Paul Warren

Building effective #LearningSupport in an #FE #college. A few ideas & suggestions. #FurtherEducation #Education #LSA #TA #ClassroomSupport

@cjk100 @tesfenews Very sad indeed. Maybe #Swindon could become an epicentre for promoting #FE in the UK? It's both conceivable and achievable. I remember putting this idea to both the previous 2 Principals in the town. Maybe now's the time!! #FE could do a phenomenal job at promoting itself.

@tesfenews Very sad to hear this. The quality and diversity of reporting and commenting has gone from strength to strength in recent years

@stephenexley @tes A huge loss for the sector. A small time-capsule for the archive captured here when I came for a visit!👍🏼✅ Hope you're well. youtu.be/NkLzFb-otWw

Devastating news for the FE sector. It was an absolute privilege to serve at @tes FE Editor for almost 5 years. I'm hugely proud of the high-quality coverage the team has produced during that period and since I left, and am deeply saddened that this is coming to an end.

Sad to hear @tesfenews is ceasing to cover all the amazing work done in the #FE #FurtherEducation sector. I caught up with the team at TES HQ few years ago to hear all about the great work the team does. I do hope @tes will re-consider youtu.be/NkLzFb-otWw #ukfechat

@JustinTomlinson This topic profoundly and adversely affects many disabled people ⬇️. As an older person with (congenital) #CerebralPalsy & an Autistic Spectrum condition living in your own Swindon constituency, it would be great to hear the feedback about how well this is working/has worked.⬇️

Responses from the Health & Disability Green Paper consultation will help us create a fairer benefits system that better serves the needs of disabled people and those with health conditions. #HaveYourSay For more see @Daily_Express 👇 express.co.uk/finance/person…

@CP_Sport Just had my member's area preview. The new website looks amazing! Love the new logo, branding, layout, spacing & just the sheer volume of great content on the site which is now way more easily navigated than the previous site. Well done @CP_Sport & @WeAreEmbraceLtd #CPTogether

REMINDER: Tune in tomorrow as we share our new look right here! #CPTogether

@CP_Sport @SuperheroTri real #heroes 👍🏼

The #AtHomeSuperheroes challenge starts tomorrow! Meet the 'Everyday Superheroes' team. They are raising money for CP Sport so that other people with cerebral palsy can enjoy sport too 💪 💥 Support them here: justgiving.com/fundraising/ev… 💚 @SuperheroTri

@CP_Sport I watched Catriona's #Sports #Ambassador video on your #youtube channel. As well as having a really impressive #mindset and list of great sport achievements as a #swimmer, she also has a phenomenal sense of #humour - especially with way she deals with CP related muscle pain!

Swimming is an important activity for people with cerebral palsy. Read Catriona's story here: cpsport.org/about-us/our-i… #InternationalLearnToSwimWeek #LoveWaterSafely

@CP_Sport @scope Great idea!

We really enjoy our fortnightly cafes for adults with cp. We have had 45 participants over the year of running these cafes. New guests are always welcome! 😀 Next session: Monday 21st June at 4pm. Register here: cpsport.org/events/?catego… In partnership with @Scope

@CP_Sport @JamesShawTennis @the_LTA @WChairTennisGB @wheelpower Great interview! Such a great example of how mindset, determination, hard work and skill can help to overcome obstacles! Excellent qustions from Lucas too. Thanks for sharing 👍

Love tennis?🍓🎾 CP Sport member Lucas asked British wheelchair tennis player @JamesShawTennis about the impact playing tennis has had on his cp. For opportunities to try wheelchair tennis visit: lta.org.uk/.../wheelchair… @the_LTA @WChairTennisGB @wheelpower

@TPLTD Thanks Terry 👍🏼

@paulw_learn @drmattoleary @Slavojiek You might find the piece on this link helpful. One of the points made in it relates to teacher agency during observation. Providing the opportunity for teachers to ‘see themselves through their own eyes’ is explored in the book chapter to which it refers. researchgate.net/publication/31…

Calls for getting rid of the term 'observation' on the basis that there's too much negative baggage associated with it or it's been 'contaminated' by a managerialist agenda are misguided. Instead, we need to tackle the root cause of this contamination i.e. we need to confront 1/4

@drmattoleary @Slavojiek If the purpose of a formal observation was solely to 'observe', many practitioners might be happier? But what usually occurs is an (often judicial) interrogative investigation which seeks to improve practice. A name which better reflects that nature may be more helpful to all?

@drmattoleary @Slavojiek I think the term #observation is appropriate. What may not be so useful is 'who' is doing the observing. Unless I personally #witness what I need to #change firsthand thru my own self-lens, how can I truly improve? #ReverseTheFocus #meFirst #obSERVE

@drmattoleary #Plagiarism's a problem in all walks of life & business. However, one golden rule persists; it's impossible to get too far away from the #blueprint. If its your work on #lesson #observation they're trying to take credit for, they're fighting a losing battle! #Pioneer #Vanguard

So flattering & affirming when your work is acknowledged & used by others but equally frustrating & frankly not on when others pass it off as their own, even use your own words, with zero acknowledgement 😟

How can learners with SEND benefit from the new digital entitlement? fenews.co.uk/fevoices/61960…

@BobHarrisonEdu Good article. Sad that it took a pandemic to emphasise what we were trying to highlight years ago, but still good that the message is getting through.

here’s me, a student, and my opinions on the current student education situation made by non students. you can re-sit an exam, you can’t un-infect the people closest to you. #schoolclosures #COVID19 #GavinWilliamson #schoolsreopening

@RobWebster_ @tes Great article, points well made. The name doesn’t help, if you accept the name assistant, you’ll be treated like an assistant rather the professional in your own right you truly are. Also there needs to be a much greater TA’ voice in the Lit. actively challenging the inequality.

@tes Great article @RobWebster! Excellent points, well made. After being away from Ed for 4 years it’s surprising but not surprising that this is still happening. It’s important to consider the fundamental reasons why support staff are overlooked - or things will NEVER change!!

Once again, the conversation about what we do in schools has overlooked a quarter of the schools' workforce, says Rob Webster tes.com/news/teach-fir…

This kind of #mindset makes any #outstanding #FE #college truly #great. Perfect #culture for making the new #Swindon venture #internationally recognised as a centre of #excellence?! @JustinTomlinson @RobertBuckland @NewCollSwindon @SwindonCollege @cjk100 youtu.be/IqntS1YRRO4

Excellent video on #diverse #thinking in #students featuring the legendary @DrTempleGrandin. As #Swindon moves towards a new era of #FurtherEducation it would great to see the new college incorporate these ideas into its #culture #FE #Education #Teaching youtu.be/IqntS1YRRO4