Some of our Keynotes in action at SEBDA's international conference last week. They were all brilliant and we are very grateful for their input to what delegates described as a fantastic conference. 👏👏👏 #sebda2023

Which will lead to massive pressure on current AP and PRU provision. PRUsAP

Penny Mordaunt, "Stand up and fight, because when you stand up and fight, the person beside you stands up and fights. And when our party stands up and fights, the nation stands up and fights. And when our nation stands up and fights, other nations stand up and fight. And they

The Education Committee finds supporting the mental health of students as a way to tackle the absence crisis in schools. committees.parliament.uk/committee/203/…

gofund.me/a7f7602c Hi all! We desperately need your help! Please share our GoFundMe page far and wide… any contribution will massively help us to support families to access Roots 4 Learning, and also help make it an inspiring well resourced learning environment.

You’re doing an amazing job there, good luck with the fundraising we’ll share your post with everyone.

Shocking figures from earlier this year. The need for more early mental health support is clear and urgent.

Recently published paper by members of the Excluded Lives team calls for a more nuanced understanding of vulnerability in practices of exclusion: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… T&F Education Research Harry Daniels Ian Thompson Hilary Emery

Today the #UKTraumaCouncil releases a new animated film aimed at helping children and young people affected by trauma after war and conflict. Available in Arabic, English, Farsi, Hebrew, Pashto, Tigrinya and Ukrainian. Watch in full: uktraumacouncil.org/resources/chil… #WhatIsYourNextStep

How much longer do we need to be fitting square pegs into round holes? It's heartbreaking that schools have to focus on the curriculum rather than connection and giving children what they need to be happy and successful. Square Peg #educationreform #squarepegroundhole

Those working in schools joined up these dots, decades ago.

Given that a disproportionate number of excluded children and young people are SEND. Are excluding schools & local authorities, allowing a criminal gang destiny to be written into the. EHCP? 😬#excluded.

It's time to introduce our shortlist! Our first category is for Alternative Provision of the Year and is sponsorerd by SENsationalTutors. Find out more about our awards, shortlist and sponsors here: ow.ly/WxVz50SFR0N #nasenAwards #SEND #Education #Alternative

Remember, for those gestalt language processing children we are welcoming to Year R next week: 'When we stop teaching and prompting language and start listening and modelling language naturally, the child may thrive!' (thanks to Meaningful Speech)

"Go back to the Department for Education & rip up the behaviourist approach to education. It creates a world where neurodiverse children, those with anxiety, mental health and even the timid cannot survive." Absolutely agree 💙Rachael Maskell MP 👏 Square Peg Not Fine in School

Claire Barrett Department for Education 💙Rachael Maskell MP Square Peg Not Fine in School In terms of creditable research, the behaviourist approach has always been found wanting, rooted in a place of evidence-lite ideology. However, this important area is always explored, with international, peer-reviewed studies in the SEBDA journal sebda.org/members-area/

This makes so much good sense SEBDA PRUsAP

This new report provides detailed evidence on the availability of early education and childcare. It confirms that families in disadvantaged areas face greater barriers to accessing EY provision locally and that there are significant regional variations 1/2

I will be on BBC Newsnight tonight talking about the #SEND crisis - sharing lived experience of fighting impossible systems to get help for my children and the need for systemic change. #autism #ADHD #dyslexia

These stories are too common. The mental health system has failed young people for too long. This Government did not cause this crisis, but they are responsible for fixing it. Massive reform and investment are long overdue.