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Can't wait to hear from keynote speaker Hannah Lucy Hall from When the Adults Change on 21 May!

'Relational Practice: what to say, what to do, how to be' will explore self-regulation and emotional currency. #HealthyMindED24 🧡

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As promised.... your list of children's books on belonging x

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A pleasure being back in Coventry presenting for the The Lion Alliance at Finham Park School. Discussing all things SEMH #semh #send

At the weekend I noticed Dr Haili Hughes Sam Gibbs discussing toxic leadership with the implications for retention. It brought to mind my blogpost from 2020 leedsbeckett.ac.uk/blogs/carnegie…

I am very pleased to be able to share that Naomi Fisher and I have a book out this year.

This down-to-earth, illustrated guide is for parents who need something different.

Have a few days school improvement and advisary capacity available after May half term.

Get in touch if I can help 🙏🏻

Whatever the DfE is doing clearly isn't working. We're not going to behaviourism ourselves out of this situation, whatever friends of govt say. I think we have to look at wider issues around why the system isn't meeting needs.

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Nikki Arkinstall Staffordshire Research School @ John Taylor what a superb early evening session #learning all about the new EEF Implementation Guidance. Hot off the press today! educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evid… #learning #teacher5aday Recommended to all school leaders Angela Schofield TVTTagTeam Christopher Harrison Anthony McGeeney

NEW guide to implementation 👀

Naomi Naomi Fisher always does good work, here as ever pointing out that what the DfE presents as a consensus on the best available evidence is far from it. Beware anyone who tells you their research is the only game in town.

Who will be joining us next Wednesday for the launch of the NEW EEF Implementation guidance report?

It is going to be a fantastic resource for all school leaders.

Don’t miss out, get your ticket today! 👇

Many teachers use ‘cold calling’ as a way to hear from students who don’t speak up voluntarily in class. And as referenced by Learning Scientists, there is evidence that cold calling could increase girls’ participation in the classroom. Yet we know from our oracy surveys, completed by…

You can download this hi-res printable poster from here.

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Stick it on the wall and open up the conversation!

'Trauma informed & expectations'

I work a lot in this area. But I'm concerned about the messaging.

Something I've been seeing for a while now is that being 'Trauma informed' can very often be misinterpreted. Common misinterpretations include...

Who is joining us to hear all about this fantastic new resource which is going to be amazing for all school leaders?

What to find out how to lead change/improvements/implementation well?

Then this is the session for you 👇

Brilliant thread here which captures the rise in suspensions allied to disproportionate numbers of pupils entitled to FSM and with SEND. Something going seriously wrong which can only be addressed by owning up to the inappropriateness of the ‘knowledge rich’ curriculum for all.

I loved leading the annual Foster Carer Conference for Kent Fostering and Supported Homes on behalf of AC Education - a real privilege 👌🏻☺️

For any #SENDCOs looking a little ahead to the summer term, I hope this blogpost provides some useful thoughts. sendmatters.co.uk/2022/04/12/the…