Andrew Old @oldandrewuk
Teacher. Any attempt to suggest that the word battleground in my blog title refers to my classroom or my students indicates you have lost the argument. andrewold.substack.com Joined December 2009-
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Great blog which demonstrates the sort of "back to the drawing board" thinking which appears to be sadly missing from the government at the moment.
Great blog which demonstrates the sort of "back to the drawing board" thinking which appears to be sadly missing from the government at the moment.
@damechatprrr @oldandrewuk @greg_ashman I agree with @oldandrewuk on this. SEMH particularly is a whole mixed bag category. Often contains the kids causing problem to the school - social/family issues, behaviour presentations, ones that act out their anxieties. It isn't " behind" needs. It's a surface level category.
Required reading for all in government.
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Well that's a good sign that Bridget Phillipson is the better choice.
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@teacherhead @C_Hendrick Why doesn’t this happen? I think it’s because the dominant view of English teaching is that it’s ’skills based’ and there’s a lack of clarity about how skill is acquired.
@teacherhead @C_Hendrick Let’s take ‘exploring emotions in a poem’. For too many students this boils down to happy, sad and angry. To do this task they first need to be explicitly taught a range of examples of different emotions. Then they need to be shown masses of examples of how these emotions can be…
The defense of special education under IDEA often sounds like the defense of communism: “The system is good, but it’s just not implemented properly.” But if failure is predictable and persistent, maybe the problem isn’t the people. Maybe the system defies human nature. Maybe…
The customer service for @ThreeUK is so bad that I am genuinely stunned.
There is quite a lot that can be said about this but the one which really jumps out is the presenter says that a rapist sentenced to 8 would be out in 4 and the commentator on legal affairs does not correct the error (it is currently 2/3 of the sentence).
There is quite a lot that can be said about this but the one which really jumps out is the presenter says that a rapist sentenced to 8 would be out in 4 and the commentator on legal affairs does not correct the error (it is currently 2/3 of the sentence).
@CPhilpOfficial Perhaps if your government had processed him on arrival in 2023 you might have identified him at the time Cutting immigration enforcement staff under your watch wouldn’t help
We're aware of concerns on social media saying a man was acting suspiciously on the grounds of schools in Waltham Abbey. Some commentary is also suggesting a man had attempted to gain access to schools in the area. The above claims are untrue. Full statement on our website.
"I can't concentrate in your lesson sir, it's too calm, I need absolute chaos" said no SEN student ever. Why do some adults insist that this a thing?
Do you know what the punishment should be from the government when you speak out against the government? It should be nothing. If you don't believe that you don't believe in a truly democratic government.
Outstanding school implements Trauma-Informed Practice. Headteacher claims the school has been transformed from chaos to calm. School ceases to be outstanding.
Has any behaviour intervention based on addressing "unmet needs" ever been shown to have a positive effect by a Randomised Control Trial?

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