Send in Somerset families 'systematically failed', say parents
Parents of children with special educational needs say statutory deadlines are being missed.
Somerset SEND families 'systematically failed: โTo try to copeโฆSomerset LA has set up mainstream SEN units.โ โthere are of course dangers with that, depending on the profile of children in them, whoโs teaching them, & how theyโre included in school life www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/...
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Love seeing the creativity of the young people that attend our Alternative Provision! This is a 3D model designed by them which next week we will 3D Print! ๐
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Yesterday Player Ready had our first OFSTED inspection and passed for all five venues! ๐
This is for the Voluntary Childcare Register for our after-school, weekend & holiday provision!
It means parents can use Tax Free Childcare to pay us saving them 25% or more via Universal Credit.
21.01.2025 18:56 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐ฎ Level-Up with Player Ready! Local Authority Approved in-person Alternative Provision! ๐ป Level Up today by visiting Player-Ready.co.uk!
Centres in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset & Hampshire!
#ehcp #SEND #ThisisAP #ADHD
16.01.2025 13:05 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Player Ready Level-Up! Alternative Education Provision catering for Children & Young People Ages 7-19 with or without SEND / EHCP / ADHD / ASC / SEMH / EBSA / PEX.
In person delivery in Cornwall, Plymouth, Exeter, Taunton & Portsmouth.
Online delivery anywhere with internet!
15.01.2025 19:52 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Player Ready Level-Up! Online Alternative Provision!
Game & Tech Based Mentoring
Learn new skills such as coding while building a trusted relationship with a mentor.
#SEND #EOTAS #ALTERNATIVEPROVISION #EHCP #CODING
15.12.2024 01:17 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Even with five centres covering a wide area. Our mentors can use various tools to engage online.
From traditional video calls with sharing of our cloud platform, which is loaded with all the applications and templates. Or just joining up on an XBOX session & chatting via message.
Build the trust
14.12.2024 08:56 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Shared this with our team this morning, as staff are a bit more tired towards end of term something like this can help us remember the responsibilities we hold to help these young people.
14.12.2024 08:46 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Loving this new projection mapped retro experience installed at our Taunton location!
Programmable by our young people to make assets and levels for it as win!
Educational and fun!!!
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Amazing mentor and employee !
20.11.2024 23:33 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Green screen audio and video recording lessons at Player Ready Alternative Provision
Lego Spike STEM lessons for kids and young people
Player Ready Truro team
Fun and Learning at Player Ready Clubs and Alternative Provision
20.11.2024 23:28 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Radar the robot dog is loving Bluesky!
20.11.2024 23:22 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
First post for Player Ready Alternative Provision on BlueSky!
player-ready.co.uk
16.11.2024 08:09 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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Dad to two amazing kids, husband to an awesome wife. Teacher to fantastic children, Aberdeen supporting, Scottish football loving, F1 fan, studying for Masters @stirling uni. Grew up in Edinburgh, moved to West Lothian.
Writer. Reader. Painter. Thinker. Listener. Bad dancer.
Interests: history, philosophy, trance, musicals, politics, activism, food.
Mental Health Lead in a special school, doctoral student researching interoception curriculum/wellbeing/ regulation. Likes cats, garden, tea, bed.
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Step 2 is a Bradford based charity whose vision is to improve the health & wellbeing of children & young people. We provide relevant information and services to them, their families and the professionals who work with them.
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Alternative education provision in Cambridgeshire supporting young people with school-based trauma and emotionally based school non-attendance.
bluesquidlearning.com
Science teacher and data geek at an AP in the South West.
Dad, runner, race timer and radio technician too! Generally over shooting deadlines after taking things on as "it looks interesting"
Trainee EP at @IOE_London 2023-2026 My interests are social media use amongst adolescents, exclusion prevention, social psychology and EDI practices in school. All views are my own.
Proud to work in a #UKFE college. Interested in education that works for everyone. Here to talk about history, mental health/disability, archaeology, poetry, music. I tend to take the long view.
The Voice of Alternative Provision | Representing Local Authority and MAT-led Alternative Provision | #ThisIsAP (sharing good practice) | APassemble (wanting support/sharing information | https://www.prusap.co.uk/
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Transforming education across Yorkshire & the Humber region. Fostering excellence & innovation in schools. Recognised for our expertise in Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH).
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Autistic and chronically ill. Interested in disability, education, research and change. And cute animals and music ๐ง๐ถ ๐ฌ๐ง
Working in education, psychology, disability.
Slowed by Long COVID and dysautonomia.
With 3 charities working together, Step2, Hale & James deliver RSE curriculum in Secondary Schools in Bradford. Bespoke sessions catering to each individual schools needs inc: Curriculum Audits, Content Delivery, Staff Training and Peer Reviews
