T Pascoe-Matthews (M Ed , NPQH)

A seat at the table matters, but the reason we want it matters even more. Is it for career progression, or for the cause?

When we do get the seat, we need to make sure it is not a high chair!

#advocacy #career #SEND

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Staff who need accommodations, are they SEND?

When I am a headteacher, I will be intentional about nominating staff from across the school, in a range of roles, to attend SEND conferences, because building truly inclusive schools requires shared understanding, shared language and shared ownership.

That would be the moment we’d know something had truly shifted.

What if Inclusion wasn’t a role but a reality?

What if the children weren’t seen as SEND when support is needed? What if the support/ provision was rightly label as SEND? Afterall, that is what is different.

SEND Conference : SENCOs/ Inclusion Leads not allowed!

What if SEND conferences weren’t attended mostly by SENCOs and inclusion leads?

What if the room was filled with classroom teachers, middle leaders, senior leaders and headteachers? 1/3

#SEND #support #inclusion #SENCO #belonging

Would an under-16s social media ban help schools? The government is considering restricting or banning children’s use of social media. How might this impact schools?

“Because explicit images are so common now, I think the police view is, ‘Well, that’s another one’”

How would a social media ban for U16s impact schools? Plenty support it, but some worry about negative impacts.

Excellent @cerysturner.bsky.social article below
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Leaders suffer ‘disturbing’ mistreatment, support service warns School leaders are being set ‘undeliverable’ expectations, says Headrest, as it fields a big increase in calls

Exclusive: School leaders are having to seek medical support as a result of ‘undeliverable’ expectations and work demands, warns a headteacher support service

Stepping onto the SEND rollercoaster A DfE announcement on Friday, marked another step towards the forthcoming SEND reforms. It follows National SEND Conversation panels and release of capital funding before Christmas, setting out pla…

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#gcse #foodpreparation #bread #autism #determination | Taneisha Pascoe-Matthews Yesterday, J was so excited for school, he couldn’t wait to get to school to attend his lessons. ( see previous post) One of them was Catering, where they were making different types of bread 🍞 (defin...

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#parent #carer #selfcare #wellbeing #autism | Taneisha Pascoe-Matthews A Sunday thought as a mother of two amazing boys who have both being diagnosed as having autism. Lately, I’ve been reminding myself of something simple but powerful: not everything is within my cont...

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#parent #carer

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My childhood would have been so SO much poorer without an unlimited supply of novels from the local library.

And I can’t imagine my adult life without a constant supply of books.

#behaviour | Taneisha Pascoe-Matthews “Children misbehave because of an unmet need.” This phrase is well-intentioned, but it’s also problematic. When we frame all misbehaviour as an unmet need, we risk oversimplifying human behaviour an...

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#send #education | Taneisha Pascoe-Matthews Just a Sunday thought 💭! I was listening to a financil presentation on YouTube about investment when I heard the phrase, “Houses don’t always go up in value; they’re going up in price.” It stopped m...

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🚨 Wide gaps in waiting times for a SEND diagnosis by socio-economic background 🚨

Middle-class parents have shorter waiting times for formal SEND diagnoses than working-class parents, we have found.

Read our report on the SEND system 👇

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We had another successful trip with our XL buggy !
#autism #mobility

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Holiday

A teacher came to my office at the start of the day.
She said, “I really love this hairstyle”
We decided it should be a kodac moment !
She did well 😄
Hi-Vis ready for duty.
I refuse to be tired and look tired the final week of the term when I can quickly do my hair myself self.
#SENCO #SLT

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I am so proud of him ❤️
Thank you foe always encouraging us

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Practice helps with progress !

From nonverbal to reading.
I am so proud of him ❤️

This week we will continue to revise minerals and will complete as many past paper questions . A 20 minutes allocation each day will support J’s retention.

J has come such a long way. From nonverbal up to almost 8 and struggles to access the curriculum to now having a Grade 4 target for Food Preparation!
J needs support with retention and as a result we engage in home learning to reinforce key concepts taught each week.

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