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Starting to get really tired of "It's a distraction."

No. They're not "distractions." They're crimes. Any one of these actions Trump has pulled would see any other president impeached if not imprisoned/charged with war crimes.

The Epstein files aren't the only thing that matters. IT ALL MATTERS.

1. Dyslexia affects many learners in English classrooms. Small adaptations like thoughtful scaffolding and discussion-based learning can dramatically improve engagement and attainment for dyslexic learners. Here are a couple of quick tips for teachers aiming to make English accessible for all. 🧵👇

We work hard at keeping our Life Skills curriculum relevant and innovative. Yesterday, we were delighted to welcome in PC Dale, our School Intervention and Prevention Officer, to deliver a session on Virtual Decisions using VR headsets. #weareREACH

Sketchbook drawing: a small songbird on a nut held in a hand, done in blue bic pen with a boxy red background and a enluminure style letter C to the lower left

Marcus McAllister
”SB149.18 brave” 2026 - Sketchbook drawing - 23x15cm

#sketchbook #drawing #SciArt #bird

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Entitlement is not just literacy, numeracy & keeping children safe, though it is never less than that. Entitlement is the whole childhood a public service is supposed to protect. If we only guarantee what is examined, we quietly teach a bleak lesson about whose lives are allowed to be wide.

I see that too. I know when I’m reporting back identity is in the language of acronyms and diagnoses. Verbal shorthand seems to lead to othering children. For me, the ‘SEND group’ issue broadens to any situation with labels. For example, ‘LAC students’ and ‘PP children’.

This is an example in alternative provision. The first pupil with ADHD struggles with frenetic energy and impulsive behaviour. The second needs help with time management executive dysfunction.

FP
Sensory circuits. Visual aids (traffic light system for emotions).

SP
Visual timers and microtasks.

‘SEND children’, ‘SEMH pupils’, ‘the behaviour group’, etc. Categories can be useful but they can also have a reductionist element. Students with similar needs are not the same.

I really don’t like the term ‘SEND’. And I really don’t like that we refer to a group of children as ‘SEND children.’ Like they all need the same thing because they’re ‘SEND.’
In kayaking, when you ‘send it’, you’ve generally hucked over a massive waterfall or done a huge loop on a wave.
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It’s the same for me. I looked at the commute and stay options but I don’t have a stable income. I have my ECT years though. Edu events are on the list!

Food poisoning 0/5 stars. I do not want a pizza that betrayal. I hope you feel better soon!

Insulin dose and carb counting?

It’s time to bring out the spin it to win it meme! We don’t have any winners. Prizes? Well, if you squint. 🤷🏼‍♀️👍

One of the frustrating aspects of #ChronicIllness/ rare diseases/ mental health conditions/ allergies/and #disability is assigning blame for new symptoms.

Is this new problem a sign of what you're treating? The meds? An unrelated illness or injury? Stress? Overexertion? The hellscape we're in?

INTRODUCING! Hannah Spencer The new Green MP for GORTON & DENTON Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Introducing Hannah Spencer MP 💚

This isn’t an inspirational post. It’s not about overcoming health issues. I still have them. I can get on or lose more of me. Chronic health conditions are always there but they can’t dictate when I have some control. I also know my career path isn’t linear and I have options. It’s not a sprint.

I thought my career was over when I was diagnosed with my brain tumour. I was 25. I remember the heavy silence and late nights. I deferred my final PGCE placement. It is non-malignant for now so that’s the positive! Flares happen but I have the rehabilitative education opportunity.

"Your finest Scotch, please."

"Yes, sir," the guy at Staples says as he hands me a 12 year old roll of tape.

YouTube video by introseries Red Dwarf's opening

Sad news about Rob Grant. Tangential to his writing I know, but I could never get over the opening titles of the early series of Red Dwarf, their epic loneliness – what a way to start a sitcom

youtu.be/HrNLLvAokO8?...

'Smoke me a Kipper, I'll be back for breakfast' - RIP Rob Grant

Smeg. RIP my King.

Colored graphite sketch of the little monkey Punch waving to his stuffed monkey and snuggling up to an adult macaque.

#hangintherepunch 💪 🐒

#graphitedrawing #coloredpencildrawing
#penandink
#sketchbook
#animalart
#FineArt
#art
#kleineKunstklasse

How can feedback drive successful teacher adaptations?

This new Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) resource - ‘Check.Adapt’ - offers a concise, usuable resource to reflect on decisions in the classroom.

Read more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/checkin...

Children's Bookshops Children's bookshops - browse our list of independent bookshops and specialist children's bookshops in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

🛍️🏬📚🔖 Our guide to independent and specialist children's bookshops in the UK and Ireland, including over 150 vibrant and exciting bookstores to visit. 🔖📚🏬🛍️

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#kidlit #amreading #booktwitter

Automatic Negative Thoughts

These quick, critical thoughts can feel true, but they aren’t always facts. Pause and challenge them

What’s the evidence? What would I say to a friend? Is there a more balanced view?

Notice it, name it, reframe it 💭💚

#mentalhealth

Wrote quite extensively a while back about how schools are set up for the most able children and how this makes them institutionally biased against those who find things most difficult.
bennewmark.wordpress.com/2023/04/29/w...

Gouache painting of a forest setting. A yellow Labrador sitting, smiling up at a orange-pink butterfly

Gouache practice
#traditionalart #gouache

Useful short explainer of the new an ‘improved’ Progress 8 model for schools in the White Paper (p36) ‘Every Child Achieving & Thriving’

Along with a new progress measure to better capture the achievements of children who start secondary school significantly behind peers.

Link: lnkd.in/egXRNs5Y

Absolutely this.

The government is proposing new tiers of support for pupils with SEND who do not have an EHCP. But what will that look like?

➡️ Read our full explainer on the SEND reforms: www.tes.com/magazine/new...