Primark launches clothing range designed for people with disabilities “Features include magnetic zips for easy fastening; hidden access points for medical equipment; & cropped cut jumpers to fit better on seated wearers.” theguardian.com/fashion/2025/j… #disabilities #equality #SEND

Do you have a story about the #EHCP process? The BBC is making a current affairs documentary about the experience of children with SEND and their families. They want to speak to families who’ve been through the EHCP process. Please contact [email protected]

Together we can make a huge difference for our children. #PlayMatters 🎉🎉 OUT ON THE 18th MARCH 🎉🎉

Response to the planned changes to SEND education in England from the Disabled Children’s Partnership

Such a thoughtful gift brought in from one of our amazing students to celebrate the 10yr anniversary of the PMSFUK group! Keep doing great work to raise awareness of this syndrome and the support available 👍🙌😃 #SEND #disability #awareness #community #charity

A Manifesto for Early Childhood Out April 2025

A measured, thorough summary of the evidence received by the review: curriculum & assessment are working for some but not all. Good to see the threat to mental wellbeing of the exam load covered & the need for further thinking re post-16 English and maths gov.uk/government/pub…

This is FANTASTIC!! What an amazing free resource, packed full of really helpful ideas & prompts to support effective play 🥳👍 Well done to everyone involved in putting it together - and what a supper foreward from Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 😃🙌 #play #playmatters #earlyyears #playful

It’s been a pleasure & privilege to have been asked to co-write a chapter on #inclusion & #SEND with Lynsey Wigfull in A Manifesto for Early Childhood 🥳 It’s fantastic to see it published alongside other great authors! Thanks to Dr. Aaron Bradbury, Ruth Swailes & Philippa Thompson 🙌

So excited to have received my copy of A Manifesto for Early Childhood and to have played a small part in this really important project. Massive thanks to Dr. Aaron Bradbury and me old muckers Ruth Swailes and Philippa Thompson and biggest hugs to Gary Coffey for being amazing.

Play Matters and it always will. Download your FREE copy now and discover why play is essential in early childhood. early-years-reviews.com/play-matters #PlayMatters #EarlyYears #Play

Did you know that throughout the wonderful FREE #PlayMatters chapters there are QR codes you can scan that take you to a relevant video in our library? Give it a go! #understandingchildhood #PlayMatter #earlyyears

We’re calling on Bridget Phillipson to rethink approach to early years. Children need play, not pressure. The science is clear, school readiness shouldn’t come at the cost of child development. 🖊️ Sign the open letter: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Response… #PlayMatters #RethinkEarlyYears

Since the DfE's new writing framework seriously downplays the importance of emergent writing, I'm giving away a free copy of my book on mark making because it 100% *does* matter! ☺️ Like and retweet to enter. Winner announced next Thursday. #EYFS #giveaway #freebie

We’re looking to expand our Board of Trustees & Members @ Victoria College. It would be good to hear from you 👍😁 It’s a great opportunity to have a positive impact on education of students with SEND & join a fantastic provision! Trustees meet 6 x a year & Members once a year.

Delighted to have passed my NPQEL (Executive Leadership) with Ambition Institute 🥳👍 It was a really useful course & I thoroughly enjoyed meeting like minded leaders, supportive facilitators & applying the learning to my role 😃 #AmbitionNPQs #CPDL #development #learning #NPQEL

Policy Exchange’s new report calls for EHCPs to end at 18, raising concerns that post-19 provision could be at risk in upcoming reforms. Our latest post explores why post-19 provision is vital for young people with SEND, their families & wider society. natspec.org.uk/why-cutting-po…

"The government is to delay publishing its long-awaited overhaul of SEND provision in England as ministers seek to build a coalition among parents to support its changes" No surprise if true, given the strength of feeling of MPs at the recent debate. theguardian.com/education/2025…