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    The SEND Review: Too much what and very little how
    Sara Alston
    • Apr 6
    • 6 min

    The SEND Review: Too much what and very little how

    My first thoughts as I read the description of the broken SEND system in the SEND Review: Right support, right place, right time was a...
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    Is the call for volunteers in schools just a paper towel?
    Sara Alston
    • Dec 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    Is the call for volunteers in schools just a paper towel?

    In many ways, I have severe reservations about Nadhim Zahawi and the DfE’s plan to ask a volunteer army of retired teachers to return to...
    63 views0 comments
    Dyslexia: A personal story
    Sara Alston
    • Oct 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    Dyslexia: A personal story

    Even though it underlies all my work and my approach to education, I have written little about my personal experience of dyslexia. I was...
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    KCSIE 2021: What you need to know and possible actions for schools
    Sara Alston
    • Jul 11, 2021
    • 16 min

    KCSIE 2021: What you need to know and possible actions for schools

    Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2021 was released on 6th July. It is a weighty tone (168 pages). Not surprisingly, there are...
    1,198 views0 comments
    Thoughts on the OFSTED Review on Sexual Abuse in schools
    Sara Alston
    • Jun 13, 2021
    • 6 min

    Thoughts on the OFSTED Review on Sexual Abuse in schools

    In December 2017, the DfE released their guidance on Sexual violence and sexual harassment between children (updated May 2018). This was...
    232 views0 comments
    Online learning: Caught between a rock and a hard place
    Sara Alston
    • Jan 24, 2021
    • 5 min

    Online learning: Caught between a rock and a hard place

    This lockdown is different for schools. It is very hard on teachers, parents and children. We are managing constant government policy and...
    267 views0 comments
    Life with dyspraxia: A Guest blog from Sam Alston
    Sara Alston
    • Dec 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    Life with dyspraxia: A Guest blog from Sam Alston

    When I try to explain dyspraxia, I often explain it as a wiring problem. My brain is connected slightly differently to many other people....
    142 views0 comments
    Consultation for KCSIE 2021
    Sara Alston
    • Dec 29, 2020
    • 8 min

    Consultation for KCSIE 2021

    After the aborted consultation on Keeping Children Safe in Education 2020, the government have released a consultation on Keeping...
    238 views0 comments
    WTSC 2018: More than a few changes
    Sara Alston
    • Dec 14, 2020
    • 5 min

    WTSC 2018: More than a few changes

    On 9th December 2020, the government issued an updated version of Working Together to Safeguard Children. It is still branded as Working...
    261 views0 comments
    When bubbles become boxes- Schools in the world of Covid
    Sara Alston
    • Oct 24, 2020
    • 6 min

    When bubbles become boxes- Schools in the world of Covid

    As we struggle to half term, I find myself reflecting on the impact of Covid and the lockdown on schools. We started this term with a...
    1,432 views0 comments
    Keeping Children Safe in Education 2020: summary and possible actions for schools
    Sara Alston
    • Jun 23, 2020
    • 9 min

    Keeping Children Safe in Education 2020: summary and possible actions for schools

    Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2020: summary and possible actions for schools
    360 views0 comments
    A Sense of Dissonance and the Return to School
    Sara Alston
    • May 25, 2020
    • 6 min

    A Sense of Dissonance and the Return to School

    The current policy about the return school is not promoting children's education or welfare.
    339 views1 comment
    Coronavirus (Covid-19): Safeguarding in schools, colleges and other providers- updated May 20th.
    Sara Alston
    • May 21, 2020
    • 6 min

    Coronavirus (Covid-19): Safeguarding in schools, colleges and other providers- updated May 20th.

    A summary and possible actions from the Safeguarding Guidance for schools published on May 20th 2020
    137 views0 comments
    Sara Alston
    • Apr 28, 2020
    • 12 min

    Y problemau niferus o ddychwelyd i'r ysgol: My blog on the full re-opening of school in Welsh.

    Yn ôl i'r ysgol Mae dychwelyd i ysgolion pan y byddan nhw’n gwbl agored ar ôl y cyfyngiadau (‘lockdown’) Covid-19 yn mynd i fod yn anodd....
    46 views0 comments
    The many problems of returning to school
    Sara Alston
    • Apr 17, 2020
    • 11 min

    The many problems of returning to school

    My thoughts about the issues schools will face when they re-open fully after the lockdown, including some ideas to help prepare for this.
    179,402 views5 comments
    Safeguarding during Covid-19: summary and actions for schools.
    Sara Alston
    • Mar 28, 2020
    • 7 min

    Safeguarding during Covid-19: summary and actions for schools.

    This is a summary of the DfE guidance of March 27th 2020 with suggested actions schools need to take.
    233 views0 comments
    Coronavirus- Thoughts and Resources for schools
    Sara Alston
    • Mar 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    Coronavirus- Thoughts and Resources for schools

    Thoughts and resources to support schools to cope with Coronavirus
    150 views0 comments
    Draft KCSIE 2020 and the role of the DSL
    Sara Alston
    • Mar 4, 2020
    • 9 min

    Draft KCSIE 2020 and the role of the DSL

    The update of Keeping Safe in Education for 2020 has been released for consultation. This is a substantial rewrite.
    602 views0 comments
    MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS: THE DFE SEN DATA  MAY 2019
    Sara Alston
    • Dec 10, 2019
    • 8 min

    MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS: THE DFE SEN DATA MAY 2019

    June 4, 2019 At the end of May the DfE released two sets of data relating to Special Educational Needs (SEN): Special needs: An analysis...
    232 views0 comments
    Sara Alston
    • Dec 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    SEPTEMBER 2019 UPDATES

    For the new school year, the government has produced a finalised version of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2019. There are not...
    12 views0 comments
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