When an autistic child is having a meltdown It is not the same as a tantrum. It can look similar to a tantrum but the difference is it cant be stopped by bribery/distraction. A meltdown is generally due to overwhelm and the brain has gone into fight or flight mode.

Really moving and interesting read. I would highly recommend this to anybody who works with children :) Ben Ashcroft

As a leader, the minute you lose understanding of the lived experiences of those you are leading, your influence will be limited.

Want to inspire and motivate your staff in Sept? How about reminding them that the difference they make is more than can be measured? Use my TEDx Talk. RT and I'll choose one of your retweets to record a personal video for your team of Everyday Heroes! bit.ly/JazTED

I’m giving away this partial ‘Oistoceras’ Ammonite from Charmouth… if you want it, it could be yours! All you have to do is make sure you’re FOLLOWING me and you have RETWEETED this tweet to your friends… winner announced tomorrow at lunchtime. Go…!

Yesterday we continued our subject support with the staff at Windmill CE Primary as we explored adaptive teaching in PE. beyondthephysical.co.uk/teachers-and-s…

We’ve been having a practise run at screen printing in Year 6 today.

Slowly and carefully does it. 😁

We're thrilled to welcome Windmill CE Primary to our #DemocracyFriendly Schools programme. Teachers Mrs Wild, Miss Gall & Mrs Rushton have told us about the amazing work they are already doing in school to help children become confident, active citizens 🌱 DemocracyFriendly.org.uk

Individually we are one colour, together we make a rainbow #windmillcofeprimary

First time Dr Emma Kell FCCT and I presented together in person for a whole day since Feb 2019. Today we worked with 40 Headteachers in Kirklees on finding pleasure and purpose in teaching and beyond. A really enjoyable day with a great group of heads. #Teachappy

📢calling all schools 📢 We know the impact that falling in love with books can have on a child so @OEedDevelopment and Peters are offering the chance to win the reading for pleasure bundle below. Please follow the accounts above ⬆️ and RT Winner announced on 5th Dec ❤️

Travelling crib 💙 @SJEBradford Mummy really appreciated having this over the weekend and not on a week night. Thank you! True meaning of Christmas 🎄

.#FossilFriday

After listening to Miss Towers in Collective Worship asking the children to think of personal compassionate acts they could do to make life a little bit easier and kinder, in 5LP we have written our Compassionate Contracts that will be coming home today. They’re wonderful. ❤️

We’ve been giving our World War II propaganda posters a final professional ‘tickle’ using stamps and black ink for our lettering in Year 6 today. Few more to do after the Easter hols then 🐉 🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉

🎉 BOOK GIVEAWAY! 🎉 To coincide with #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we are giving away this Scholastic Empathy pack of books for your classroom. To #win, simply: 👣 Follow Learning by Questions 🔃 Retweet 🌟 Winner announced 17th May (UK only) Good luck! #LbQ

How wonderful are these! How talented is our amazing art teacher Mrs. Smithson 💕

Amazing 6O….Miss T and Mrs T I think you’ve chosen the wrong career path…….you both have the makings of a rock star drummer. 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

One very happy Headteacher today. Year 4, your stitches and design skills are fabulous. Now it’s going to be admired in every Collective Worship across our school community. Now for those bookmarks………😍