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simonknight100.bsky.social
Joint Headteacher of a Special School with an interest in all things SEND, BWFC and Under 15s Football coaching.
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This is so true. Disability rights have not benefitted from the grassroots social justice movements that those with other protected characteristics have benefitted from recently. That needs to change, and it isn’t just about benefits, it’s also about being visible to and valued by communities.

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Shrinking NHS provision means school staff are having to perform complex medical procedures on children with SEND NHS bodies often expect school staff to perform tracheostomies, suctioning etc - sparking safety fears from heads By me, for Schools Week schoolsweek.co.uk/an-accident-...

submitted 11 days ago • 11 comments

Grateful to @cjayanetti.bsky.social and @schoolsweek.bsky.social for covering this.

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Not far off music perfection.

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

My latest for @tesmagazine.bsky.social is on the trajectory to inclusive pedagogy :) www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Next up on my reading list, this much anticipated book from @stephenunwin.bsky.social

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

I talk about the history of this hateful word in my new book. Shame on the Observer for using it in its leader headline.

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

I know I keep banging on about my designs but it’s not easy being a small business at the moment. Have a look at my wares and please repost. gailmyerscough.co.uk Thanks!

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

Would you believe me if I told you that councils paid the Government of Abu Dhabi £208 million for children’s homes and special education last year? And £172 million the year before that?

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

He’s a certified genius is our @captaink77.bsky.social

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

I’ve long held the view that community led SEND partnerships, that foster knowledge exchange between the mainstream and specialist sectors, driven by a locally informed understanding of the community’s needs, are key to system reform. This might be an interesting way to look at their development.

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

One of the best things about my Yr10 child’s secondary education has been seeing the strong commitment to support him to get the best possible grade. Teachers providing elective lunchtime and after school sessions for additional input and he really values the opportunity.

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

"I've got a brand new content harvester"

submitted 28 days ago • 71 comments

The privilege of being straight is that you never have to look for these symbols. You don’t have to wait for someone to clock you or your partner, and wait to see how they’ll react. It is easy when you’ve had that privilege to eye-roll about symbolism and how unnecessary it feels…

submitted 29 days ago • 3 comments

An interesting day, started off at 02:40 with someone trying to break into my car, then I played 18 holes of golf with my eldest for the first time (he did quite well), and now I’ve been bitten by the Hamster we are pet sitting, we were told it liked being handled. Well I beg to differ!

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

Interesting!!! Getting CPD working well is the heart of successful improvements in the classroom. Make all the documents and policies you want, but change comes through investing in people and believing they can and want to improve!

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

The below is from Merseyside Police’s twitter account. Please don’t speculate or share distressing content online.

submitted 32 days ago • 3 comments

Well someone is doing massive deep dives into what he's saying about policy... open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...

submitted 33 days ago • 6 comments