘It’s an absolute mess’ SEND is often an after thought. Lack of funding means CYP not having their human right of education met.There must be some serious investment in this sector before it is too late. theguardian.com/education/20…
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Nearly two months into his stewardship of OFSTED and we still do not have a timetable for reform from Sir Martyn Oliver, the DfE or the Secretary of State for Education. There isn’t even a start date for Oliver’s ‘Big Listen’…
I hope this is done with some urgency.
A more 'nuanced' alternative to 'totemic' Ofsted single-phrase judgments should be developed as a 'priority', MPs on @CommonsED have said
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Miss C retweeted
🚨Understatement of the Year nominee🚨
Education secretary @GillianKeegan has admitted the country’s SEND support system is not working well 'for anybody'
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'While Ofsted will not be swept away as a result, we should expect significant changes'
☣️ One year after Ruth’s death, one month to detoxify Ofsted | @johncosgrove405
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Julia I agree
As do many. Far too hasty . Time for a reset and change. Need to follow Scotland and Wales. Remove 1 word judgements.
Ruth Perry’s sister said it is 'far too hasty' for @Ofstednews inspections to resume later this month, as she revealed plans for headteachers with 'uncannily similar' ordeals to meet the chief inspector and share their stories
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Miss C retweeted
Reminders for 2024 📆
Ofsted has NEVER published research on
a) impact on inspections vs. school standards
b) school funding vs. standards
c) inspection vs. teacher mental health
Oh, and over in Wales, Estyn have abandoned gradings. Parents do NOT appear to be outraged!
Special schools' devastating budgets. We need to stand united.This really is crunch time and cannot continue.Head teachers will put the safety of their CYP first.There is nothing else left to cut & government must fund their provision.Every child matters. schoolsweek.co.uk/send-speci…
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Miss C retweeted
Ofsted inspections should be paused for the rest of the Spring term.
Time needs to be given to properly reflect, consult and reform the system effectively.
Miss C retweeted
Remembering Ruth Perry today. My thoughts are with her loved ones.
Ofsted is a failed model in desperate need of root and branch reform.
#RememberingRuth
Many more steps needed but a start.
A step in the right direction but more needed: Ofsted bows to pressure and halts inspections after Ruth Perry’s suicide.
theguardian.com/education/20…
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