Lisa J
@choctoothpaste.bsky.social
CEnv. Nature, train journeys, walks in the hills. Autistic. LGBT. Parent to a fab daughter who types to communicate. AAC, SEND, inclusion. She / her.
Avoiding the dead bird app.
Avoiding the dead bird app.
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Critics of disability benefits largely frame it as a concern for government spending but beneath it, there’s often a clear prejudice: disabled people should have miserable little lives (unlike hardworking, normal people).
December 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Critics of disability benefits largely frame it as a concern for government spending but beneath it, there’s often a clear prejudice: disabled people should have miserable little lives (unlike hardworking, normal people).
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Sex baked rights.
I'd pay good money just to see her argument for these biscuits being "biologically male"
December 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Sex baked rights.
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A mosaic of fallen leaves; beauty in decay.
December 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
A mosaic of fallen leaves; beauty in decay.
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“Performative, chaotic and desperate” The DfE’s national SEND “conversation”
Today’s @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social post
www.specialneedsjungle.com/performative...
Today’s @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social post
www.specialneedsjungle.com/performative...
"Performative, chaotic and desperate” The DfE’s national SEND “conversation” - Special Needs Jungle
"Performative, chaotic and desperate” The Department for Education’s national SEND “conversation” is anything but a two-way discourse.
www.specialneedsjungle.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:41 AM
“Performative, chaotic and desperate” The DfE’s national SEND “conversation”
Today’s @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social post
www.specialneedsjungle.com/performative...
Today’s @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social post
www.specialneedsjungle.com/performative...
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It is such a small amount of money for someone sitting on all that property wealth. More revealing of how the generation used to having the red carpet rolled out in front of them their whole life reacts to the least friction.
How can I dodge the mansion tax? on.ft.com/4aDPVDI | opinion
How can I dodge the mansion tax?
Poke holes in the roof, plant some fake grass and other ways to devalue your dangerously expensive home
on.ft.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
It is such a small amount of money for someone sitting on all that property wealth. More revealing of how the generation used to having the red carpet rolled out in front of them their whole life reacts to the least friction.
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The impossibility of antitrans bigots ever recognising that they've set themselves up as crusaders for something that most women don't actually want.
December 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The impossibility of antitrans bigots ever recognising that they've set themselves up as crusaders for something that most women don't actually want.
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Can we honestly say that atm our system is designed to have a 'child-centred pedagogy' that is capable of meeting needs? I mean some high profile people on edutwitter disparage the idea that anything should be 'child-centred' at all. They literally say, 'If you don't like it go somewhere else.' 😒
December 4, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Can we honestly say that atm our system is designed to have a 'child-centred pedagogy' that is capable of meeting needs? I mean some high profile people on edutwitter disparage the idea that anything should be 'child-centred' at all. They literally say, 'If you don't like it go somewhere else.' 😒
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Personally I think that a great starting point for discussions on 'what do we do about SEND in education?' is to go back to the Salamanca Statement and remember what 'inclusion' originally meant. The way that the system itself works has become the cause of exclusion for many CYP imho.
December 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Personally I think that a great starting point for discussions on 'what do we do about SEND in education?' is to go back to the Salamanca Statement and remember what 'inclusion' originally meant. The way that the system itself works has become the cause of exclusion for many CYP imho.
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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Fixed it for you. Idiots! If the exclusion is based on appearance then it will certainly impact cis folks as well as trans folks.
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Fixed it for you. Idiots! If the exclusion is based on appearance then it will certainly impact cis folks as well as trans folks.
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What is motonormativity? I'm on my way to an air pollution event in a city centre and the organisers have put the driving directions ahead of the public transport directions in the email
November 20, 2025 at 8:14 AM
What is motonormativity? I'm on my way to an air pollution event in a city centre and the organisers have put the driving directions ahead of the public transport directions in the email
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Other birds seen on my wander around Summer Leys yesterday included a Chiffchaff, a large flock of Goldfinches, Robins, and a couple of Bullfinches. @wildlifebcn.org #birds #northantsbirds #Nikon
November 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Other birds seen on my wander around Summer Leys yesterday included a Chiffchaff, a large flock of Goldfinches, Robins, and a couple of Bullfinches. @wildlifebcn.org #birds #northantsbirds #Nikon
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the neurodivergent urge to wonder if you are performing Friendliness correctly. if your Friendliness has been appropriately calibrated to the situation at hand.😮💨
November 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
the neurodivergent urge to wonder if you are performing Friendliness correctly. if your Friendliness has been appropriately calibrated to the situation at hand.😮💨
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Back in 1997 there were just 11 booming male Bitterns left in the UK – almost extinct. Thanks to conservation by @rspb.bsky.social and @naturalengland.bsky.social 283 booming males were recorded in 2024.
Les Cater shares his story and stunning photos of these rare birds ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Les Cater shares his story and stunning photos of these rare birds ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Hidden wonders: my fascinating encounters with the Bittern
Elusive and majestic, the Bittern’s booming call echoes across Minsmere’s reeds – a symbol of hope and conservation success
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Back in 1997 there were just 11 booming male Bitterns left in the UK – almost extinct. Thanks to conservation by @rspb.bsky.social and @naturalengland.bsky.social 283 booming males were recorded in 2024.
Les Cater shares his story and stunning photos of these rare birds ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Les Cater shares his story and stunning photos of these rare birds ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
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Weather enforced early curtailment of ringing activities today but not before another pretty fair arrival of late migrants was tapped into at the Bill: total of 41 included 12 Goldcrests and 6 Chiffchaffs + the sixth Cetti's Warbler of the autumn and the first Black Redstart of the year
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Weather enforced early curtailment of ringing activities today but not before another pretty fair arrival of late migrants was tapped into at the Bill: total of 41 included 12 Goldcrests and 6 Chiffchaffs + the sixth Cetti's Warbler of the autumn and the first Black Redstart of the year
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Was it worth getting up at the crack of dawn for the last big high tide of the year?
I think so
I think so
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Was it worth getting up at the crack of dawn for the last big high tide of the year?
I think so
I think so
Reminds me to put the insulation back on the outside tap this weekend, and make sure the trampoline tethers are secure:
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November 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Reminds me to put the insulation back on the outside tap this weekend, and make sure the trampoline tethers are secure:
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If the government really wants to tackle the whole 'a whole pile of folks are off sick' thing, they could start by treating sick and disabled people as *people,* not broken office equipment. Oh, and acknowledging that post-viral disabilities are real, and covid happened, that'd be a start.
November 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
If the government really wants to tackle the whole 'a whole pile of folks are off sick' thing, they could start by treating sick and disabled people as *people,* not broken office equipment. Oh, and acknowledging that post-viral disabilities are real, and covid happened, that'd be a start.
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Public service announcement: if you're working in state schools or the public sector and you want sight of the data behind this article, hit me up (DM here, or email on the @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social site)
Thread in graphs below
Thread in graphs below
On SNJ Today: @captaink77.bsky.social warns the current state of SEND funding is chaotic & deteriorating faster than expected. He says at the top level, no one really knows how much is spent on SEND and reforming the system's finances will be immensely painful:
www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
November 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Public service announcement: if you're working in state schools or the public sector and you want sight of the data behind this article, hit me up (DM here, or email on the @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social site)
Thread in graphs below
Thread in graphs below
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"if we are worried about why the costs of looking after learning disabled people has ballooned in recent decades, we should stop being so binary in our calculations and become more transparent about where the money is being spent"
Excellent by @stephenunwin.bsky.social in @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Excellent by @stephenunwin.bsky.social in @bylinetimes.bsky.social
🔴 Follow the Money: How the Right Weaponises the Costs of Supporting Learning Disabled People
"Society should become more transparent about where the money is being spent. What we certainly should not do is blame learning disabled people and their families" @stephenunwin.bsky.social
"Society should become more transparent about where the money is being spent. What we certainly should not do is blame learning disabled people and their families" @stephenunwin.bsky.social
Follow the Money: How the Right Weaponises the Costs of Supporting Learning Disabled People
If politicians are worried about the costs of support for the learning disabled, society must become more transparent about where the money is being spent
bylinetimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
"if we are worried about why the costs of looking after learning disabled people has ballooned in recent decades, we should stop being so binary in our calculations and become more transparent about where the money is being spent"
Excellent by @stephenunwin.bsky.social in @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Excellent by @stephenunwin.bsky.social in @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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OH YAY IT’S A WINTER OLYMPICS WINTER!
Suddenly feeling so much less despondent about the descending cold and dark…
Suddenly feeling so much less despondent about the descending cold and dark…
November 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
OH YAY IT’S A WINTER OLYMPICS WINTER!
Suddenly feeling so much less despondent about the descending cold and dark…
Suddenly feeling so much less despondent about the descending cold and dark…
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You know what - it would be really life affirming if just for once - THIS 👇 was the story
Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC
November 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
You know what - it would be really life affirming if just for once - THIS 👇 was the story
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Athens hoopoe street-art
November 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Athens hoopoe street-art
A new guide to ensuring that planning and urban design addresses the needs of neurodivergent people:
cc #Cambridge town planning & #Localgov people: "According to the Neurodiversity in Planning’s recently launched Designing for Neurodiversity booklet, around 15-20% of the world’s population is estimated to be neurodivergent." www.savills.co.uk/blog/article... 1/2 #ADHD 1/2 and... -->
How neuroinclusive design and sensory built environments are shaping the future of planning
Savills UK | The built environment plays a fundamental role in our everyday lives – actively shaping experiences, livelihoods, behaviours and general wellbeing. It is therefore crucial that such space...
www.savills.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A new guide to ensuring that planning and urban design addresses the needs of neurodivergent people:
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📣 SNJ & IPSEA yesterday met SEND Minister Georgia Gould. We restated the law must be retained & fully implemented in deed, culture ➕ sustainable funding. Getting more disabled adults into work starts with being fully included in education. The Minister said she’s keen to work with us
October 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
📣 SNJ & IPSEA yesterday met SEND Minister Georgia Gould. We restated the law must be retained & fully implemented in deed, culture ➕ sustainable funding. Getting more disabled adults into work starts with being fully included in education. The Minister said she’s keen to work with us