Co-Headteacher of Specialist School.
North East, England
Joined May 2009
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Michelle O’Reilly retweeted
Happy 60th birthday to my quirky, beloved hometown of Washington. This brilliant piece from @MrGeorgeClarke sets out why it's just so special.
@AngelaRayner will kickstart economic growth and get Britain building again with a new generation of new towns.
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Michelle O’Reilly retweeted
This is a principle that is a hill to die on for me. It is absolutely essential that our special schools and AP receive the full allocation of the grant.
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Absolutely this ⬇️
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Michelle O’Reilly retweeted
Proper funding for children’s mental health services and reducing child poverty.
If schools can stop replacing decimated social services, they can focus on teaching and learning.
Michelle O’Reilly retweeted
Funding for SEND.
Funding for SEND.
Funding for SEND.
Funding for SEND.
Funding for SEND.
Michelle O’Reilly retweeted
Latest from me: on the worsening crisis in special educational needs provision, & what's really going on - councils' SEND budgets are now deep in the red, and Whitehall is pushing them towards cuts that will tilt the system even further into failure theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Michelle O’Reilly retweeted
The support for SEND pupils is in complete meltdown. Huge increase in numbers of children needing support, LAs SEND budgets are millions in deficit & predicting vastly increased deficits going forward! It’s a crisis & schools trying v hard to support kids & families! What next?
Michelle O’Reilly retweeted
Are you an educator of a learner with PDA?
If so, here are my seven top tips for establishing a relationship with them (taken from my book The Educator’s Experience of Pathological Demand Avoidance).
What other tips would you give to educators / parents of PDAers?👇💬
Michelle O’Reilly retweeted
Families, teachers and support staff have left some lovely messages of support at our #DurhamMinersGala stall
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Identity first language is preferred by 89% of Autistics as per the 2022 poll of over 7.5k of Autistic people.
Can people share this please, we’ve just had Autism Acceptance week and the amount of people including Autistics I still see using “People with Autism” is unreal. It really do be your own people 🤦🏼♀️.
#AutismAcceptanceMonth #AutismAcceptanceWeek #ActuallyAutistic #AcceptingAutism #AutismnotPD
Michelle O’Reilly retweeted
🚨Our documentary on the crisis in special educational needs is out now🚨We spoke to families fighting for the right support & saw the pressures schools are under 🙏 Please give it a watch & a share 🙏 bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0… #SEND (🎙️@BBCElaine 🎥 @dannelson_cam Prod by me)
Michelle O’Reilly retweeted
Come along and join us at our free launch event for the Northern Lights Early Years Stronger Practice Hub North East. Join workshops hosted by experts from across our region - we would love to see you there! Click on the link to secure your place. forms.office.com/e/rtke17jL8…
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Please look out for hedgehogs when building bonfires this weekend, Happy Weekend all and thank you all for following, I’ve now reached 10k followers ❤️
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Pls RT ☺️
💥It’s Thursday’s #SENDTwitter
Everyone who parents/supports/teaches children with Special Educational Needs & disabilities (SEND) is welcome
How to join
👍 Like & RT this tweet
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Michelle O’Reilly retweeted
KS1 to be more in line with EYFS teaching methods i.e. learning through play, lots of language etc… (see China, Finland etc).
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How outcomes are perceived
How schools are measured based on these outcomes
Inclusion
We still try to fit square pegs into round holes based on such an outdated model. We need to get ahead of the curve for our young people.
Rant over!
Michelle O’Reilly retweeted
I will bang on about funding as I always do, but not just for schools. We need to invest heavily in the services that support schools e.g. social care, CAMHS etc so schools can get back to having education as the main focus.
Michelle O’Reilly retweeted
So I just discovered a TA I use to work with is now living in a hostel with her two children because her wages don't cover rent.
I am all for a teacher pay rise... but I will HAPPILY forgo it and see the money go to TAs and other underpaid education workers if it became a choice