Kelly Gray

Young people have to be regulated before we can tell them what they have done wrong. The cortex also has to be open for business before we collaborate,connect,reflect & problem solve. Basic neuroscience 🧠🌱

@DavidNautilus1 Very proud to work in a school where the SLT team check-in regularly on each other, including checking in on the head. Wouldn't have it any other way.

The assumption can be that the headteacher is always ok. That they’re strong, upbeat and well. Requiring little care from others. And yet a good headteacher spends so much time considering the welfare of others. Giving recognition and thanking staff. Worth knocking on the office door, popping your head in and asking if they’re alright. You may think that this happens quite a bit. But it doesn’t. And it can mean such a lot.

@YoungMindsUK Talked about it

What's the best thing you've ever done for your mental health?

For anyone in the UK, If you text ‘SHOUT’ to 85258 when you are in a dark place or suicidal, a trained crisis volunteer will text you back. This is great If you find talking on the phone challenging. It’s completely free 24/7. Please RT you never know who might need this support

A plea to anyone with kids who use whatsapp. Check what your kid is posting and what's being said in groups. If they're admin, who are they letting in or not? They have a phone but are still children who need to be guided on what is acceptable or not, just like in real life.

@HGold_author @HarperCollinsCh

So annoying when the blokes arguing outside your house when your daughter is trying to get to sleep don't have the decency to argue louder so you can properly hear what they're saying! #arguelouder #villagelife

Being thought of as ‘weak’ for having a mental health problem is one of the reasons for mental health stigma. It needs to stop. There is a difference between your mental health and the strength of your character. Anyone can have a problem with their mental health.

100% 💡 thepresentpsychologist

Would love to know who comes up with the route for secondary pupils to walk to school. Just tried it out and it is an unlit single file footpath next to a wood! May be the shortest route on the map but not acceptable for an 11 year old. #transportappeals

So excited to be starting my new role as an Assistant Headteacher in September, but really sad to leave my current school. Next week is going to be emotional. #endofterm #newrole #assistanthead

A website FOR AUTISTIC YOUNG PEOPLE launching at the start of July! We have worked with some incredible people to create the website. It has been coproduced with a large number of autistic young people. Book onto our launch event here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/autism-under…

@SoVeryBritish So sorry but I just bought a water butt.....it will therefore never rain again!

Please just rain. Absolutely chuck it down. Send down the cats and dogs. Bucket it down. Drench the land. Heavy, fat rain, fall on me, all is forgiven. I long to moan about you again 🌧️❤️

Great things about teaching - when current pupils wave excitedly at me from a bus, and parents of ex-pupils come over to say hi. Not so great - when I find out the ex-pupil I taught in yr 2 is now 17, even though I'm sure I only taught them a couple of years ago! #halftermteacher

Quote from my 5 year old today...."There's more than one way to feed a giraffe." She's so wise! 😂

Upcoming Webinar: Autism & ADHD: Sensory Regulation in the Classroom Work with @PookyH to better understand your neurodivergent learners’ sensory needs and how to meet them with small changes to your everyday classroom practice. 22/06 at 4pm bit.ly/3MGK7vV

Had such a great night with the Cambridge Business Golf Society in a super venue @GraduateHotels raising lots of money for an amazing charity @Magpas_Charity

@DrRosena @guardian @politicshome How?

A joint @guardian and @politicshome story today reveals the desperate situation in CAMHS. 250,000 children turned away from mental health treatment. It's why Labour would guarantee treatment within a month and put a specialist in every school. Story: politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…

Wish my watch would stop telling me it's time to be active when I'm busy sat on my sofa eating easter eggs. #mywatchmakesmefeelguilty