@cherrylkd

Ex AHT, SLE, ECT Mentor at 4 X Outstanding Special School, Blackpool. MA Inclusion/SEN. See @SENexchange + @SENBlogger Writer for @BloomsburyEd + @JKPBooks

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Joined December 2010
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Support for teaching children with #SEND Useful for ECTs and more experienced educators wishing to refresh their knowledge and skills.
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Local SEND reform plans specialneedsjungle.com/ai-lo…

The AI-generated Local SEND Reform Plans that will dictate local SEND provision and their huge...

Matt Keer writes about the AI-generated Local SEND Reform Plans that will dictate local SEND provision—and hidden risks even LAs can't ignore

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Free SEND training specialneedsjungle.com/regio…

The regional teams from Whole School SEND offering free SEND learning to school and college...

Find free SEND learning from the regional teams from Whole School SEND for school and college teaching staff - and parents are welcome too.

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Such a sad read. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6jd…

Caroline Flack's brother never recovered, inquest hears

Paul Flack was "everyone's favourite person" but this "took its toll", an inquest hears.

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Women hardly mentioned in science GCSE bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c69w…

Only one female scientist named in GCSEs, research finds

A new study finds Rosalind Franklin is the only woman named in Key Stage 4 science specifications.

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This is a good thing bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq39…

Holocaust school lessons to be improved after 'shocking' antisemitism review

Education Secretary Lucy Powell has stressed the importance of reminding new generations of the horrors of the Holocaust.

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Schools should recognise antisemitism bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c623…

Schools should recognise antisemitism as distinct form of harm, review says

The government is expected to accept all 27 recommendations made in the review by ex-Ofsted boss, Sir David Bell.

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Functioning might be the important part of the puzzle specialneedsjungle.com/send-…

Why ‘functioning’ might be the missing piece in the SEND reform puzzle — Special Needs Jungle

Where did the DfE's SEND reform ideas originate? Sharon Smith thinks talk of 'functioning' & the 'biopsychosocial model' might be the answer

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What teenagers want from school in relation to work bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6m2…

'Give us lessons on personal finance and how to get a job,' teens say

Teenagers say they want more work experience at school and opportunities to improve their communication skills.

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MCAS are being missed specialneedsjungle.com/child…

The child behind the symptoms: Why MCAS is being missed in children and young people — Special...

The child behind the symptoms: On MCAS Awareness day, we hear from Joy Mason of Mast Cell Action about how it's being missed in children

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Cherryl-kd retweeted
Vic Goddard@vicgoddardOct 15
2 weeks after our 1st inspection under the new framework. We had good people and they tried to do an excellent job. The framework is an inch deep and a mile wide. You learn nothing new. The school is left damaged and, often, harder to run
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Mainstream lacks capacity for SEND specialneedsjungle.com/gover…

The government must not ignore stark warnings about lack of mainstream SEND capacity reported by...

The government must not ignore stark warnings about lack of mainstream SEND capacity reported by its own research.

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Interesting read re technology bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq4g…

Cut screen time in classrooms to avoid long-term health issues, clinicians urge

A group of clinicians warns technology use in English schools is driving a rise in health problems like short-sightedness.

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What makes Autism assessment useful for schools specialneedsjungle.com/what-…

What makes an autism assessment report genuinely useful to a school? — Special Needs Jungle

Clinical Psychologist Dr Charlie Bamford explains what really makes an autism assessment useful to schools

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Frank Norris@FrankWNorrisOct 11
Frank Norris and Prof Colin Richards drafted this response to Ofsted's interim report on the roll out of the new inspection Fwk produced with IFF. We will dig into the interim findings shortly and will publish on our site. Here's our initial response thealternativebiglisten.co.u…

Our response to Ofsted's interim Report

Denial, complacency and spin

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Education and life long learning for special needs specialneedsjungle.com/ideas…

Big ideas belong to everyone: Education, rights and lifelong learning for people with learning...

Big ideas belong to everyone: How adults with learning disabilities can access a new course about the world delivered by university lecturers

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Ofsted should be stopped bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw1m…

Ofsted faces fresh calls to halt graded school inspections in England

A second head teachers' union says it is "increasingly concerned" about members' "welfare and morale".

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Thank you for the birthday balloons @elonmusk 🤷‍♀️
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Interesting read about diagnosis of ADHD and Autism bbc.co.uk/news/live/c64g7ym4…

ADHD and autism at risk of over-diagnosis, says report, as author warns of rise in mental ill health

The government-commissioned review, chaired by Prof Peter Fonagy, found there was a risk of people being over-diagnosed with ADHD and autism.

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SEND rights: specialneedsjungle.com/guard…

As The Guardian prints our joint campaign's open letter, it's clear people with lived experience...

As The Guardian prints our joint campaign's open letter, it's clear people with lived experience don't want to lose SEND rights.

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Only SIX days left. The petition to protect SEND legal rights is 2nd out of 2,210 government petitions. Please help to save disabled children’s rights in England by signing and sharing. petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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