Seeking the voice of those with #SEND and their families, plus school, college and LA colleagues. #SENCos do consider getting children and young people with SEND in your setting involved!

Our new book is listed as best seller in 3 categories! Have you ordered your copy?

SEND Solutions: Is educating an entire local community really about the money? ourdiverseminds.wordpress.com/2024/10/29/sen…

📣 Professionals advising/supporting families of children & young people with #SEND New dates are live for our SEND law training sessions, designed to increase your knowledge of the SEND legal framework. Explore upcoming dates and book your spot today 👇 bit.ly/4f4efy0

Creation of a system of education which works for everyone isn’t as complex as it might seem.Remove the current system, adults, existing debate & complex framework from the table & it becomes simple: Teach all children near to where they live ourdiverseminds.wordpress.com/2024/10/30/inc…

Calling all educators, experts, organisations, employers or anyone with an interest in our schools, the curriculum and how our children and young people are assessed. Help shape the future of education by taking part in our call for evidence 👇 consult.education.gov.uk/curriculum-and…

What might success look like in an inclusive future education system? #SEND #edutwitter ourdiverseminds.wordpress.com/2024/10/30/inc…

Springwater School,Harrogate, are looking for new colleagues to join the team as we grow numbers to make provision for more children and young people with EHCPs. If you are, or know, someone who could be the perfect pupil support assistant, get in touch! uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e72…

Do you work in a special school with a student council? Are you a SENCo, Head, senior leaders or generally awesome school colleague? Do you, or your child, have an EHCP? This is opportunity to raise the voice of children and young people with an EHCP 👇

Hello! It's been a while. The 2,999 blanket is in tour of England 🙂. We will be extending the blanket to 4,191 to represent the daily equivalent number of reported suspensions and permanent exclusions 2022/23 (DfE). Who fancies crocheting a square? Let's keep talking ❣️

"'Nothing about us without us': Gathering and acting on the genuine voice of children and young people with SEND." A blog post centred on the reason to, and 7 simple approaches to, gathering and acting on the voice of children and young people with SEND ourdiverseminds.wordpress.com/2024/12/07/not…

Major new study sheds light on the hidden potential of students in Sunderland sunderlandecho.com/education/majo…

This platform no longer serves the purpose for which I joined it. I'm on LinkedIn if interested linkedin.com/in/mike-finlay… It's an increasingly worrying series of shouts on X now Elon Musk , not the discussion, research sharing and reasoned debate it once was.

⚠️ 'AI's biases may result in technologies that misunderstand, overlook or pathologise neurodivergent and disabled learners' Mike Finlay buff.ly/mQMqxy5

⚠️ 'The use of potentially biased AI systems with learners with SEND raises several ethical concerns' Mike Finlay buff.ly/mQMqxy5

⚠️ 'AI in education is neither inherently inclusive or exclusive; it reflects the values, assumptions and decisions of its creators and implementers' Mike Finlay buff.ly/mQMqxy5