Tony Sammon
@tonysammon.bsky.social
Educationalist and Trainer. Passionate about Trauma Informed and Relational Practice. Senior Trainer Trauma Informed Schools. Trainer at When The Adults Change. Also dabble in my own stuff and "thinking" of writing something!
www.tonysammonconsulting.com
www.tonysammonconsulting.com
If you're interested in behaviour. I wrote a book. Have a look amzn.eu/d/9jfgJdX
Don't Lose Your Mind: A guide to understanding and managing behaviour in schools and beyond. eBook : Sammon, Tony: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Don't Lose Your Mind: A guide to understanding and managing behaviour in schools and beyond. eBook : Sammon, Tony: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
amzn.eu
June 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
If you're interested in behaviour. I wrote a book. Have a look amzn.eu/d/9jfgJdX
This is so useful
Kinda loving how the PTMF actually fits into a small worksheet we can use to assess situational power, threat and meaning… from which we can discern our current power and propose efforts to heal:
March 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This is so useful
Wonderful two days on our Trauma Informed Schools SMHL course with some fab people.
January 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Wonderful two days on our Trauma Informed Schools SMHL course with some fab people.
Well that's a wrap. To all my colleagues in schools and colleges, try and switch off. Be with someone you love. Connect with people you've lost touch with. Breath
December 20, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Well that's a wrap. To all my colleagues in schools and colleges, try and switch off. Be with someone you love. Connect with people you've lost touch with. Breath
Direct Instruction at its finest....anyone...anyone... No it's isnt
Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention
November 27, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Direct Instruction at its finest....anyone...anyone... No it's isnt
This is excellent thank you @edfinch.bsky.social
A new blog from Ed Finch of @headsup4hts.bsky.social (his opinions not ours)
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mrefinch.wordpress.com/2024/11/27/w...
Who’s the Imposter?
HeadsUp4HTs has worked with well in excess of four thousand head teachers now. Secondary and Primary, rural and urban, big and small – every kind of school there is. When Kate and James are w…
mrefinch.wordpress.com
November 27, 2024 at 5:00 PM
This is excellent thank you @edfinch.bsky.social
My local library in St Helens Merseyside saved me from a different life. They are crucial places
November 27, 2024 at 4:55 PM
My local library in St Helens Merseyside saved me from a different life. They are crucial places
Great afternoon yesterday listening to what our YEF schools have been doing after their TISUK training with myself and @siobhangarrett.bsky.social. Great to see some familiar faces from training growing and deepening the work.
November 27, 2024 at 8:19 AM
Great afternoon yesterday listening to what our YEF schools have been doing after their TISUK training with myself and @siobhangarrett.bsky.social. Great to see some familiar faces from training growing and deepening the work.
Excellent
‘Simply sit with me in the dark…’
Dr Natalie Carpenter on the empathy and connection needed to bear the unbearable.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Dr Natalie Carpenter on the empathy and connection needed to bear the unbearable.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
‘Simply sit with me in the dark’ | BPS
Natalie Carpenter on the empathy and connection needed to bear the unbearable.
www.bps.org.uk
November 25, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Excellent
This is a fascinating piece thanks for sharing
Loved this piece by Joey Bagstock! It's been ages since I've heard problems described as tame or wicked, but it is a strong way of understanding what we are dealing with.... ⤵️⤵️
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researchschool.org.uk/greenshaw/ne...
Addressing disadvantage: a wicked problem that requires a ‘clumsy’…
Phil Stock considers considers how collaboration is vital in addressing complex challenges.
researchschool.org.uk
November 24, 2024 at 8:15 AM
This is a fascinating piece thanks for sharing
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I Wonder If You See Me - A Poem about Childhood Trauma.
Please find just 3 minutes of your time for this powerful, absolute must-watch, it comes with a trigger warning for anyone who has experienced any sort of trauma.
We’re all just kids that got older.
youtu.be/5qZ4-IlYi0Y
Please find just 3 minutes of your time for this powerful, absolute must-watch, it comes with a trigger warning for anyone who has experienced any sort of trauma.
We’re all just kids that got older.
youtu.be/5qZ4-IlYi0Y
I Wonder If You See Me - A Spoken Word Poem About Childhood Trauma
YouTube video by Jessica Beaumont
youtu.be
November 23, 2024 at 9:00 PM
I Wonder If You See Me - A Poem about Childhood Trauma.
Please find just 3 minutes of your time for this powerful, absolute must-watch, it comes with a trigger warning for anyone who has experienced any sort of trauma.
We’re all just kids that got older.
youtu.be/5qZ4-IlYi0Y
Please find just 3 minutes of your time for this powerful, absolute must-watch, it comes with a trigger warning for anyone who has experienced any sort of trauma.
We’re all just kids that got older.
youtu.be/5qZ4-IlYi0Y
howwefeel.org
This is excellent and free
This is excellent and free
How We Feel
The How We Feel Project is a non-profit working to help everyone better understand their own emotions.
howwefeel.org
November 23, 2024 at 11:37 AM
howwefeel.org
This is excellent and free
This is excellent and free
What a great week. TISUK Diploma in the East region. Training with Northampton peeps. Meeting some lovely pastoral staff at Kings Bruton, meeting the wonderful Sutton Borough people to develop Trauma Informed Practice and today an assessment day for our Diploma graduates. Love my job
November 22, 2024 at 3:49 PM
What a great week. TISUK Diploma in the East region. Training with Northampton peeps. Meeting some lovely pastoral staff at Kings Bruton, meeting the wonderful Sutton Borough people to develop Trauma Informed Practice and today an assessment day for our Diploma graduates. Love my job
No matter where you stand on this issue. This is not good. We need to really address causes not look for simple solutions. www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
Primary school pupil suspensions in England double in a decade - BBC News
Mum Jo says Jacob is very caring but sensory issues led to him being excluded for disruptive behaviour.
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November 21, 2024 at 2:33 PM
No matter where you stand on this issue. This is not good. We need to really address causes not look for simple solutions. www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
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I think this is a good explanation
I think this is a good explanation
FactCheck: inheritance tax on farms, explained
The Treasury says only about a quarter of farm estates that are passed on will actually pay any inheritance tax.
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November 20, 2024 at 7:05 PM
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I think this is a good explanation
I think this is a good explanation
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What is needed is a root and branch overhaul of the whole system and the wider societal problems leading to the exponential growth in diagnosis.
What is needed is a root and branch overhaul of the whole system and the wider societal problems leading to the exponential growth in diagnosis.
SEND: 7 things we learned from DfE officials at PAC
Senior civil servants were quizzed on the crisis hit SEND system, after a damning report by the NAO
schoolsweek.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 4:26 PM
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What is needed is a root and branch overhaul of the whole system and the wider societal problems leading to the exponential growth in diagnosis.
What is needed is a root and branch overhaul of the whole system and the wider societal problems leading to the exponential growth in diagnosis.
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A moment of calm, brought to you by the ocean.
#DailyDoseOfNature
#DailyDoseOfNature
November 20, 2024 at 3:06 PM
A moment of calm, brought to you by the ocean.
#DailyDoseOfNature
#DailyDoseOfNature
Had a wonderful day spent with some amazing people yesterday in Towcester. (Pronounced Toaster) Talking all things TISUK.
November 20, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Had a wonderful day spent with some amazing people yesterday in Towcester. (Pronounced Toaster) Talking all things TISUK.
Reposted by Tony Sammon
Here is a little article I wrote on play for BERA. #EarlyYearsSky #Play #PlayMatters #EYFS #EarlyYears
November 17, 2024 at 5:02 AM
Here is a little article I wrote on play for BERA. #EarlyYearsSky #Play #PlayMatters #EYFS #EarlyYears
Any change must build on collaborative sense making with the sector. Planned methodical and not rushed.
🎓Exclusive: The government has commissioned Sheffield Hallam University to review and develop a 'theory of change' for teacher development delivered by teaching school hubs
Government to review teacher development delivery
Sheffield Hallam University appointed to review and develop a 'theory of change'
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November 17, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Any change must build on collaborative sense making with the sector. Planned methodical and not rushed.
This should be good. Looking forward to it
Website in the pipeline. Just ironing glitches and uploading content. Please sign up here botheredness.co.uk and I’ll let you know when we are GO. 😃😃 #Edusky #UKteaching #teaching
Botheredness
botheredness.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 10:38 AM
This should be good. Looking forward to it
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My latest 3Rs newsletter - #51 - includes a review of a book on EAL in secondary schools; research & reading on teaching study strategies, working class youngsters shut out of the creative industries, test anxiety, and teacher development.
alexquigley.co.uk/the-3rs-read...
alexquigley.co.uk/the-3rs-read...
The 3Rs - Reading, writing, and research to be interested in #51
Alex Quigley (The Confident Teacher) is a blog by the author, Alex Quigley - @AlexJQuigley - sharing ideas and evidence about education, teaching and learning.
alexquigley.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 10:21 AM
My latest 3Rs newsletter - #51 - includes a review of a book on EAL in secondary schools; research & reading on teaching study strategies, working class youngsters shut out of the creative industries, test anxiety, and teacher development.
alexquigley.co.uk/the-3rs-read...
alexquigley.co.uk/the-3rs-read...
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And here's the full Oracy Commission report - 'We Need to Talk': oracyeducationcommission.co.uk/wp-content/u... (pdf)
oracyeducationcommission.co.uk
October 8, 2024 at 3:44 PM
And here's the full Oracy Commission report - 'We Need to Talk': oracyeducationcommission.co.uk/wp-content/u... (pdf)