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Absolute pleasure @huwgriff1, thanks for sharing the picture. Hope it’s useful when term gets going.
@SENDMattersUK As succinct reviews go, I think this shows you perfectly what I thought of your book. Thank you.
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Gary Aubin
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The Lone SENDCO: amzn.to/3HDnvsS; blog sendmatters.co.uk; @WholeEducation; SEND Associate @EducEndowFoundn; Father, teacher, runner, Gooner
- I’m not against public examinations, but my niece has her GCSEs starting this week and will be sitting 29 exams. 29! Surely there’s something wrong with this.
- I’ve created this (with significant help to make it look presentable) to support SENDCOs who are starting to think about primary-secondary transition. Hope people find it useful, please share widely.
- The most important thing a SENDCO can do is turn the conversation from ‘they cannot...’ to ‘how can they...’
- No teacher has ever said to me “I’m doing this for my learners with SEND and it’s working well”. They have said “I’ve introduced this into my teaching & it’s really helping the learners with SEND, amongst others”. The best inclusion happens at the whole-class level #inclusion
- The problem with the SENDCO role is it’s too easy to get stuck behind a desk. EHCP applications, annual reviews, external referrals & access arrangements are essential but they must balanced by things that make today better for pupils with SEND and the adults working with them
- 📣 EEF blog: Adaptive teaching In this blog, Jon Eaton of @KCCResearchSch reflects on the impact adaptive teaching has had across his school trust. Read more: eef.li/Hhn56a #AdaptiveTeaching
- I’ll never know the same things as the parents of children with SEND. Good things happen when parents/carers and educators listen to each other and work together, cooperatively and with trust.
- In meetings I used to refer to parents as ‘Mum’ or ‘Dad’. I only realised how annoying parents find this when I started using Twitter. I haven’t done it since. I just ask what they’d like me to call them. Thanks parents! @Lisa_SEND @mum_sheffield @SENwarriormum @pdadaduk
- I’ve got 7 free copies of The Lone SENDCO to give away. To enter, just retweet this message. Winning entries will be randomly picked on Thursday at 8pm. One entry per person, etc. Description and reviews on the link below. #LoneSENDCO amzn.to/3QYNYVB
- An extra billion for SEND in the budget. Keen to hear what people make of that news
- This might be useful for SENDCOs thinking in advance (or not so in advance!) about preparing themselves and their school for an #OFSTED inspection. Please share. sendmatterscouk.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/sendco…
- I’ve written a blogpost here about teaching pupils with SEND and the problems of ‘additional to or different from’. All feedback welcome, please retweet generously!
