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However, the tribunal reported that, following the governing body’s recommendations the apology from the senior leadership team had not happened, and deaf awareness training had not been implemented.

New: School subjected deaf member of support staff to disability discrimination and victimisation after requiring her to work on-site during pandemic, tribunal finds
www.educationuncovered.co.uk/news/173631/...

He’ll change his name I guess.

“Everyone acts chaotic and out of control”
It’s a tiring old space this. I do feel like I’m acting out the stories over and over again. As a professional & parent. I’ve not got the energy to say that they are 2 months late for the annual review of the twins…

A Greek Tragedy Musical: SEND Reform —– Act 1 —– Opening Scene Scene 1 Parents get activisty In comes Warnock, commissioned to champion parents by taking over their voice <subdued cheers> Warnock conclude…

Hey, can any of you sing and fancy a part in my musical? @jarlathobrien.bsky.social @karenwespieser.bsky.social @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @alicewoolley.bsky.social @samfr.bsky.social @greeborunner.bsky.social @phoenixedsarah.bsky.social starlightmckenzie.wordpress.com/2025/01/13/a...

A pink floral banner attached to white railings with yellow cable ties. the cross stitch words are an Audre Lorde quote and read: When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed but when we are silent, we are still afraid, so it is better to speak

A craftivism banner attached to grey railings. It's dark but the words are lit by the flash, they read: The local authority is a servant not a master, a truth which on occasion is too easily overlooked, Lord Justice Munby 2010

An epic read for Monday: Ella's Human Rights Claim www.georgejulian.co.uk/2024/12/16/e...

I spoke with @ellychapple.bsky.social about Northumberland Council unlawfully issuing care proceedings and the impact on their family

Also #MotherBlame #LearningDisabilty #DeafBlind #HumanRights #JusticeforLB

image shows darvaza gas crater overlayed by a silhouette of parliament

NEW POST: The Commons Public Accounts Committee #SEND report warns of a "lost generation" of children. But SNJ's @captaink77.bsky.social finds warnings all a bit pointless when decision-makers don’t know what they value more—money or children’s futures... www.specialneedsjungle.com/p...

Then isn’t the teaching profession likely to have an overrepresentation of those did not experience struggling in school?

Today’s, probably 2025’s SEND must read …

😂😂😂 You’re in but you might get bored. The lines are very repetitive in that role.

Do they all say the inspiration came from good teaching? Or a belief they could do a better job than they got?

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Ah don’t worry, you can still be included. How about you paint the scenery and stay off set?

Thank you. X

A Greek Tragedy Musical: SEND Reform —– Act 1 —– Opening Scene Scene 1 Parents get activisty In comes Warnock, commissioned to champion parents by taking over their voice <subdued cheers> Warnock conclude…

Hey, can any of you sing and fancy a part in my musical? @jarlathobrien.bsky.social @karenwespieser.bsky.social @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @alicewoolley.bsky.social @samfr.bsky.social @greeborunner.bsky.social @phoenixedsarah.bsky.social starlightmckenzie.wordpress.com/2025/01/13/a...

State Quiet, School Districts Cautiously Optimistic About School Funding Case Supporters of a group of school districts led by Contoocook Valley (ConVal) that sued the state over education funding were cautiously optimistic after oral arguments before the state Supreme Court on...

“Stop and think about the absurdity of the State of New Hampshire arguing in court on an icy morning that school buildings and heat are not required to provide an adequate education for our children,” Zack Sheehan, executive director of the New Hampshire School Funding Fairness Project said.

3 wks after instituting an opening routine, I asked for feedback from my 8th graders. they had good suggestions on how to improve the routine. Best was hearing how it helped them get their brain ready for history. And for my students with ef issues, they really appreciated the consistency

Comic showing a cartoon character in a navy blue Shapegrams t-shirt and blue pants. Next to him is a large golden letter 'E' and a red gift box with a white bow and a tag reading 'TO: E'. The character asks 'Why was E the only letter to get a present?' and answers 'Because all the other letters were not-E.' The scene has a green striped background and appears to be set on a floor with a green circular rug.

What's better than the past and future? The present because it's a gift. #DadJoke #EduSky #GoogleSlides

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http://www.lukeclements.co.uk/institutionalising-parent-carer-blame/

This title if the comic is ‘Googling Stuff…’ The comic shows two columns: on the left is “Then” showing search results with one thing listed as “the thing you want” On the right column is ‘Now’ - also showing search results but in this case it’s a whole bunch of stuff you don’t need: AI TAKING A WILD STAB AT IT WITH SOME BLATANT MISINFORMATION SPONSORED RESULT SPONSORED RESULT SPONSORED RESULT SPONSORED RESULT PEOPLE ALSO ASK VIEW PRODUCTS And then right at the bottom just off screen is ‘the thing you want’

Googling Stuff: Then v Now.

'Mind-boggling' Brexit rules hit British food exports by £3bn a year British food sales to the EU have fallen by more than 16% on average across the three years since Brexit, a new report found, with businesses blaming new border checks.

‘"The EU went from being the easiest market in the world to quite literally the most difficult to get food into," he said.’

It’s fine as long as none of the kids need to look away to concentrate on your words.

NEXT WEEK is a big week for democracy in the UK & barely a mention from mainstream media.

Our parliamentary democracy exists to make sure a government can’t just do whatever it wants. That must be respected - and that includes THIS GOVERNMENT👇

Nothing profound, but: When people use algorithms to analyze “the world,” they are analyzing that algorithm’s intervention into that world, not the world itself. This can be fine, but people neglect to acknowledge this when arriving at conclusions. There is an “unobserved observer” bias.

My kid wanted to know why just because he was disabled he had to make significant life decisions at an age far younger that his non-disabled peers.

Same as the Local Offer then. A list of things once rumoured to have been piloted.

Yup - the Local Authority’s tick-list of what happens in the years up to transition is really just a series of exasperating statements about “what should have happened but didn’t”.

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I tried. It didn’t work 😥

2. I had no idea (my children went to a maintained school) that academies may offer little or no redress for complaints. And, it’s obvious really, but academies aren’t subject to these LGO procedures. This is neither logical nor fair, says the Ombudsman.