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Tim Linehan @timlinehan

Dad of two. Inclusive schools advocate. Devout sceptic. All views my own.

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Tim Linehan@timlinehan
4 Apr 2023
My latest blog for the LSE blog site about how talking up truancy is just another way of punishing neurodivergent children. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp… @AFNCCF @sweale

Let’s stop talking truancy | LSE British Politics

Political rhetoric that stigmatises absentee children as “truants” risks aggravating the problem of children not attending school.

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Fantastic to see #barrierstoeducation launched. I was lucky enough to be involved in its early stages and was blown over by the expertise, skills and insights of those involved. Please share with anyone interested in inclusive education. barrierstoeducation.co.uk/ @SpectrumGaming

Welcome to Barriers to Education

Practical resources and the WARMTH framework to help young people overcome barriers to school and thrive academically and emotionally.

barrierstoeducation.co.uk
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A child risks losing an education every time a relationship between school and parent breaks down. I've not posted in a long while, but here's my piece in @SchoolsWeek about govt double standards on absenteeism. tinyurl.com/3zn9bvy5

Ministers' rhetoric on attendance causes actual harm

Pitting schools and families against each other hampers genuine efforts to get children into school

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I've had enough of billionaire owners using their platforms to promote their far-right, anti-democratic, hate conspiracies. I've learned a lot from good people. But I've had enough. Leaving is overdue. Thank you for your company. I'm at @timlinehan.bsky.social. Do keep in touch.
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Home education is up 20% from 92k to 111k in the last 12 months according to govt data published today. More children leaving education. More exclusions. More severely absent children. We need to rethink education. explore-education-statistics…

Release home - Elective home education

This publication provides data reported by local authorities on children in elective home education (EHE) in England.

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"We know that shame is a powerful driver for violence" Prof Gwen Adshead - on the Reith Lectures, Four Questions about Violence. Something for our education system to ponder. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...x.c…
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I love this from @milton_damian after criticism of that school SEND reports are harder to read than Stephen Hawking tinyurl.com/494khujr Can anyone do any better? Please post!

Damian Milton@milton_damian
26 Nov 2024
Replying to @timlinehan
“High quality first teaching and additional interventions are defined through our annual dialogue across the school contributing to our provision management approach.”

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Well this would be quite funny if the consequences were less serious to the lives of children and their families. schoolsweek.co.uk/school-sen…

School SEND reports harder to read than Stephen Hawking book

'We ought to be able to explain SEND to parents more clearly than someone explains cosmology'

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Earlier this week we heard in a govt report how SEND delays put children at risk of severe violence. Today we learn SEND children are at risk of trafficking & modern slavery. And delays in SEND help play a critical part putting their lives at risk. tinyurl.com/2rcsdbef

Send crisis in England and Wales leaving children more vulnerable, says report

Experts point to increased risk of criminal and sexual exploitation and call for urgent action from government

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'The vandalism of austerity'. So true. Before anyone gets into the parents vs teacher conflict in education for SEND children, remember this phrase. We have all been vandalised, and we all feel the pain.
Prof Colin Diamond CBE 🇺🇦🌹🇪🇺🇮🇪@Anfieldexile
24 Nov 2024
Here we go: clear research evidence that Sure Start impacted long-term on life chances in this country. Many parallels with Head Start in the US. It took Gove weeks to close the programme with irreparable damage. Basically he didn’t have a clue about EY😞 theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Yes. Blaming children for their disability, a trope since ancient times, equating physical and psychological difference as aberrant. It's the fanfare of bullies.
graham chatterley@grahamchatterl2
23 Nov 2024
Destroying, holding hostage Don't think for one second these words are accidental The attack on SEND parents has been happening for a good while but now they have turned to the actual children in their classrooms It is vile and they shame the profession
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If you want to know how broken the SEND system is, read on: complaints about dominate the local govt ombudsman intray. 90% are upheld yet don’t include complaints from academies (80% of secondaries, 50% of primaries). tinyurl.com/yc73ejtp 🧵1/6

Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system

Local government ombudsman report into SEND in England offers damning assessment

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6. So the legal cases that are, allegedly, bankrupting local authorities because parents are fighting for their children’s legal rights to an education, only make a tiny fraction of those who could have complaints about SEND education but aren't able to.
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7. It seems to me to be pretty effective way of silencing the voices of families of children with SEND. ends.
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I've been saying this for years - now @TES & @TeacherTapp have got the data: teachers are unprepared to meet SEND needs. Only 1 in 10 primary teachers say they are well prepared to meet the SEMH needs of pupils. Support teachers. Train them. Help pupils. tinyurl.com/39wjyfz9
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The evidence of toxicity in our ed system mounts. This report from the excellent @EdSupportUK talks about stress throughout the teaching profession, as well as worsening behaviour from parents and children. tinyurl.com/yhxac22t 🧵 1/4

Alarming rise in challenging parent and pupil behaviour amid unsustainable levels of stress and...

Education Support, a leading UK charity which advocates for the mental health of teachers and education staff, has released its eighth Teacher Wellbeing Index.

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3. The report puts worsening behaviour down to unmet need. That’s one factor, for sure. But it’s also down to a failing system; one that pits school staff against families, one that’s undersupported, and one that’s simply out of touch with the needs of today.
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4. No wonder teachers are frazzled. No wonder leaders are burnt out. No wonder parents are angry. No wonder children are leaving. It’s the system. It’s unfit for purpose.
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