Gemma Corby

Only 6 per cent of Sendcos can complete their tasks in work hours The government’s SEND reforms must ensure that special educational needs coordinators get better support, say experts, as exclusive data reveals their ‘unsustainable’ workload

Only six per cent of Sendcos could complete their administrative tasks during their working hours in a week this term. My piece for @tesmagazine.bsky.social on the workload pressures and the case for reform. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

‘Vacuum of information’ around SEND reforms DfE adviser acknowledges that the government’s SEND plans are taking longer than was hoped

There has been a “vacuum of information” around the government’s planned reforms to special educational needs and disabilities provision, a DfE adviser said today as she acknowledged the process was taking longer than hoped. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

#DLDday is coming, so I’m starting a thread over a few days.

DLD (Developmental Language Disorder) is all about spoken language. Words and sentences are tricky for people with DLD. And people don’t grow out of it.
#DevLangDis @radld.bsky.social

A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...

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Do you want to restore trust in the press?

So do Hugh Grant & Jacqui Hames.
Sign the petition to change the law.

Let's demand change

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Promotional image for a free webinar by Speech and Language UK on Developmental Language Disorder, featuring a smiling individual in a yellow scarf, with event details for October 15th from 3:30-4:15 PM.

Almost 700k children in England have #DLD, struggling to join in jokes, share stories or ask for help at school. With the right training, teachers can spot challenges early.

Sign up for our free #DLDDay webinar: https://bit.ly/4gvUvoF

SEND deficits kept off councils' balance sheets until 2028 'Statutory override' protecting around half of councils from insolvency extended for two years

An accounting loophole keeping spiralling SEND deficits from bankrupting councils has been extended for two years

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£760m SEND reforms cash to come from schools budget rise And school leaders report cash boost falls 'well short of what's needed'

Exclusive: A chunk of the extra cash promised to boost school budgets will actually go towards financing SEND reforms, Schools Week has learned, as leaders warn the settlement falls 'well short of what’s needed'

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Procrastination sub genres:

Procatination - petting your cat
Procaffeination - making a coffee
Procrasteanation - making tea
Procarafeination - drinking wine
Procalcification - cleaning teeth
Procarbonation - making toast
Procraftination - knitting/collaging when you should be doing a tax return

Or not “locked away” but potentially struggling when they could have been helped.

Phillipson does not rule out restricting EHCPs to special schools Education ministers questioned on SEND reforms, teacher recruitment and screen time in schools today

Education ministers were grilled on SEND, mobile phones and the 6,500 extra teachers target in Parliament today. This is how they responded...

In this morning's Tes Daily newsletter, @jonsevers.bsky.social asked whether a diagnosis debate is really what we need when it comes to SEND support…

🗞️ Catch up on Jon's article here: email.tes.com/cr/AQiOjhAQ-...

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‘Burnt out': The staff on the SEND crisis frontline SENCos will be central to plans to make mainstream schools more inclusive. But they're burning out

SENCos will be central to plans to make mainstream schools more inclusive. But they're burning out. Schools Week investigates ...

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1 in 20 pupils now have EHCP after numbers rise again One in 20 children in England now have an EHCP after another 11 per cent yearly rise, show new figures that will put more pressure on SEND reforms

One in 20 children in England now have an education, health and care plan (EHCP) after another 11% yearly rise, show new figures that will put more pressure on SEND reforms schoolsweek.co.uk/1-in-20-pupi...

🗣️@corinnesettle.bsky.social, our teaching and learning specialist introduces our dedicated webpage packed full of support when considering pupils with SEND.

Read the blog: https://tinyurl.com/38tf8eha

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A great resource, especially for secondary school!

Cover of book: Language for Behaviour and Emotions. A practical guide to working with children and young people.

If you are using 'Language for Behaviour and Emotions' and want to measure impact then come along to our free lunchtime gathering evidence session.
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It's worth remembering that what we encounter as children's needs is about their response to the environment we are asked to put them in. They need something different because the system isn't designed around the outliers. If the system was more flexible, we could meet more needs. #inclusion #EduSky

‘Horror’ toilets make pupils ask to miss school, parents say Poll reveals 1 in 6 school toilets rated unclean, amid calls for government to prioritise funding to improve ‘disgusting’ lavatories as part of school estate upgrades

More than one in 10 parents said their children have asked to miss school because of concerns about school toilets, Parentkind survey finds