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Over the years I have lost count of the number of times that I have been asked to have conversations with other staff or observe…
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It’s Friday evening at seven twenty. I write this post whilst lying on the Lion’s bedroom floor in the hope that soon he will drift…
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For as long as I can remember I have worried about the Bear’s transition to secondary school. I simply couldn’t imagine how she would cope…
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I want you to know something, and listen very carefully. Because this, it’s important and I want you to know. Your handwriting doesn’t define you,…
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In The SEND world an EHCP is a little bit like the holy grail, it’s the thing we fight for and battle for, believing that…
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Every so often I have a deviate on the blog from my usual strategy posts, and talk (or rant) about a subject that really matters…
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It took me six years and five attempts at my driving test to lean to drive. In fact humiliation of all humiliation my baby brother…
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Three and half years ago I bought a book which changed the way I thought about teaching – and as a result about Learning. It’s…
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I’m known for my stubbornness. If I believe something is right then I will fight for it. My friends and family will tell you, that…
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When I first started working in SEND I assumed that the funding bands given to students from the LEA had been fairly assessed. I assumed…