Nancy
@nancygedge.bsky.social
Teacher | writer | mother | SEND Resource Base Coordinator | tired | often irritated | Down’s syndrome | epilepsy
Im not so sure that people should speak up as opposed to other people should listen better news.sky.com/story/people...
People with learning disabilities should 'speak up' over health concerns, says woman with late terminal cancer diagnosis
A new study has found people in England with a learning disability have a higher risk of cancer, especially before the age of 50.
news.sky.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Im not so sure that people should speak up as opposed to other people should listen better news.sky.com/story/people...
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I’m heartbroken to hear of the death of Alice Wong. She was a powerhouse of the disability rights movement in the US and on a personal level, generously gave her time to me over the years. I know she will be missed immensely by those who knew her and those who felt her presence online.
November 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I’m heartbroken to hear of the death of Alice Wong. She was a powerhouse of the disability rights movement in the US and on a personal level, generously gave her time to me over the years. I know she will be missed immensely by those who knew her and those who felt her presence online.
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Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
November 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
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HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
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Private Healthcare
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Private Healthcare
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So, first skim reading of the curriculum and assessment review and despite several mentions of the need not to increase volume... There are plenty of examples of adding new content and I can only find one of removing anything - and that's GPS where the caveat is increasing the stakes of the test
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
So, first skim reading of the curriculum and assessment review and despite several mentions of the need not to increase volume... There are plenty of examples of adding new content and I can only find one of removing anything - and that's GPS where the caveat is increasing the stakes of the test
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Keep all the statutory assessments, encourage more use of KS1 tests, and add GPS to the accountability framework.
Oh... And try to improve the Teacher Assessment Frameworks in some vague terms.
Oh... And try to improve the Teacher Assessment Frameworks in some vague terms.
November 5, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Keep all the statutory assessments, encourage more use of KS1 tests, and add GPS to the accountability framework.
Oh... And try to improve the Teacher Assessment Frameworks in some vague terms.
Oh... And try to improve the Teacher Assessment Frameworks in some vague terms.
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Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
November 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
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Important reporting from Louise Callaghan
Men think they’re watching sex-cam models. In fact they’re slaves
www.thetimes.com/article/23c8...
Men think they’re watching sex-cam models. In fact they’re slaves
www.thetimes.com/article/23c8...
Men think they’re watching sex-cam models. In fact they’re slaves
A Sunday Times investigation finds that woman have been raped, imprisoned and forced into degrading acts at 24-hour streaming factories in Colombia
www.thetimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Important reporting from Louise Callaghan
Men think they’re watching sex-cam models. In fact they’re slaves
www.thetimes.com/article/23c8...
Men think they’re watching sex-cam models. In fact they’re slaves
www.thetimes.com/article/23c8...
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This builds on earlier @peterjukes.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social stories
Whilst Manuel “I know nothing” Farage would have us believe he was stunned to hear of Gill’s Russian asset work it really is not remotely believable.
See my 🧵 below outlining for how long Farage’s been a 🇷🇺 helper rôle
Whilst Manuel “I know nothing” Farage would have us believe he was stunned to hear of Gill’s Russian asset work it really is not remotely believable.
See my 🧵 below outlining for how long Farage’s been a 🇷🇺 helper rôle
Thorough piece on Farage’s close colleague and friend Nathan Gill and the Kremlin cash he took
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
This builds on earlier @peterjukes.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social stories
Whilst Manuel “I know nothing” Farage would have us believe he was stunned to hear of Gill’s Russian asset work it really is not remotely believable.
See my 🧵 below outlining for how long Farage’s been a 🇷🇺 helper rôle
Whilst Manuel “I know nothing” Farage would have us believe he was stunned to hear of Gill’s Russian asset work it really is not remotely believable.
See my 🧵 below outlining for how long Farage’s been a 🇷🇺 helper rôle
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Oh crap
This is depressing
This is depressing
Oh dear
Not sure about this at all - and I doubt will many members of the profession.
schoolsweek.co.uk/10-things-we...
Not sure about this at all - and I doubt will many members of the profession.
schoolsweek.co.uk/10-things-we...
10 things we learned from DfE teacher pay evidence
Department believes schools can make savings from leadership teams and deployment of support staff
schoolsweek.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Oh crap
This is depressing
This is depressing
Schools make more
Social care referrals than anyone else. And social care can’t/wont step in until a family reaches crisis point.
This is not good.
Schools cannot continue to plug this gap. It’s not what we trained for, not what we know.
Via @tesmagazine.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Social care referrals than anyone else. And social care can’t/wont step in until a family reaches crisis point.
This is not good.
Schools cannot continue to plug this gap. It’s not what we trained for, not what we know.
Via @tesmagazine.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
School referrals to social services hit new high
Schools made nearly 45,000 more social services referrals last year compared with a decade ago, DfE data shows
www.tes.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Schools make more
Social care referrals than anyone else. And social care can’t/wont step in until a family reaches crisis point.
This is not good.
Schools cannot continue to plug this gap. It’s not what we trained for, not what we know.
Via @tesmagazine.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Social care referrals than anyone else. And social care can’t/wont step in until a family reaches crisis point.
This is not good.
Schools cannot continue to plug this gap. It’s not what we trained for, not what we know.
Via @tesmagazine.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Oh dear
Not sure about this at all - and I doubt will many members of the profession.
schoolsweek.co.uk/10-things-we...
Not sure about this at all - and I doubt will many members of the profession.
schoolsweek.co.uk/10-things-we...
10 things we learned from DfE teacher pay evidence
Department believes schools can make savings from leadership teams and deployment of support staff
schoolsweek.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Oh dear
Not sure about this at all - and I doubt will many members of the profession.
schoolsweek.co.uk/10-things-we...
Not sure about this at all - and I doubt will many members of the profession.
schoolsweek.co.uk/10-things-we...
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Not measurably - but I think there's a wider (and less measurable) impact on how we see children and larger families in particular. The message of "Don't have children you can't afford" is heard by everyone, not just those who subsequently end up affected by the cap.
October 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Not measurably - but I think there's a wider (and less measurable) impact on how we see children and larger families in particular. The message of "Don't have children you can't afford" is heard by everyone, not just those who subsequently end up affected by the cap.
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I couldn’t agree more. It’s completely embedded in the structure of uk tax and benefit that being a stay at home mother is bad, and yet the financial support isn’t there for 4-5 child families with both parents working either.
October 30, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I couldn’t agree more. It’s completely embedded in the structure of uk tax and benefit that being a stay at home mother is bad, and yet the financial support isn’t there for 4-5 child families with both parents working either.
This. No family should be left without support. Continuing Care should not be a matter of luck.
news.sky.com/story/this-m...
news.sky.com/story/this-m...
This mum faces a nightly battle to keep her daughter alive - but the NHS won't help her
Missy was born with a rare genetic condition that affects her breathing, digestion and movement. Now, cutbacks have left her mother responsible for her care.
news.sky.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:37 AM
This. No family should be left without support. Continuing Care should not be a matter of luck.
news.sky.com/story/this-m...
news.sky.com/story/this-m...
The last couple of months have not been easy - and blimey did I feel it at the gym tonight! Got to get me back into the routine!
October 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The last couple of months have not been easy - and blimey did I feel it at the gym tonight! Got to get me back into the routine!
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
Feee standing trifle! Who’d have thought
October 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Feee standing trifle! Who’d have thought
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The Macarena was released over 30 years ago.
October 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The Macarena was released over 30 years ago.
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All the Heads I know are on their knees, seeing children presenting with more complex needs than ever before, extreme behaviour and limited funding.
The majority of this is in EYFS and Year 1. So instead of announcing something to help this, we'll raise a target to add pressure.
The majority of this is in EYFS and Year 1. So instead of announcing something to help this, we'll raise a target to add pressure.
October 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
All the Heads I know are on their knees, seeing children presenting with more complex needs than ever before, extreme behaviour and limited funding.
The majority of this is in EYFS and Year 1. So instead of announcing something to help this, we'll raise a target to add pressure.
The majority of this is in EYFS and Year 1. So instead of announcing something to help this, we'll raise a target to add pressure.
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Started off with a say what now and then ‘there’s no shortcut to looking at each individual person and doing an individualised assessment’ and I found myself strongly agreeing.
Labelling culture has gone mad, hasn’t it
Labelling culture has gone mad, hasn’t it
In an exclusive interview, Searching for Normal author Sami Timimi tells @helen-amass.bsky.social why he believes labels for autism, ADHD and other mental health conditions have become commercialised and offer no benefit
Sami Timimi: Why ‘invented’ SEND labels are disabling pupils
Diagnostic labels are medicalising young people for behaviours once considered ordinary and are contributing to unsustainable workload in schools, argues psychiatrist Sami Timimi
www.tes.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Started off with a say what now and then ‘there’s no shortcut to looking at each individual person and doing an individualised assessment’ and I found myself strongly agreeing.
Labelling culture has gone mad, hasn’t it
Labelling culture has gone mad, hasn’t it
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This is such a good point. I feel like we increasingly see parents who are struggling in this way
October 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is such a good point. I feel like we increasingly see parents who are struggling in this way
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I was struck by his saying that maybe we need something that is a ‘description’ rather than a ‘diagnosis’ in this area. That was precisely my thought when listening to The Age of Diagnosis recently.
October 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I was struck by his saying that maybe we need something that is a ‘description’ rather than a ‘diagnosis’ in this area. That was precisely my thought when listening to The Age of Diagnosis recently.