Sara Alston

RHSE and Health Education guidance from July 2025: changes and possible actions for schools. The difficulty in identifying the new information in this guidance is it can be compared to the last set of statutory guidance from 2019 and/ or to the draft guidance that was produced for consultatio...

My new blog looking at the changes an possible actions for schools from the new RHSE guidance is now published. Please read www.seainclusion.co.uk/post/rhse-an...

Students with SEND should have a SEND Plan in place, but what these should look like and the details they should contain is not always clear. Sara Alston – @seainclusion.bsky.social – sets out the key elements for #schools #SENCOs & #teachers: buff.ly/K1MZsPu #inclusion #teaching

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Students with SEND should have a SEND Plan in place, but what these should look like and the details they should contain is not always clear. Sara Alston – @seainclusion.bsky.social – sets out the key elements for #schools #SENCOs & #teachers buff.ly/K1MZsPu #inclusion #teaching

Students with SEND should have a SEND Plan in place, but what these should look like and the details they should contain is not always clear. Sara Alston – @seainclusion.bsky.social – sets out the key elements for #schools #SENCOs & #teachers: buff.ly/TbJ1vC1 #inclusion #teaching

Keeping Children Safe in Education (July 2025)- changes and possible actions for schools. All those working in schools and safeguarding are breathing a big sigh of relief that the draft of Keeping Children Safe in Education has finally been released. However, I suspect that there are many ...

KCSIE has finally been released. There are few major changes but still actions for schools. Please read my latest blog for the details.
www.seainclusion.co.uk/post/keeping...

Students with SEND should have a SEND Plan in place, but what these should look like and the details they should contain is not always clear. Sara Alston – @seainclusion.bsky.social – sets out the key elements for #schools #SENCOs & #teachers buff.ly/TbJ1vC1 #inclusion #teaching

Thank you for talking such sense

Students with SEND should have a SEND Plan in place, but what these should look like and the details they should contain is not always clear. Sara Alston – @seainclusion.bsky.social – sets out the key elements for #schools #SENCOs & #teachers: buff.ly/s2ClyQv #inclusion #teaching

Students with SEND should have a SEND Plan in place, but what these should look like and the details they should contain is not always clear. Sara Alston – @seainclusion.bsky.social – sets out the key elements for #schools #SENCOs & #teachers: buff.ly/K1MZsPu #inclusion #teaching

Students with SEND should have a SEND Plan in place, but what these should look like and the details they should contain is not always clear. Sara Alston – @seainclusion.bsky.social – sets out the key elements for #schools #SENCOs & #teachers: buff.ly/s2ClyQv #inclusion #teaching

Students with SEND should have a SEND Plan in place, but what these should look like and the details they should contain is not always clear. Sara Alston – @seainclusion.bsky.social – sets out the key elements for #schools #SENCOs & #teachers: buff.ly/K1MZsPu #inclusion #teaching

SecEd Podcast: #Autism in the secondary school. Our new episode considers how #teachers & #teaching staff can effectively support #autistic students – with great tips & dos/don'ts from our experts @pookyh.bsky.social @seainclusion.bsky.social @inclusionht.bsky.social & BukkyYusuf buff.ly/OMYfrRn

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Ask your MP to put reproductive rights into law The right to make decisions about our families and bodies is not protected by law. The 1967 Abortion Act allows people to seek abortion under certain circumstances but abortion otherwise remains a cri...

Reproductive rights are under attack! Take 2 mins to write to your MP TODAY to demand that abortion is decriminalised

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SecEd Podcast: #Autism in the secondary school. Our new episode considers how #teachers & #teaching staff can effectively support #autistic students – with great tips & dos/don'ts from our experts @pookyh.bsky.social @seainclusion.bsky.social @inclusionht.bsky.social & BukkyYusuf buff.ly/EwJeWaY

The SecEd Podcast: Autism in the secondary school classroom - SecEd An expert panel offers advice and tips for how teaching staff can support their autistic students in schools

SecEd Podcast: #Autism in the secondary school. Our new episode considers how #teachers & #teaching staff can effectively support #autistic students – with great tips & dos/don'ts from our experts @pookyh.bsky.social @seainclusion.bsky.social @inclusionht.bsky.social & BukkyYusuf

The SecEd Podcast: Autism in the secondary school classroom - SecEd An expert panel offers advice and tips for how teaching staff can support their autistic students in schools

SecEd Podcast: #Autism in the secondary school. Our new episode considers how #teachers & #teaching staff can effectively support #autistic students – with great tips & dos/don'ts from our experts @pookyh.bsky.social @seainclusion.bsky.social @inclusionht.bsky.social & BukkyYusuf:

8 a tribute to the power of guesswork

The Supreme Court’s ruling on gender raises serious questions for schools New guidance states schools must not permit trans pupils to use the bathroom of their identified gender, but they still have a duty to safeguard them.

"High-quality relationships and sex education lessons that cover issues of LGBTQ+ sexual health and rights will enable schools to be inclusive environments that prioritise the safety, respect and dignity of all pupils," says @jessicaringrose.bsky.social
theconversation.com/the-supr...

Keep calm (but delete your nudes): the new rules for travelling to and from Trump’s America Many people have decided a trip to the US isn’t worth the risk after recent border detentions. But if you are going, what do you need to know? Immigration lawyers explain it all

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Worrying stuff

Why does the assess, plan, do, review cycle matter Sara stresses that the APDR cycle is an ongoing process that should adapt to the needs of each child, ultimately aiming to improve their educational experience.

My podcast with SENDcast stresses that the APDR cycle is an ongoing process that should adapt to the needs of each child, ultimately aiming to improve their educational experience

Listen to learn the key elements of an effective APDR cycle & how to implement it successfully

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(... which is more than Reform, by the way)

• Spot and address harmful ideologies early
• Protect pupils at risk of online radicalisation
• Ensure staff are informed and prepared
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9 feeling a little smug!

Why does the Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle matter? with Sara Alston Sara stresses that the APDR cycle is an ongoing process that should adapt to the needs of each child, ultimately aiming to improve their educational experience.

I am very excited that my SEND Cast episode on ‘Why does the Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle matter?' is now live. Please listen in thesendcast.com/why-does-the...

How are you supposed to get a gender recognition certificate, which requires you to have lived in your acquired gender, now the Supreme Court has said you are not allowed to live in your acquired gender?

8 after having missed a few weeks

Communicating with children | CSA Centre

CSA Centre has updated its guidance on communicating with children who have or may have been sexually abused. T
I am proud to have played a small part in the creation of this guidance.
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