@johngillard.bsky.social
Working in an SEMH special school, Evertonian.
This is a pretty blunt analysis. There is a vast difference in the needs and support for pupils with sensory/physical needs compared to SEMH or cognition and learning. Lumping all special schools together and trying to evaluate academic achievement isn’t particularly useful.
How many special school students sit GCSEs and what does this mean for the DfE’s inclusion push? Tes' @ramshodgson.bsky.social scrutinises the evidence ⬇️
What GCSE uptake in special schools could tell us about inclusion
Does rising uptake among special school students mean that more could be taught in mainstream? We look at the evidence
www.tes.com
May 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
This is a pretty blunt analysis. There is a vast difference in the needs and support for pupils with sensory/physical needs compared to SEMH or cognition and learning. Lumping all special schools together and trying to evaluate academic achievement isn’t particularly useful.
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NFER's 2025 annual report on the teacher labour market is out today
- Postgrad ITT recruitment remains persistently poor
- Teacher leaving rates have not improved since pre-Covid
- Teacher shortages are having impacts on pupils
Read here 👇
www.nfer.ac.uk/publications...
- Postgrad ITT recruitment remains persistently poor
- Teacher leaving rates have not improved since pre-Covid
- Teacher shortages are having impacts on pupils
Read here 👇
www.nfer.ac.uk/publications...
Teacher Labour Market in England Annual Report 2025
NFER's annual Teacher Labour Market report shows that June’s Spending Review is the Government’s last chance to enact the policy changes needed to hit its 6,500 new teacher manifesto pledge.
www.nfer.ac.uk
March 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
NFER's 2025 annual report on the teacher labour market is out today
- Postgrad ITT recruitment remains persistently poor
- Teacher leaving rates have not improved since pre-Covid
- Teacher shortages are having impacts on pupils
Read here 👇
www.nfer.ac.uk/publications...
- Postgrad ITT recruitment remains persistently poor
- Teacher leaving rates have not improved since pre-Covid
- Teacher shortages are having impacts on pupils
Read here 👇
www.nfer.ac.uk/publications...
I’ve been thinking about this over the past few days. There is lots of hard thinking needed to improve SEND practice as Simon has outlined here. I think another big challenge is that what ‘success’ looks like from one pupil to the next can be very different. 1/7
March 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I’ve been thinking about this over the past few days. There is lots of hard thinking needed to improve SEND practice as Simon has outlined here. I think another big challenge is that what ‘success’ looks like from one pupil to the next can be very different. 1/7
Agree with everything in this thread. Another issue is researchers often swerve working with the children who would most benefit from research studies. As someone who works in an SEMH special school…
One issue though is that it is very hard to get research studies of specialist interventions funded. This is particularly the case for those which are on the boundary of health & education (such as occupational or speech & language therapy).
March 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Agree with everything in this thread. Another issue is researchers often swerve working with the children who would most benefit from research studies. As someone who works in an SEMH special school…
It was an absolute joy to hear children at @springwellleeds.bsky.social practicing for their Christmas concert tomorrow.
Some things in schools can’t be quantifiably measured but have a massive impact on creating a sense of community and shared purpose.
Some things in schools can’t be quantifiably measured but have a massive impact on creating a sense of community and shared purpose.
December 19, 2024 at 6:59 PM
It was an absolute joy to hear children at @springwellleeds.bsky.social practicing for their Christmas concert tomorrow.
Some things in schools can’t be quantifiably measured but have a massive impact on creating a sense of community and shared purpose.
Some things in schools can’t be quantifiably measured but have a massive impact on creating a sense of community and shared purpose.
A really useful thread. We think about these things a lot on our SEMH setting.
Teaching pupils with #ACEs can raise a lot of questions and reflection on how best to ensure retention of knowledge when cognitive behaviour can otherwise make this difficult.
In my time, predominantly influenced by @katejonesteach.bsky.social I've discovered a few things seem to work well.
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In my time, predominantly influenced by @katejonesteach.bsky.social I've discovered a few things seem to work well.
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November 18, 2024 at 7:26 PM
A really useful thread. We think about these things a lot on our SEMH setting.
I couldn’t even face a gradual migration here from X so I’ve just deleted the X app. It was most liberating!
November 15, 2024 at 8:44 PM
I couldn’t even face a gradual migration here from X so I’ve just deleted the X app. It was most liberating!
Tell us you’ve misunderstood concerns about Ofsted without telling us you’ve misunderstood concerns about Ofsted.🤦♂️
schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-propo...
schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-propo...
Ofsted plans five point grading system across 10 areas
Watchdog proposes grades from 'exemplary' to 'causing concern' against 10 areas including teaching
schoolsweek.co.uk
November 15, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Tell us you’ve misunderstood concerns about Ofsted without telling us you’ve misunderstood concerns about Ofsted.🤦♂️
schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-propo...
schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-propo...