July 9, 2018 There has been an update to the statutory guidance to Disqualification Under the Childcare Act 2006 at the moment it is a...

The new OFSTED Documentation to come into force in September 2019 have just been issued, including the Inspecting safeguarding in early...

February 19, 2016 One of the government’s many 2016 targets for schools is mental health. This week the BBC’s ‘In the Mind’ week,...

May 14, 2016 I realise that I have not written a blog since Easter of this year (2106). This has not been because I had nothing to say,...

June 19, 2016 So many people have spoken of shock, anger and sadness at the pointless death of a mother of two, murdered in broad...

Unfortunately there has been another terrorist attack, so I have collected some links to advice for talking to children. Hope they are...

July 22, 2016 As the school year 2015-16 comes to its end, like so many teachers, I am saying goodbye to pupils and colleagues. In my...

November 21, 2018 This is non-statutory guidance to go alongside the existing guidance on Behaviour and Discipline in Schools (2016) and...

September 24, 2015 Education and teaching are all about enabling children to reach their potential. It is key to have high expectations...

October 16, 2015 In the years since I published this blog, sadly my cat, Mippy died. Life with my new cat has confirmed my belief that...

This guide is excellent. Clearly, useful for the police, but worth a look for all working with people with ASD/ASC.

November 6, 2015 When I think of the new assessment system introduced in 2015-16, I am reminded of the Biblical story of the Tower of...

December 3, 2015 In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris in December 2015, there was growing concern about how to counteract...

January 17, 2016 Like so many teachers, I spend a lot of my time in pupil progress meetings. At these meetings, we talk about targets and...

October 30, 2016 In my SEND work, I often have to discuss with parents the possibility that a diagnosis might help support their child...

February 5, 2017 We are living in a frightening world. Donald Trump offers the world a role model that bullies, trivialises and boasts...

February 24, 2017 In February 2017, the exam regulator, Ofqual, reported one in five pupils at independent schools benefit from access...

June 18, 2017 The word of the week seems to be  ‘bubble’ Not the soft soapy kind that children play with or that helps us to clean, but a...

February 17, 2018 The role of the TA is among the most controversial in schools. However, much of the debate focuses on numbers, not what...

June 6, 2018 The traditional approach to supporting children with SEND is to focus on lesson times. This is correct in that additional...