It's the beginning of #sexualhealthweek and this year's theme is #consent, for which there is no 'grey area'. How confident are your pupils and staff in knowing how the law applies? Test your knowledge with our short quiz oego.co/ConsentQuiz #ukedchat

'The aspirational agenda is clear – all schools to become inclusive.' We're excited to focus on how schools can develop a culture of #inclusion and #wellbeing at our first Middle East event #oeInternational

How can initial teacher training equip a new generation of teachers with the skills and knowledge to teach well for #SEND? I spoke to @EHollisNASBTT and Dr Anita Devi | FRSA CC ALB dr. h.c. #GGA✨ about the NASBTT ITT SEND toolkit oego.co/SEND-ITT #oeblog

Tmrw go and hug your SENCO and Safe Guarding lead(s)! They have amazingly intense, challenging and no doubt rewarding roles.

Our Practical Strategies for Safeguarding in Education has now launched. 26 Feb 2019! #oePCU oego.co/PCU19

**NEW**NEW**NEW** Meaningful open evenings: a parent’s perspective. An opportunity to present school life at its most authentic and encourage early co-production is not to be wasted. Here is one parent’s summary of our recent open evening. #SENCology blog.optimus-education.com/meaningful-ope…

Everyone agrees we should develop a more substantial #SEND training package for trainee teachers & #NQTs. Working with NASBTT - had the chance to do just that! Here Optimus SEND oego.co/SEND-ITT @EHollisNASBTT & I share our thoughts on #ITT Toolkit, used by @UCET_UK too.

'The Local Offer will only be effective if we all play our part in keeping it accessible, responsive and up to date.' Dr Anita Devi | FRSA CC ALB dr. h.c. #GGA✨ outlines five ways schools can make the most of this resource oego.co/Local-Offer

New experiences at #BrewEd When pints met pedagogy: I summarise my experience of speaking at a new breed of event. ⁦BrewEd⁩ #brewed ⁦Optimus Education⁩ ⁦Optimus SEND⁩ blog.optimus-education.com/new-experience…

Never underestimate the power of positive role models. See who made the 2018 Shaw Trust #disabilitypower100 list You can download the full list here: disabilitypower100.com

Making the most of the #SEND Local Offer - 5 tips via Optimus SEND my.optimus-education.com/making-most-lo… #TeamADL #TeamADL CIC LONorthants Devon Sendro Derby City Council Reading Borough Council cited as examples along with Young People from EPIC Project by CDC

'No matter how experienced we think we are, fresh perspectives will help us grow.' Gareth D Morewood on listening to new voices on all things cog. science, inclusion, autism and data at the inaugural #newvoices18 oego.co/new-voices

Minister Zahawi states that every school has to be a SEND school - must focus on upskilling workforce. Legislation must be turned into outcomes. #APPGSLD #SEND

**NEW** in #SENCology SEND at half term: time to take stock. Rest, relaxation and free resources: a SENCO’s half term itinerary; highlights of some useful material for next term. ⁦Optimus Education⁩ ⁦Optimus SEND⁩ blog.optimus-education.com/send-half-term…

'Why don’t we actually listen to parent voice in its genuine raw state?' Sobering appeal for more than the 'tokenistic' from LAs, thank you StarlightMcKenzie

**NEW**NEW**NEW** Emotional regulation in the context of whole school inclusion. Helping pupils understand the importance of emotions & how to regulate them can reduce stress, anxiety & dysregulation. #SENCology ⁦Optimus Education⁩ ⁦Optimus SEND⁩ blog.optimus-education.com/emotional-regu…

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