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If only the problem was attendance. If only the real issue was just that children aren’t at school, and so they can’t learn. For then the solution would be so simple. (illustration @_MissingTheMark) 1/

(1/5) This was one of our top posts from the month of June, and one of my favorites!! Another area of shift for me is ensuring that I have fair self-regulation expectations!!! Bringing back this post to remind us how interoception provides that bridge between self-regulation...

📢 Free wellbeing sessions for young neurodivergent or disabled people! Want to improve your mental wellbeing? Come along to our weekly online drop-in sessions for fun activities, mindfulness sessions & practical tips on how to look after your wellbeing. buff.ly/3MU4bvq

🔵 Storytellers Start Here! Free Community Auditions to become a National Youth Theatre Acting Member in 2024 - open to 14 - 25 year-olds No prior experience required. We're also auditioning in schools around the UK and online. nyt.org.uk/freeauditions 📢 Please share!

Arguably most significant +concerning figure in PISA coverage is in 2nd-last par here: UK now "has 2nd-lowest average life satisfaction of 15-year-olds across OECD". Ed policymakers haven't prioritised children's mental health. Need to reflect on this. theguardian.com/education/2023…

Pointing Out A Problem. I was listening to a podcast about something unrelated to parenting, or school, or autism. The guest was talking about his experiences leaving a religion with abusive leaders. He raised the alarm as a teenager, thinking that others would act.1/

Attendance from Two Sides During 12 years of headship, in two different schools, managing pupils' attendance was always a priority. Improving attendance was often on our school development plans. In our school prospectus, I said things like "Every day is unmissable!". 1/10

Exclusive research shared with @bbcwomanshour claims that £60m is ‘wasted’ in England every year on tribunals for children with special educational needs and disabilities. Dame Christine Lenehan, director of @CDC_tweets, joins @emmabarnett to discuss.

Imagine if you had to ask your employer permission to use the toilet every time you needed to outside of your allocated lunch break

Free Webinar | Monday 11th September, 5pm (BST) Join @kmahlerkmahler and Rachael Thompson who will be discussing interoception, and how curiosity can support co-regulation and promote inner validation and understanding. Sign up here: studio3.org/free-webinars

theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2… “The trouble with square pegs is that by forcing them to fit the system’s round holes, you end up damaging the peg, not the hole.”

Please contact the researchers if you’re able to take part. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

So much for the ‘transformational’ special needs plan for children. Me for @IndyVoices independent.co.uk/voices/send-ki…

Drumroll please 🥁 We’re officially opening our doors on Saturday 1 July! Get ready to spark your creativity at our brand new museum for children & young people: bit.ly/3y6incU

Jason Arday to become youngest ever black professor at Cambridge University theguardian.com/education/2023…

NEW: City Hall will be funding free school meals for every primary school pupil in London. No child should go hungry in our city. The Government have refused to act, so I’m stepping up. theguardian.com/education/2023…

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It’s a common feature of the primary school classroom. The behaviour chart on the wall, with children’s names on pegs. Children are moved from the sun to the clouds, or from green to red if their behaviour isn’t what is required by their teacher. 1/

Join us for Yoga every Wednesday at 12pm at Glasshouse Springfield Park(Hackney) LET’S STAY ACTIVE #clapton #claptonpond #hackney #hackneysfinest #hackneyresident #hackneylife #activewithin #letsgetactive #mostactivecity #community #yoga #yogalife #yogahackney @HackneyParent

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