Busy mum of 3 boys. Senior lecturer and HoD for DEI at UW. PhD student researching into transitions into HE and student identity.
Joined December 2018
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8 Nov 2019
@education_uw first sendi graduates through the cathedral doors #TeamSEND
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21 Aug 2025
Pleased to be attending and presenting at #ICELT2025 today, such fascinating speakers on various topics surrounding Education and Life Transitions.
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21 Dec 2024
If everyone working with children and adults with additional needs read and truly embraced this advice, it would profoundly enhance the lives of these communities.
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9 Dec 2024
Language matters: Why the definition of SEND is shifting, and why we should be worried - Special Needs Jungle specialneedsjungle.com/langu…
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To round out the celebration of IDPwD this week - a reminder of the resources we have on our website available for download in PDF, Easy Read and Word, developed with people with disability.
disabilityinnovation.unsw.ed…
#IDPwD2024 #IDPwD
ALT International Day of People with Disability. DIIU resources - Doing Research Inclusively: Guidance on Ethical Issues in Co-production
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30 Nov 2024
University of Worcester @education_uw Short Courses
🔎Would you like to know more about studying an Education Short Course @worcester_uni
✔️ Come along to our online Information Evening on Wednesday 18thDecember 2024 6.15pm
📌 Register here: worcester.ac.uk/about/events…
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20 Nov 2024
“Children with "limited" SEND needs will be able to move to a mainstream school to help address a lack of specialist places in Worcestershire.” Good luck with that—parents give up your child’s SS for mainstream so they can fail again. “Limited” SEND??!
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21 Nov 2024
#Oliverscampaign
Sadly this is the case for a great many #SEND children and not through choice
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NEW on Wonkhe: There’s a fear that students will use artificial intelligence as “magic button” that cuts out the need for deeper thinking. For Josh Thorpe, another world is possible wonkhe.com/blogs/ai-isnt-a-t…
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19 Nov 2024
If you are a student teacher, ITE mentor or ECT, we are interested in talking with you about wellbeing. Details below. @DrAimeeQuicks
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14 Nov 2024
Exclusive: 'We’ve designed a system that tests what children can’t do, We haven’t celebrated what they can do, and the curriculum has narrowed' – school leaders have told a Tes event of the need for change to help pupils with SEND
tes.com/magazine/news/genera…
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15 Nov 2024
museumsworcestershire.org.uk…
I'm so excited that my local Museum has a new exhibition all about Gypsy, Roma and Traveller life. I'm hoping to visit this weekend.
If you are near Worcester, please support this exhibition.
Atchin Tan - Travelling through Art is open until 5th Jan.
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1 Nov 2024
The family of nursing is as diverse in its application as it is equal in its aim. Learning Disability Nursing as a dedicated field of practice speaks powerfully to the art of personalisation and rights. As a career choice...its second to none! Go on... #ChooseLDNursing
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1 Nov 2024
Today is the celebration of Diwali 2024.
Diwali (also known as Divali or Deepavali) is a “festival of lights” which marks new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil, and light over darkness.
Happy Diwali to all those celebrating across Worcestershire!
ALT A dark red image with decorative gold lights and hanging baubles, with wording in the middle that reads 'Happy Diwali Festival of lights'. Worcestershire County Council logo is bottom right.
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26 Oct 2024
Without substantial reform and more support for inclusivity in schools, children with SEND will continue to get a poor deal in some parts of the system, argues @simontanner_SEN
tes.com/magazine/analysis/ge…
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23 Oct 2024
⌛ A damning report by the @NAOorguk has found the SEND system is 'financially unsustainable' and in urgent need of reform.
Here are the eight most important findings you need to know about… ⬇️
buff.ly/3Uh0WSH
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12 Oct 2024
SENDi Subject Leader Network Meetings 2024/25 @worcester_uni
Book your place here webengine-01.worc.ac.uk/sche…
#CPD #SEN #PrimaryEducation @JMSmith79
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We don’t home educate electively. We do it as a desperate measure to support our children, when everything else has failed and we’ve ran out of options. It’s usually a last resort, to preserve what’s left of their #MentalHealth ( well it was for us!)
28 Sep 2024
Home Education: who’s going to tell the Minister that a large proportion of children with SEND “electively” home educated are nothing of the sort, but are at home as there is no place available to meet their needs, or they’re too traumatised to attend? theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id…
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10 Sep 2024
Exclusive Woman’s Hour poll: 73% of mothers of children with SEND think the SEND system is broken.
We commissioned a survey of 1,000 mums across the UK who have one or more children with SEND.
58% told us they gave up work or cut their hours to support their child ⬇️
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7 Aug 2024
It's #NationalPlayDay! As well as a celebration of children's right to play, PlayDay is a campaign that highlights the importance of play in children's lives. Pictured are just a few of Fledglings' play products recommended specifically for children with low muscle tone, find more here: fledglings.org.uk/collection…
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