Teachers who fight for children to get places in Special Education/Alternative Provision don't do it because they want to 'get rid' or 'ship them out'. They do it because they care for them, and want them to thrive in a setting that's designed to best cater for their needs.

It's not what's wrong with you, but what has happened to you.

Does anyone work in or know of a school with an excellent SEND provision that welcomes teachers and leaders to visit for CPD purposes?

'The inability to see trauma is what keeps it going.” - Dr. Gabor Maté

Has anyone completed the Shades training (safe handling and de-escalation skills)? How did you find it? Is it similar to Team Teach? #positivehandling #deescalation #shades #teamteach

A young persons chronological age is their age based on their date of birth.

Their developmental age is the age at which they function emotionally, physically, cognitively,& socially.

The best therapeutic interventions meet the young person at their developmental level.🧠🌱

Appoint a SEND leader for your MAT, help Sendcos to feel less ‘isolated’, avoid ‘fighting’ with councils – here are 6 recommendations for academy trusts to improve their SEND support, based on National Foundation for Educational Research research
tes.com/magazine/news/…

All educational establishments need training to cover:

Trauma & Adversity.
Trauma Behaviour.
Brain Development.
Behaviour/Communication.
Attachment.
Nurturing Approaches.
Trauma Informed.
Trauma Responsive.

After all, we are in the brain development business.🧠🌱

During the holidays I travelled to Dorset to install my very first therapeutic dining room for a special school, Coombe House. Here is the before and after...
Dinner halls can be so triggering for children, they should feel safe, welcoming and connective! #therapeuticclassrooms

Pupils are being 'failed' by the lack of specialist early intervention support, says NASUWT's national official for education as analysis shows 97% of pupils excluded at primary school had a special educational need or disability
tes.com/magazine/news/…

Always start with curiosity.Reframing children’s behaviour as a solution based approach instead of a problem focused approach. It starts with us.Conscious discipline starts with our behaviour. Notice it,then question it.
Let's stop asking why,& start asking what has happened
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The five most common trauma informed, responsive, and sensitive words we can ask someone is?

'What Has Happened to You.'

It also help us by having a more brainaware perspective to understand people that something has happened that influenced how their brain & body works.🧠🌱

The start of Summer Term ☀️ and a thank you on behalf of @compliantschool.

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Young people in our schools who have experienced developmental trauma have difficulties with attention & impulse control. Sitting & paying attention can be challenging & they act out.Rather than this child is misbehaving & there have to be consequences.

NEW BLOG: The Fall of the Coordinator, The Naïve SENDCo Series.

In a mythical realm where harmony exists amongst the great thinkers of our era, sits a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Assistant Headteacher.

#SENDCo #Inclusion #Leadership

misshhale.blog/2024/04/10/the…

NEW BLOG: The Melee of Mediation, The Naïve SENDCo Series.

Past the valley of forgotten purpose lies the Land of Mediation, where confused struggles dwell a plenty.

misshhale.blog/2024/01/11/the…

#SEND Co #SEND #Education #Inclusion #WomenEd #EHCP #EHCNA

Did you know my two have been refused a blue badge? Makes no sense to me either. If you think this should change for other parents please share & sign this petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6559…

Your Nervous System Will Naturally Regulate When....🧠🌱

Always find this helpful at the start of a new term. Writ large in my office. Thank you Arthur Ashe.