The Invisible Problem (in Front of our Eyes)🧵

Imagine every school, college and childcare setting in the country had a serious asbestos problem.

The asbestos problem wasn't exclusive to educational settings but it was particularly prevalent there.

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With so many children living with anxiety and so many pupils struggling to attend school regularly, we really do need to start doing things differently.

This is an article about taking a longer, more flexible approach with part-time attendance timetables.

AP Teacher It’s funny people seem to be all over pupil voice when they are asking the successful children their opinions

But aren’t so keen to listen to unhappy children

As parent to a young carer, this hit home: “It’s hard to feel good at the start of school because it’s often difficult at home in the morning.” Pls RT this important report.

⁦Sibs⁩ ⁦Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou⁩ ⁦Not Fine in School⁩ sibs.org.uk/supporting-you…

Compensation for lack of an appropriate education seems to have been growing recently.
Our own CEO's daughter also waited 18 months for a finalised EHCP and a suitable school place.
This is not a huge rarity.
Local authorities should be aware.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Pretty much every child excluded at primary school has SEND. Every so often a stat stops you in your tracks, and this is one of them.

In this lovely film, autistic adults explain how their difficult experiences of school haven’t held them back or defined them youtu.be/SnqSSA573Lk?si…

Schools tend to be busy, noisy, crowded places. To say school is the best place for everyone is to misunderstand neurodivergence and different sensory needs. ⁦Square Peg⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/uk-688310…

The rise in school absences coincides with the rise in childhood poverty, mental health problems and longer waiting times for support. The government ‘must reduce the use of sanctions’.

Thank you for this important report Centre for Mental Health and those who contributed Square Peg.

Every time I post about things like being sent home for the wrong shoes, and behaviour apps where parents are alerted to their kids going to the toilet, and teenagers being sent to isolation for the wrong hair cut, people tell me that this is only the minority of schools and I’m…

New: Parent complains about 22 emails in a single day, triggered by school behaviour app, about sanctions for her children
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/170211/pa…
Mother’s experience of TES Class Charts provokes questions about details of how technology is being used.

This is key:'the persistence of attendance issues may speak to a wider discontent with the education system, with more students reflecting a desire for an education that reflects their diversity & the challenges of modern childhood' Centre for Mental Health tinyurl.com/yc4p6b4k

Another day, another traumatised 15 yr old who's self-worth hits rock bottom, facing another yr & a half struggling to access learning, feeling constantly, in his words, 'stupid'. It's v hard, after 12 yrs listening to these stories. Shout out to all the fam's dealing with this.

Online discussion panel discussion on FII hosted by Parents UK

Fabricated or Induced Illness, an expert panel discussion of research, practice, and reasons for injustice and discrimination against Autistic parents

Mon 29th April 11am

Excellent thread Steve B.

And further evidence for our 12 Recommendations and 3 Asks:

1. MH & wellbeing registration code
2. Attendance Code of Practice
3. End truancy laws

Not Fine in School No School Fines The Education Policy Alliance Dr Chris Bagley 👋 Ben Davis

Honoured to have contributed to the drafting of this work.

Thank you Centre for Mental Health and Children & Young People's Mental Health Coalition for championing the intersection of MH and school attendance and for supporting our Recommendations and Asks.

I'm increasingly tired of LAs who think they are legally permitted to delay urgent provision with bureaucracy - e.g. LA demanding recommendations from 2 different panels that each sit only once a month before it will think about s19 education for child unable to attend school.

With Sure Start children's centres in the news this week, here's a blog about how things have changed in education over the last 25 years.

'Reflections on a Changed Place'

stevebheadteacher.wordpress.com/2024/04/10/edu…

This should be displayed at the front door entrance of every school.🧠🌱

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