@aurorareid.bsky.social
Hugely important piece of research
"Scientists have linked the impact of living in an unequal society to structural changes in the brains of children – regardless of individual wealth – for the first time."
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Study links greater inequality to structural changes in children’s brains
Researchers say findings show inequality creates toxic environment and reducing it is ‘a public health imperative’
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Hugely important piece of research
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Problem faced. Policy applied. Policy worked. Politics can work.
For the first time ever, London has met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.
When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.
Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.
When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.
Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Problem faced. Policy applied. Policy worked. Politics can work.
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Want to understand the SEND crisis in England? This is an excellent summary of the policy issues from the @theifs.bsky.social
‘England’s SEND crisis: costs, challenges and the case for reform’
ifs.org.uk/articles/eng...
‘England’s SEND crisis: costs, challenges and the case for reform’
ifs.org.uk/articles/eng...
England’s SEND crisis: costs, challenges and the case for reform | Institute for Fiscal Studies
What are the challenges facing the special educational needs system in England, and how can the government could reform the system?
ifs.org.uk
September 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Want to understand the SEND crisis in England? This is an excellent summary of the policy issues from the @theifs.bsky.social
‘England’s SEND crisis: costs, challenges and the case for reform’
ifs.org.uk/articles/eng...
‘England’s SEND crisis: costs, challenges and the case for reform’
ifs.org.uk/articles/eng...
The last one for now in my ‘Back to School’ series on Inclusion. This is one for leaders leading school improvement in challenging circumstances. Sometimes the simplest answers are right in front of us streamlinedsendco.com/2025/09/09/l...
Learners and Families: The value of feeling heard
One of the most demanding- and often draining- elements of a senior or pastoral leaders’ role are the meetings with parents, carers or families that challenge us[1]. Many of whom have long been bou…
streamlinedsendco.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The last one for now in my ‘Back to School’ series on Inclusion. This is one for leaders leading school improvement in challenging circumstances. Sometimes the simplest answers are right in front of us streamlinedsendco.com/2025/09/09/l...
Another highlight was @nimishlad.bsky.social who asked us if a model of learning was enough? I was left wondering what we lose when we condense things and talked by his call to prioritise coherence over consistency
September 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Another highlight was @nimishlad.bsky.social who asked us if a model of learning was enough? I was left wondering what we lose when we condense things and talked by his call to prioritise coherence over consistency
You can see @nimishlad.bsky.social looking on intently 😂#NoHeckles
A highlight for me was @lekhasharma.bsky.social and her wonderful new boss Julian sharing their blueprint for uniting people, practices and performance at Life Education Trust
September 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
You can see @nimishlad.bsky.social looking on intently 😂#NoHeckles
A highlight for me was @lekhasharma.bsky.social and her wonderful new boss Julian sharing their blueprint for uniting people, practices and performance at Life Education Trust
September 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A highlight for me was @lekhasharma.bsky.social and her wonderful new boss Julian sharing their blueprint for uniting people, practices and performance at Life Education Trust
Next at Research Ed I saw @daisychristo.bsky.social sharing her insights on whether or not AI in education is worth the hype. Some very interesting findings re assessment and a crucial reminder of the importance of keeping the human in the loop
September 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Next at Research Ed I saw @daisychristo.bsky.social sharing her insights on whether or not AI in education is worth the hype. Some very interesting findings re assessment and a crucial reminder of the importance of keeping the human in the loop
Inspired to hear @olicav.bsky.social talk on The Professional Mind at Research Ed yesterday. He offered so many interesting provocations, my favourite being ‘Are you allowed subjectivity in cognitive science?’
September 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Inspired to hear @olicav.bsky.social talk on The Professional Mind at Research Ed yesterday. He offered so many interesting provocations, my favourite being ‘Are you allowed subjectivity in cognitive science?’
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Profoundly unhelpful and flat out untrue. No parent would endure the misery of the ECHP system unless they felt it was really necessary.
What's his evidence for this inflammatory claim? Can't see any reference to it in the story...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Send system 'hijacked' by parents, Reform UK's Richard Tice says
The Reform UK deputy leader says some children are receiving Send provision who do not need it.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Profoundly unhelpful and flat out untrue. No parent would endure the misery of the ECHP system unless they felt it was really necessary.
People seem to be enjoying these so here is another one on Inclusion. This time on Provision Mapping. Not the software but meaningful implementation to enable effective, targeted interventions. streamlinedsendco.com/2025/09/03/p...
Provision Mapping: How does it work and why should Leaders care about it?
In Beyond Boundaries: Leading Great SEND Provision Across a Trust (2024) edited by Natalie Packer and David Bartram[1] I set out my approach to provision mapping, why I think it is at the heart for…
streamlinedsendco.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
People seem to be enjoying these so here is another one on Inclusion. This time on Provision Mapping. Not the software but meaningful implementation to enable effective, targeted interventions. streamlinedsendco.com/2025/09/03/p...
It's somewhat Secondary specific, so if people would like a Primary one do let me know...
Another one in the Inclusion Series, about how to line manage SENDCos well. It's mostly just me saying 'read The SEND Code of Practice' in several different ways but there is a resource at the end that leaders might find helpful.
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/09/02/l...
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/09/02/l...
Leading and supporting SENDCos: A practical guide for those that line manage SEND
As a SENDCo I was often frustrated by the lack of domain specific knowledge- about the realities of the role of the SENDCo and the expectations as set out in The SEND Code of Practice- of those abo…
streamlinedsendco.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It's somewhat Secondary specific, so if people would like a Primary one do let me know...
Another one in the Inclusion Series, about how to line manage SENDCos well. It's mostly just me saying 'read The SEND Code of Practice' in several different ways but there is a resource at the end that leaders might find helpful.
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/09/02/l...
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/09/02/l...
Leading and supporting SENDCos: A practical guide for those that line manage SEND
As a SENDCo I was often frustrated by the lack of domain specific knowledge- about the realities of the role of the SENDCo and the expectations as set out in The SEND Code of Practice- of those abo…
streamlinedsendco.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Another one in the Inclusion Series, about how to line manage SENDCos well. It's mostly just me saying 'read The SEND Code of Practice' in several different ways but there is a resource at the end that leaders might find helpful.
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/09/02/l...
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/09/02/l...
The third in the 'Back to School' series on Inclusion. This one is about High Quality Teaching and my reflections on why we're not getting it right yet..
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/09/01/n...
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/09/01/n...
Not another blog on high quality teaching
As a leader of SEND there are some phrases that trip off my tongue very readily, ‘every teacher a teacher of SEND, every leader a leader of SEND’ ‘you’re a SENDCo not a SEND- do’, ‘my aim is always…
streamlinedsendco.com
September 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The third in the 'Back to School' series on Inclusion. This one is about High Quality Teaching and my reflections on why we're not getting it right yet..
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/09/01/n...
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/09/01/n...
NEW POST
The second in my series on Inclusion exploring my notion of Radical Inclusion (which is really just placing Inclusion at the heart of everything, which shouldn't be radical at all).
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/08/30/r...
The second in my series on Inclusion exploring my notion of Radical Inclusion (which is really just placing Inclusion at the heart of everything, which shouldn't be radical at all).
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/08/30/r...
Radical Inclusion
The term ‘radical’ has roots. Literally. It comes from the Latin radix, meaning “having roots”. Entering Middle English, the word radical came to be used to mean “fundamental or inherent”. The noti…
streamlinedsendco.com
August 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
NEW POST
The second in my series on Inclusion exploring my notion of Radical Inclusion (which is really just placing Inclusion at the heart of everything, which shouldn't be radical at all).
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/08/30/r...
The second in my series on Inclusion exploring my notion of Radical Inclusion (which is really just placing Inclusion at the heart of everything, which shouldn't be radical at all).
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/08/30/r...
First post in my series on Inclusion about our lack of shared vision for inclusion and the important of getting diverse actors together in a conversation in order to establish one.
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/08/21/w...
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/08/21/w...
What actually is Inclusion? Beyond via negativa.
Inclusion is on everybody’s lips right now. From Ofsted to Government, the edu-sphere seems keenly aware we have a problem with SEND and inclusion. Survey after survey indicates that teachers and l…
streamlinedsendco.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:14 AM
First post in my series on Inclusion about our lack of shared vision for inclusion and the important of getting diverse actors together in a conversation in order to establish one.
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/08/21/w...
streamlinedsendco.com/2025/08/21/w...
Whilst my blog is entitled streamlined SENDCo, I’ve rarely written explicitly about the nuts and bolts of leading SEND. Over the next weeks I will publish a ‘back to school’ toolkit to support those leading SEND and Inclusion provision to do so intentionally, holistically, effectively & sustainably.
August 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Whilst my blog is entitled streamlined SENDCo, I’ve rarely written explicitly about the nuts and bolts of leading SEND. Over the next weeks I will publish a ‘back to school’ toolkit to support those leading SEND and Inclusion provision to do so intentionally, holistically, effectively & sustainably.
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Good luck everyone involved in Results Day. May the tears be mostly happy, and the unhappy ones turned around after a couple of phone calls.
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August 14, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Good luck everyone involved in Results Day. May the tears be mostly happy, and the unhappy ones turned around after a couple of phone calls.
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An excellent article with a careful argument
Are we ‘dumbing down’ teaching? Sam Gibbs argues that if we want critically engaged young people, then we need to divert from our current path and put intellectualism at the heart of our profession
How we dumbed down teaching - and what we must do to fix it
Over the past decade, teaching has been pushed towards a prescriptive model that reduces intellectual curiosity and overlooks essential classroom engagement, argues Sam Gibbs
www.tes.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
An excellent article with a careful argument
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If AI is being used extensively in office jobs, then should we be letting students use AI in the classroom?
No - here's why.
With reference to 3 papers that show what you do in a job isn't the template for what you do in the classroom.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/education-...
No - here's why.
With reference to 3 papers that show what you do in a job isn't the template for what you do in the classroom.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/education-...
August 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
If AI is being used extensively in office jobs, then should we be letting students use AI in the classroom?
No - here's why.
With reference to 3 papers that show what you do in a job isn't the template for what you do in the classroom.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/education-...
No - here's why.
With reference to 3 papers that show what you do in a job isn't the template for what you do in the classroom.
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/education-...
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Are you a woman leader in Devon or Cornwall?
Why not join one of our brunch events?
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I promise you:
💜 A warm welcome
💜 A community of women who will offer understanding and support.
💜 Wisdom and insight to inspire and empower you to keep leading well
💜 A yummy breakfast 😉
Why not join one of our brunch events?
buff.ly/nIhI8tK
I promise you:
💜 A warm welcome
💜 A community of women who will offer understanding and support.
💜 Wisdom and insight to inspire and empower you to keep leading well
💜 A yummy breakfast 😉
August 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Are you a woman leader in Devon or Cornwall?
Why not join one of our brunch events?
buff.ly/nIhI8tK
I promise you:
💜 A warm welcome
💜 A community of women who will offer understanding and support.
💜 Wisdom and insight to inspire and empower you to keep leading well
💜 A yummy breakfast 😉
Why not join one of our brunch events?
buff.ly/nIhI8tK
I promise you:
💜 A warm welcome
💜 A community of women who will offer understanding and support.
💜 Wisdom and insight to inspire and empower you to keep leading well
💜 A yummy breakfast 😉
This! Desirable difficulty is absolutely critical to any learning process. AI often makes it too easy. However, the reflective process is just one purpose of writing. Where I think AI can really help us in education is getting us clear on what the purpose of the tasks we ask our students to do.
August 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This! Desirable difficulty is absolutely critical to any learning process. AI often makes it too easy. However, the reflective process is just one purpose of writing. Where I think AI can really help us in education is getting us clear on what the purpose of the tasks we ask our students to do.
1. I have not seen a better analysis of the current state of the SEND system than this. @pepsmccrea.bsky.social points to some interesting potential drivers of these problems and suggests what teachers might do about it.
Despite best intentions and significant investment, England’s SEND system is failing too many students and their families. To fix it, we need to understand why.
Mega-thread summary of my presentation at #FestivalOfEducation today:
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Mega-thread summary of my presentation at #FestivalOfEducation today:
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July 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
1. I have not seen a better analysis of the current state of the SEND system than this. @pepsmccrea.bsky.social points to some interesting potential drivers of these problems and suggests what teachers might do about it.