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Professor Zachary Walker @drzacharywalker.bsky.social · Mar 11

I am sure most know it already but it is clear that @tomstaniford.bsky.social is the best dressed of the @excelanconsult.com group. They are all clever - but he dresses the smartest.

Excelan Consulting @excelanconsult.com · Mar 11

A little different from our usual fare… @tomstaniford.bsky.social was at @uofebusiness.bsky.social yday guest lecturing on the stories that #brands tell, and how to protect and profit from them. #storytelling #education

Tom smiling at the camera outside the Henderson Lecture Theatre. He is wearing a blue collarless shirt, polka dot green scarf, and brown tweed jacket.

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Dr Ahmar Ferguson @drfergy.bsky.social · Mar 13

A wonderful experience representing @excelanconsult.com at the Optimus Send Conference, where I had the opportunity to talk about Emotion Based School Avoidance (EBSA)

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UCL IOE PHD @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social · Mar 11

Do well-rested children do better at school? Does diet influence learning?

Find the answer to these questions, and to other popular conceptions about the brain, on the Centre for Educational Neuroscience website!

#BrainAwarenessWeek

www.educationalneuroscience.org.uk/resources/ne...

Common misconceptions about the brain

Teachers and parents have a great enthusiasm for the brain sciences and the light they can shed on children’s and adults’ learning in educational environments. We share that enthusiasm …

www.educationalneuroscience.org.uk

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · Mar 11

Great to be back at @uofebusiness.bsky.social yesterday giving Guest Lectures to BSc and MSc cohorts on protecting #IntellectualProperty in #Branding. Pretty exciting and rapidly-evolving topic, in light of #AI #GeneTherapy etc developments. Thanks to Dr Nataliia Pysarenko for invite/hosting

Tom is sitting in his wheelchair facing the camera, outside an impressive high-tech looking building which says 'The Business School'. He is wearing green trousers, blue shirt, green polka-dot scarf, brown jacket and a brown trilby.

Tom is smiling at the camera, outside two doors with a sign saying 'Henderson Lecture Theatre'. He is wearing a blue shirt, green polka-dot scarf, and a brown tweed jacket.

Tom is looking at the camera, and wearing a blue shirt, green polka-dot scarf, and a brown tweed jacket. Behind him are many rows of empty purple chairs awaiting the arrival of students into this lecture theatre.

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Excelan Consulting @excelanconsult.com · Mar 11

A little different from our usual fare… @tomstaniford.bsky.social was at @uofebusiness.bsky.social yday guest lecturing on the stories that #brands tell, and how to protect and profit from them. #storytelling #education

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Professor Zachary Walker @drzacharywalker.bsky.social · Mar 11

You are a star @drfergy.bsky.social and @excelanconsult.com is lucky to have you. The audience will be so lucky!

Dr Ahmar Ferguson @drfergy.bsky.social · Mar 11

Proud to be representing @excelanconsult.com tomorrow when I deliver a keynote on Emotional Based School Avoidance excelanconsult.com/people/

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Dr Ahmar Ferguson @drfergy.bsky.social · Mar 11

Proud to be representing @excelanconsult.com tomorrow when I deliver a keynote on Emotional Based School Avoidance excelanconsult.com/people/

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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · Mar 7

Children who feel engaged at school are less likely to be absent – so schools should focus on children's wellbeing and relationships with peers, teachers and parents to cultivate a sense of belonging.

IOE experts explore this social pedagogic approach on the #IOEBlog
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2025/03/...

To tackle exclusion we need a whole school social pedagogic approach, starting in the primary years

We need a rethink in how to address attendance at school. We believe an approach based around the principles of social pedagogy offers a better way forward…(read more)

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Dr Ahmar Ferguson @drfergy.bsky.social · Mar 6

38 and feeling GREAT 🙌🏾 it’s been a wonderful day of chill, reflection and basking in beautiful connections 🙏🏾🫶🏾🥳

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Centre for Research in Autism and Education @craeioe.bsky.social · Mar 4

2024 CRAE Annual Lecture - Autistic professionals and the triple empathy problem - Mary Doherty #CRAEwebinar #archive www.youtube.com/watc...

2024 CRAE Annual Lecture - Autistic professionals and the triple empathy problem - Mary Doherty

Autistic professionals and the triple empathy problem. Dr Mary Doherty, founder of Autistic Doctors International, on leveraging insider perspective for community benefit.

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UCL IOE PHD @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social · Mar 6

There is still time to submit your abstract for the London International Conference on Inclusive Education! 🙌

Due to overwhelming demand, the call for papers has been reopened from March 3rd to 12th only.

Join us and submit your abstract now!

@ucl.ac.uk
@ioe.bsky.social

HOME | LICIE 2025

Your main source of information for the London International Conference on Inclusive Education (LICIE)

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Excelan Consulting @excelanconsult.com · Mar 6

Canine classroom education

Professor Zachary Walker @drzacharywalker.bsky.social · Mar 6

Miyagi and I had a chance to visit Mayflower Primary School this week. It is fun to see him do his work - and the leaders, teachers, and students make that school so special.

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Centre for Research in Autism and Education @craeioe.bsky.social · Jan 14

As it is such a fascinating paper, we wrote a summary of Long, Catmur & Bird's 2025 'The theory of mind hypothesis of autism: A critical evaluation of the status quo.'

It looks at the ToM & suggests the Mind-space framework:

crae.ioe.ac.uk/the-t...

#AutRes

The theory of mind hypothesis of autism: A critical evaluation of the status quo.

For several years the Theory of Mind (ToM) hypothesis has been suggested as an underlying mechanism for understanding autism. It finds that no existing models fully explain ToM in autism. So, the t…

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Excelan Consulting @excelanconsult.com · Mar 5

Dr Ferguson doing fine work

Dr Ahmar Ferguson @drfergy.bsky.social · Nov 15

One of my big passions is working with schools to provide reflective spaces. My doctoral thesis explored how EPs can support teachers with work related stress. Below is a link to a conversation I had exploring how and why reflective spaces are so important #Edpsychs www.podbean.com/ew/pb-uzncv-...

Role of EPs in reducing teacher stress: The Twilight Show with Nathan Gynn | Teachers Talk Radio

Nathan is joined by Dr Ahmar Ferguson, Child and Educational Psychologist, to discuss ‘Creating Space in a Busy and Complex System’ - the role that Educational Psychologists have in reducing teacher s...

www.podbean.com

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Excelan Consulting @excelanconsult.com · Mar 5

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musictherapyuk.bsky.social @musictherapyuk.bsky.social · Feb 13

Congratulations to Sandra Schembri of Nordoff and Robbins for becoming the new Power of Music Consortium Chair! We know Sandra will be a huge asset to the Consortium and its vital work to integrate music-based healthcare into our health and care systems.
www.ukmusic.org/news/uk-musi...

UK Music Chief welcomes new Power of Music Consortium Chair - UK Music

12.02.2025: UK Music Chief Executive Tom Kiehl has welcomed the arrival of Nordoff and Robbins Music Therapy CEO Sandra Schembri...

www.ukmusic.org

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Excelan Consulting @excelanconsult.com · Mar 5

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Excelan Consulting @excelanconsult.com · Jan 5

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Professor Zachary Walker @drzacharywalker.bsky.social · Nov 29

Really enjoyed hanging out with my @excelanconsult.bsky.social colleagues today. Such a good group of people - and such strong scholars and practitioners.

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