@cherrylkd

Ex AHT, SLE, ECT Mentor at 4 X Outstanding Special School, Blackpool. MA Inclusion/SEN. See @SENexchange + @SENBlogger Writer for @BloomsburyEd + @JKPBooks

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Joined December 2010
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Support for teaching children with #SEND Useful for ECTs and more experienced educators wishing to refresh their knowledge and skills.
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Vic Goddard@vicgoddardOct 15
2 weeks after our 1st inspection under the new framework. We had good people and they tried to do an excellent job. The framework is an inch deep and a mile wide. You learn nothing new. The school is left damaged and, often, harder to run
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Mainstream lacks capacity for SEND specialneedsjungle.com/gover…

The government must not ignore stark warnings about lack of mainstream SEND capacity reported by...

The government must not ignore stark warnings about lack of mainstream SEND capacity reported by its own research.

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Interesting read re technology bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq4g…

Cut screen time in classrooms to avoid long-term health issues, government urged

A group of clinicians warns technology use in English schools is driving a rise in health problems like short-sightedness.

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What makes Autism assessment useful for schools specialneedsjungle.com/what-…

What makes an autism assessment report genuinely useful to a school? — Special Needs Jungle

Clinical Psychologist Dr Charlie Bamford explains what really makes an autism assessment useful to schools

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Frank Norris@FrankWNorrisOct 11
Frank Norris and Prof Colin Richards drafted this response to Ofsted's interim report on the roll out of the new inspection Fwk produced with IFF. We will dig into the interim findings shortly and will publish on our site. Here's our initial response thealternativebiglisten.co.u…

Our response to Ofsted's interim Report

Denial, complacency and spin

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Education and life long learning for special needs specialneedsjungle.com/ideas…

Big ideas belong to everyone: Education, rights and lifelong learning for people with learning...

Big ideas belong to everyone: How adults with learning disabilities can access a new course about the world delivered by university lecturers

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Ofsted should be stopped bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw1m…

Ofsted faces fresh calls to halt graded school inspections in England

A second head teachers' union says it is "increasingly concerned" about members' "welfare and morale".

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Thank you for the birthday balloons @elonmusk 🤷‍♀️
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Interesting read about diagnosis of ADHD and Autism bbc.co.uk/news/live/c64g7ym4…

ADHD and autism at risk of over-diagnosis, says report, as author warns of rise in mental ill health

The government-commissioned review, chaired by Prof Peter Fonagy, found there was a risk of people being over-diagnosed with ADHD and autism.

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SEND rights: specialneedsjungle.com/guard…

As The Guardian prints our joint campaign's open letter, it's clear people with lived experience...

As The Guardian prints our joint campaign's open letter, it's clear people with lived experience don't want to lose SEND rights.

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Only SIX days left. The petition to protect SEND legal rights is 2nd out of 2,210 government petitions. Please help to save disabled children’s rights in England by signing and sharing. petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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SEND, meeting diagnosis and need specialneedsjungle.com/pathw…

How do you ensure pathways to education, health, and social care support, meet both diagnosis and...

How do you ensure pathways to education, health, and social care support, meet both diagnosis and needs? An invitation to offer views

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Toilet training ready for school bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck4g…

Potty-training scheme to expand to more parts of England after city's success

The government wants 75% of children to end their first year of school with a good level of development by 2028.

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Flexi-schooling for SEND? specialneedsjungle.com/resea…

Researching flexi-schooling: How beneficial is it for children with SEND? — Special Needs Jungle

Researching flexi-schooling: How beneficial is it for children with SEND? We hear from an expert who's conducted multiple studies

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Tom Rogers
@RogersHistoryOct 2
2500+ have watched this since last night on @TTRadioOfficial channels, catch up - Why are so many teachers leaving England’s classrooms? youtube.com/watch?v=MVF_KJtm…

Why are so many teachers leaving England’s classrooms?

Why are teachers in England resigning at a much higher rate than th...

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Blackpool Stanley Park Centenary drone show. Impressive.
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SEND rights specialneedsjungle.com/gover…

Oops, we did it again... The Government must now listen to more than 100,000 people who do not want...

The amazing feat you helped achieve that says the Government MUST listen to more than 100,000 people who don't want to lose SEND rights

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WhatsApp introduces parental controls bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm98…

WhatsApp introduces optional parental controls for teenagers

The social messaging app will let parents decide on privacy settings for their child's account.

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SEND and AI specialneedsjungle.com/using…

Could using AI to filter Government consultation responses lead to “algorithmic silencing” of...

An ADHD mum asks if AI analysis of SEND consultations could lead to an “algorithmic silencing” of neurodivergent voices?

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OT are experts with SEND specialneedsjungle.com/exper…

Experts at Hand: When is an occupational therapist also a SEND expert? — Special Needs Jungle

When is an occupational therapist also a SEND expert? An occupational therapist explains her optimism & concerns over Experts at Hand

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