Tag: behaviour
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Keep Cool And Carry On (7 Ways To Avoid Melting)
It’s been unbelievably boiling hot these past few days (total understatement!). It’s really hard to cope and function in this weather and our special children are really suffering. None of us are sleeping and we are all knackered and tired. We are tetchy, irritable and exhausted from the heat. The consequence of this is there…
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Why inclusion in most schools is totally failing your child!
The school I work at is incredible for our children with special needs. I am absolutely sure of that and really proud to be part of such an incredible environment. One of our successes is how we include all of our special children. As part of my role as Assistant Special Needs Coordinator (SENCO), every…
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Brexit Shmexit
I know it’s important. I know it will impact my life. I know I should be concerned. I know I should be focussed on the impact on the UK economy. But my daily life and it’s worries obliterates Brexit and buries it deep in the caverns of my consciousness. To be honest, I’m too cluttered…
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16 Things You Can Gently Insist Should be Happening In School
I am constantly reading in forums that mums are having to battle with primary schools over basic provisions for our special children. As you may know I am a teacher as well as a mum with a son with ADHD. So I can see what’s going on from both sides. Whilst there are many excellent teachers…