Recent research in UK schools found that 52% of young people identified school as having a negative impact on their mental health. The authors of the paper, which include educational psychologists Sarah Sivers and Dr Maddi, suggest that we need to stop locating the problem in

I have recorded a second series of free short videos with Naomi Fisher for Autism Central about education. They include ways to work with school, but also some suggestions if school isn't working and you need to find another way. autismcentral.org.uk/news/navigatin…

Loss of interest in learning isn’t a developmental stage.. It's a side effect.. linkedin.com/feed/

Is it all my fault? Do you worry, as your child behaves differently to all the others that you know, that it must be something you’ve done wrong? Do people tut at you when your child won’t share or give you ‘helpful’ tips in the supermarket like ‘If you give into them, no wonder

Me (to a little boy beside me in a cafe who is wearing a yellow coat): Nice coat. Little boy: Thank you. It means when night comes I can hide as a star. Art by Penny Neville Lee. Words by me.

Not All Boundaries are Equal Are we letting children down if we don’t impose consequences every time, leaving them without boundaries and unable to learn? No, and here’s why not. Boundaries are indeed important for children. They need to be kept safe, and to know that they are

Dame Rachel said it was a "scandal" that children missing from education were "not on anybody's radar" 41% of parents with SEN children say they have had to leave their jobs to spend time pursuing their children’s legal rights to support =CHILDREN ARE ON THEIR PARENT'S RADAR!

‘The education system likes to put children in little boxes and if you don't fit in that box, you get pushed out’ In our special Woman’s Hour episode live from the BBC Radio theatre, 17-year-old Katie shared her experience of navigating the SEND system ⬇️

"A punitive approach is rarely helpful because what you really need is to work as a team: the school, the parents and the local authority. As soon as there’s a punitive element you are breaking down that partnership." Wonderful stuff from Professor Tamsin Ford 💙 tinyurl.com/3n8dmdaj

"Relationships are key because we are social animals. Teacher-pupil relationships are a huge lever and so it’s important to try to have the most positive relationship you can with your trickiest customers." Thank you Professor Tamsin Ford 💙 tes.com/magazine/teach…

How can we help children learn? What does the research show? Young children become less curious between the ages of 3 and 6 – and this is a problem for learning. Their thinking starts to narrow. They explore less. This isn’t inevitable, but it could be a result of the ‘hidden

What does the research say? Are 92.1% of children distressed by school neurodivergent? Not as far as we know. When I see someone making claims based on research, I always go to have a look at the original paper. Several people have posted this paper, thinking it shows that

Whenever I write about keeping children’s curiosity alive through more choices and more play, someone says something like ‘well I’m glad my doctor learnt how to follow instructions’. Or ‘Naomi would like to see a world where people choose how to drive and don’t bother about

Gopnik should be compulsory reading for everyone in education. Young children are not mini adults, they have different needs.

Learning and teaching 👇🏼