Lucy Whiffin

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Yesterday I started a thorough critique of “The writing framework". It’s 150 pages long and there are only 2 very superficial mentions of gross motor skills that I can find. Not a single mention of embodied cognition. A shockingly poor and potentially dangerous omission at a time when we know more

Ah, Sarah, I feel this. It's a tough job, especially on a lack of sleep. I feel such a deep bond with other parents of children with SEMH needs because from even my dearest, closest friends who don't have that experience, I sometimes feel judgment. (Whether it's there or in my head, I don't know!)

… and Jenkin since said “right you are, and sorry for making an uninformed point. Promise to do better in future”

… did he fuck!!! 😂 he’ll say it again when his audience is right. 🤦‍♂️

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And not just the school system: all the systems and societal structures that affect families, especially in a child's earliest years.

A Landlord doesn't provide housing.
The Water Company doesn't provide Water.
A Supermarket doesn't make Food.

They are just rip you off using an essential service they have monopolised.

This is so gorgeous!
My daughter and her friends discovered a revision technique for English Lit and History- they leave each other voice notes about the topic as if they are sharing some exciting gossip. I loved it when she told me!

I loved this:

One of my Year 6 children on FSM told me this week that she is hungry most afternoons because her lunch is too small. She's taller than me and she gets the same as a Year 1 child.

The Telegraph is now having to publish so many corrections to articles where it attempts to find *any angle whatsoever* to attack net-zero polices that it makes sense to start tracking them here.

These are the ones published since Labour won the election.

"We are happy to correct the record."

Small gestures can make a big difference.

Be an ally
🌈 #Pride 🌈

Beautiful

@dereklandy.bsky.social My son was very excited to see me reading Prophet Song by Paul Lynch as apparently, "he's out of Skulduggery Pleasant!"

An important thread.

I love your drawing.

Tumblr post by: weaselle Jun 18, 2024 i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again: what we want is for these things to be run like a HOUSEHOLD… a home. A household still has a budget and an income and resources to manage; all the moving parts are the same but the focus is different. a business will let every person in it die a terrible death if it makes the business profit. A household will spend it’s last dollar to keep the people in it safe and healthy. A household will use money as a resource to add value to the lives of the people in the household. A business will use people as a resource to add monetary value to the business We don’t want a government run like a business, we want a country run like a household. Because we live here.

The kids on Tumblr know what's what

The books that have been added to our shelves the last couple of years have been almost entirely bought/passed on by staff or donated by parents who pick them up from the Tesco second hand bookshelf. How are schools expected to function like this?

Please do. Primary 7 too! Parachute is so underused in upper primary 🥺

From personal experience, I can say that the closest I've ever come to being signed off work with stress was after having to move for the third time in less than two years (as a single mum with 3 dependents) due to no-fault evictions. It has had an impact on my children's mental health too.

He is obsessed with the entire series! He reads them again and again and spends hours telling me about the characters and the storylines. He loves the spin-offs too. I love watching him read them as he is forever chuckling and making little comments to himself. They really have brought him joy.

My 15yo had her football team's final celebration as they will all now be joining the ladies' team. The two young women who coach them have put in so much time, love and effort over the years. Volunteer sports coaches across the country make such a difference to the lives of young people.

Me and my son got his hammock out in the garden, and he swung with the newest Skulduggery Pleasant book from the library and his brand new Pokemon plushes he saved up for and enjoyed small pleasures.

Wow 🤩

The children must be so excited!

Not gonna lie, I could really do with an actually fully relaxing holiday with only my own needs to consider! (Couldn't we all!)

Other parents of autistic children, are holidays for you generally equal parts relaxation and stress? For my son, I think what's hard are the transitions and change that come with holidaying, but then he absolutely thrives being in nature with minimal demands. So we flit between bliss and meltdown.

It's funny! Not many songs manage to be funny but I love its humour. Great song!

School uniforms to change for four million pupils under plans The government says it will save parents £50 a year, but retailers say it could end up costing more.

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I wish every school would just have a polo shirt and sweater as their required uniform. I don't understand the need for ties and blazers for children. The average price for a school uniform stated in this article is absolutely ridiculous. Plus, they're uncomfortable.

Importantly, it suggests that closing the gap lies far beyond the scope of individual teachers in classrooms, despite the pressure that has been put on us for years to somehow make this happen.