Undercover Educational Psychologist UK

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@GBNEWS Gutted 😭

It's the end of an era for M&S as retailer says goodbye to fan-favourite dessert – 'Please bring it back!' gbnews.com/lifestyle/food…

Kate Smurthwaite has blamed OASIS after nobody attended her Edinburgh Fringe show. The 49-year-old — a ‘left-wing, feminist, atheist, polyamorous activist’ — blamed the Gallaghers for getting ‘zero audience’, despite her shows being FREE. Oasis play Edinburgh on Friday. 🤣🤣🤣

@senresourceblog Congratulations Georgina. It's an accessible, brilliant piece of work. 👍

Huge thank you to the Trust who messaged me today to tell me they are buying a copy of my book SEND Strategies for the Primary Years for every single TA in their trust!

@LiGregoryBirm No. Sadly, you have to wait.

@EducationalPsy2 Any advice? X

SENDIST accepted my request to expedite re: Brum LA refusal to assess SEND boy's ECN. SEND Tribunal hearing date late November. This seems a long time, but it's 5 months - takes 6 weeks to process then year (hearsay) to hearing. SENAR would be wise to revisit their decision.

@mrsgdh She does have a haunted look.

@annedavies127 @wesstreeting Good God 🤦🏼‍♂️ What about on costs - pension, admin, NI, sick leave, resources, management, worker protections. Have you any idea?

Hey @wesstreeting the bloke who mows my neighbour's lawn and weeds the borders is on £20 p/h. Why are some resident doctors paid less than that? 🤔

@tes @IPSEAcharity @catrionamoore13 Hmmmm - how do we know they need that provision? There will need to be a test.

Few would deny that the SEND system needs an overhaul, but only giving EHCPs to pupils in special schools isn’t the answer, says @IPSEAcharity’s @catrionamoore13 tes.com/magazine/analy…

@SteveChalke Wrong. Strong deterrents can be very effective.

The promise of longer prison sentences may win votes but won’t stop crime! We already have harsher sentences than any other European country including Russia. But all the research shows though they don’t lower crime or successfully rehabilitate offenders, they are very expensive!

@draevans Which is your favourite flavour?

Please remember there are three types of autism: 1. Celebrity autism - the “autism made me do it” excuse - got caught 2. Excuse autism - the “I believe I have autism” excuse to hide being a nasty chap in work 3. Autism - the genuine diagnosed version that is disabling

@Headteacherchat You get paid, don't you?

Anonymous Post: Has anyone noticed a change in parental attitudes? Not long ago, parents appreciated our extra effort. This year feels different. In Year 6, we’ve prepared for SATs, organised trips, and more, but no thanks. After a week away with their kids, parents collected them without a word or smile. It's disheartening. Is anyone else seeing this, or is it just us?

@ian_cushing Come on 🙄 Didn't you see this coming? Ruth has been heavily connected with the DfE for years who have pushed RWI. Just ask her husband... 😜

what a coincidence for Ruth Miskin 🤑

@MichaelRosenYes She's been balls-deep in Whitehall for ages. Ask her Husband... can you guess his position???

Ruth Miskin was on the 'sector panel' advising the new govt writing document. The document includes a new emphasis on handwriting. And very soon after, look what comes out:

@SEN_advice The move to mainstream has already happened... the majority of those with EHCPs live there, and have done for sometime.

Hmmm. A Bill to require #send training is part of teacher training. bills.parliament.uk/bills/4001 Seemingly benign, but this could be the foothills of a broader reform about shifting #sen provision (and #ehcp) substantively into mainstream schools

@garethkthomas In a way, that's trend makes sense.

@MelAinscow Great stuff Mel 👍

Remembering Dave Tweddle

@JamesAFurey So, 'which' Dyslexia do you speak of. Last check says there are at least 30 variations.

Do parents know that, under IDEA, their kid who receives services for dyslexia might not even have dyslexia? The school evaluation is not a diagnosis. Seems like something more people ought to know.

@MoreMorrow Because beaches aside, it rains most of the time, is flooded with London money and has breathtaking levels of poverty and isolated, out-dated villages everywhere.

@Headteacherchat Most people - obviously

Who has still got to go into school this week?

@RogersHistory I'm not sure why there is all this fuss. I've done the job. Yes it's tiring at times but, like many jobs, there are rhythms and predictable levels of intensity. Let's not forget there are peerless levels of holiday (13 weeks in state sector) which more than makes up for it.

I've decided that trying to explain to someone who has never been a teacher the things that make it particularly challenging is mostly a waste of time. Some are abstract (The tiredness generated from the performance element) and on the intensity of the job - you can only compare to what you can compare. Only way is probably to do the job for a term. Politicians would particularly benefit from this, as well as some activists on here.