Abigail Hawkins (FCCT)

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@mrslitandlang @WholeSchoolSEND @sencochat Perhaps, as the paper has dropped today, you might be asked how you envisage enacting those (proposed) changes. Experience as a HOD will help. Try to think strategic rather than operational - so rather than fighting the fires (which we do anyway) what will be the fire breaks?

I have an Assistant Head for SENDCO job interview on Tuesday. Currently I am a HOD. Any tips or advice really appreciated. I have read The Lone Senco and Being a SENDCO. What should I prepare for on the day? Thank you in advance! @WholeSchoolSEND @SendcoSolutions @sencochat

Only a handful of tickets left… Presentations uploaded, books printed, goody bags sorted. Will your name be on one of them? sensiblesenco.org.uk/event/sensible…

@chattyman I met the lovely @clarebalding today and showed her the video of an SEN student for which she recorded an amazing response. I’d love to share with you too.

The Competition Heats Up! It's December and the Typing Tournament is in full swing! Congratulations to Arielle, our Xmas Champion! Wishing all our students and teachers a very Merry Christmas and every success for 2025. The Team at KAZ Will YOUR school be the next winner?

SENsible SENCO may have just won SEN resource of the year at the Education Today Awards. (I have no idea what face I’m pulling!)

@Matt_Pinner Sausage rolls

What tastes good hot AND cold? Honestly, I can’t think of anything! 😭

A massive thank you to Thomas Emmett from #geldards for his brilliant session today with Samsung Business Solutions - Education (At KX events) A full day of SEN Law…for over 60 SENCOs. Snippets from the day on TikTok and YouTube.

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@Matt_Pinner Gallstones.

A pain worse than a toothache… but not childbirth? 😩

@MrMetacognition When I started teaching (in a middle school) I was loaned out one afternoon a week to the local first school to support subject development (science) whilst the year four class teacher used to come up to cover my classes. It worked really well.

In an ideal world, I'd argue that all secondary teachers should spend at least one week per year in a primary setting. Are there any schools or Trusts out there who get close to this? Does anyone have a strong argument against it?

A personal post. Son #2 (we have 4) is running the London marathon. Please would you help him reach/exceed his goal? fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/kurtiss-g…

📢 SEND Inquiry Update – Sept 2025 EHCPs stay Accountability widens National inclusion standard proposed Mandatory SEND CPD for teachers ⚠️ These are recommendations, not legal changes. Read our plain-English summary + download the full PDF 👇 🔗 zurl.co/AhTUu

@TsuiAllen @MuseumCommodore @80s_channel And you couldn’t save it on the old MSX either. So, hours of diligent, accurate typing, 5 minutes playing, turned it off. Lost it all. 🤪

...and @MuseumCommodore @80s_channel not only would I diligently copy type code from pages of magazines, but would have to wait a month for corrections to misprints when programs wouldn't run correctly...

@Headteacherchat Could it be a trick question? Checking you are aware of the law that sits around PC/EA? Especially since in a HT role you will be asking/dealing. The response is not Y/N but to call it out. Not afraid to challenge. Personally think it’s wrong, but 👿 advocate.

Anon post: I had a job interview at a school today, and they asked if I had plans to start a family. That one question was enough for me to walk away from the offer. Still surprised that in 2025, this is what candidates are being asked.

@thisandtatt 34 years since my sister. And I still don’t know why…

Still the best ever suicide awareness video I have ever seen. My step-Dad was the guy on the right. Its been 3 years and 6 weeks since he took his own life. #SuicidePreventionDay

@TsuiAllen @studybunnyapp I used studybunny last year when doing my masters!

OK. So just discovered my eldest uses the @studybunnyapp to stay focused and on track...

@teacher2teacher Late 40s.

Lots of talk this week about EHCPs being “restricted” to only the most severe cases. That isn’t law, nor is it the gov White Paper. It’s the Children’s Commissioner’s independent plan. Current SEND law hasn’t changed. My explainer: zurl.co/QecrL :

@Headteacherchat Secondary gets 35 minutes. Local primary 45 minutes (except EY/KS1 who have 60). Visited many schools where they kept the split lunch that 2020 gave them and it’s only 30-35 minutes.

Anonymous post: How long do children in your school get for lunch? We currently allow 60 minutes, but staffing is becoming a challenge. Do other schools offer more or less time?