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...

March 8, 2016 In March 2016 there was a spate of news stories about child sexual abuse and exploitation show an ongoing ambivalence about...

October 4, 2016 In 2016 , the government launched a consultation to seek views on the possible introduction of mandatory reporting of...

April 13, 2017 The case of Jon Platt, the father, who lost his case about term time holidays in April 2017 raises a number of interesting...

May 7, 2017 In 2019 (later moved to 2020) schools will be required to teach Relationship Education in Primary Schools and Relationships...

February 17, 2019 In safeguarding, we are facing major confusion about children who are both victims and either perpetrators of abuse or...

June 30, 2019 The DfE has produced a draft of KCSIE 2019 which will come into force on 2nd September. There are comparatively few changes...