Aimee Durning
@aimeedurningmbe.bsky.social
Director of Inclusion and Community at the University of Cambridge Primary School
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They all mean the same:
✔️ Looked-after children?
✔️ Children looked-after?
✔️ Children in Care?
But it can be confusing. That's why we published this free guide.
Your governors need you to share it with them.
#EduSky
✔️ Looked-after children?
✔️ Children looked-after?
✔️ Children in Care?
But it can be confusing. That's why we published this free guide.
Your governors need you to share it with them.
#EduSky
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
They all mean the same:
✔️ Looked-after children?
✔️ Children looked-after?
✔️ Children in Care?
But it can be confusing. That's why we published this free guide.
Your governors need you to share it with them.
#EduSky
✔️ Looked-after children?
✔️ Children looked-after?
✔️ Children in Care?
But it can be confusing. That's why we published this free guide.
Your governors need you to share it with them.
#EduSky
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I'm delighted it reached you safely. And thanks so much for the lovely 5 star review!!! 😍
October 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I'm delighted it reached you safely. And thanks so much for the lovely 5 star review!!! 😍
Such a wonderful surprise 🤩 Received this morning @darrenshan.com The Terrified Troll, illustrated by Eva Byrne ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Definitely worth the wait. I’ll certainly be purchasing copies for the nieces and nephews 😉
October 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Such a wonderful surprise 🤩 Received this morning @darrenshan.com The Terrified Troll, illustrated by Eva Byrne ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Definitely worth the wait. I’ll certainly be purchasing copies for the nieces and nephews 😉
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‘Intersectionality aids our understanding of how overlapping disadvantages can impact educational & life outcomes. The search for belonging can sometimes lead to harmful behaviours….which demonstrates why we need to design services, spaces & places…that are truly supportive & inclusive’ p147
August 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
‘Intersectionality aids our understanding of how overlapping disadvantages can impact educational & life outcomes. The search for belonging can sometimes lead to harmful behaviours….which demonstrates why we need to design services, spaces & places…that are truly supportive & inclusive’ p147
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If you’ve introduced adaptive teaching but aren’t seeing the inclusive impact you wanted, you might need to take things further, writes @mmulholland.bsky.social
What to do when adaptive teaching doesn’t work
Adaptive teaching has the power to improve classroom practice, but this alone won’t make a school truly inclusive, says Margaret Mulholland
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June 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
If you’ve introduced adaptive teaching but aren’t seeing the inclusive impact you wanted, you might need to take things further, writes @mmulholland.bsky.social
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Happy #PostboxSaturday from my 1st Charles III pillar box, the 2nd to be installed in England. It’s been receiving letters outside Brighton’s former Royal Mail Delivery Office since March 2025, replacing the mail slots on the side of the building that have been filled in. 💌 @letterappsoc.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Happy #PostboxSaturday from my 1st Charles III pillar box, the 2nd to be installed in England. It’s been receiving letters outside Brighton’s former Royal Mail Delivery Office since March 2025, replacing the mail slots on the side of the building that have been filled in. 💌 @letterappsoc.bsky.social
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💬 Will Labour introduce oracy into the curriculum? Expert Neil Mercer talks to @ellencph.bsky.social about the research linking oracy to better exam results – and the conspiracy theory about why it hasn’t been part of a policy change so far
Neil Mercer: ‘Oracy is still not properly understood’
The Cambridge academic talks about the ‘conspiracy theory’ of why, despite all the evidence, oracy is yet to be introduced into the curriculum, and whether the Labour government will make the change
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May 28, 2025 at 6:05 AM
💬 Will Labour introduce oracy into the curriculum? Expert Neil Mercer talks to @ellencph.bsky.social about the research linking oracy to better exam results – and the conspiracy theory about why it hasn’t been part of a policy change so far
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GMB call for 4% teaching assistant pay rise to match 2025 teacher pay rise
Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/6fvtw
Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/6fvtw
May 27, 2025 at 7:59 AM
GMB call for 4% teaching assistant pay rise to match 2025 teacher pay rise
Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/6fvtw
Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/6fvtw
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With rumours of changes to EHCPs on the horizon, TA Digest wants to know how TAs, LSAs and HLTAs feel and how any changes might impact their role.
Share anonymously: forms.gle/36XWZif6Lyrj...
Share anonymously: forms.gle/36XWZif6Lyrj...
May 27, 2025 at 10:50 AM
With rumours of changes to EHCPs on the horizon, TA Digest wants to know how TAs, LSAs and HLTAs feel and how any changes might impact their role.
Share anonymously: forms.gle/36XWZif6Lyrj...
Share anonymously: forms.gle/36XWZif6Lyrj...
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I'm a statistic of one so I could be wrong!
But this is what school leaders are telling me about their school improvement priorities
open.substack.com/pub/marymyat...
But this is what school leaders are telling me about their school improvement priorities
open.substack.com/pub/marymyat...
Three school improvement priorities (no.1)
Well hello there, and welcome to update #138!
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May 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I'm a statistic of one so I could be wrong!
But this is what school leaders are telling me about their school improvement priorities
open.substack.com/pub/marymyat...
But this is what school leaders are telling me about their school improvement priorities
open.substack.com/pub/marymyat...
‘Hallam (2016) emphasises that repeated exposure to music enhances neural plasticity, fostering connections between cognitive & emotional centres in the brain, which are crucial for social interaction & emotional wellbeing.’ Great article from Janos Fabian @CharteredColl
May 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
‘Hallam (2016) emphasises that repeated exposure to music enhances neural plasticity, fostering connections between cognitive & emotional centres in the brain, which are crucial for social interaction & emotional wellbeing.’ Great article from Janos Fabian @CharteredColl
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If you've read Weaving a Web of Belonging, please do take a moment to leave a review. A written one or even just stars. It matters not. But it does make a difference. Thank you!
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Weaving a Web of Belonging: Developing a Trauma-Informed Culture for All Children: Amazon.co.uk: Cherry, Lisa: 9781032730813: Books
Buy Weaving a Web of Belonging: Developing a Trauma-Informed Culture for All Children 1 by Cherry, Lisa (ISBN: 9781032730813) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligibl...
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May 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If you've read Weaving a Web of Belonging, please do take a moment to leave a review. A written one or even just stars. It matters not. But it does make a difference. Thank you!
www.amazon.co.uk/Weaving-Web-...
www.amazon.co.uk/Weaving-Web-...
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The Conservative government’s SEND improvement plan 'did not go far enough' to resolve the major issues in the special needs system, the new government has said
Here are the key findings from Labour's 17,000-word response to the SEND inquiry
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Here are the key findings from Labour's 17,000-word response to the SEND inquiry
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May 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The Conservative government’s SEND improvement plan 'did not go far enough' to resolve the major issues in the special needs system, the new government has said
Here are the key findings from Labour's 17,000-word response to the SEND inquiry
buff.ly/m0qxpOf
Here are the key findings from Labour's 17,000-word response to the SEND inquiry
buff.ly/m0qxpOf
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#NewsNight If Green Party Peer Jenny Jones doesn’t understand why people vote Reform, I suggest she reads this. &that she &her colleagues make themselves aware. Very disappointing that left of centre politicians are so deeply buried in the Westminster bubble, particularly following the US election.
Out-populising the Brexit and MAGA populists: harnessing human sense
Dr Pam Jarvis takes a deep dive into the roots of the populism that has proved so destructive to the anglosphere
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May 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
#NewsNight If Green Party Peer Jenny Jones doesn’t understand why people vote Reform, I suggest she reads this. &that she &her colleagues make themselves aware. Very disappointing that left of centre politicians are so deeply buried in the Westminster bubble, particularly following the US election.
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Teaching assistants can apply for new level 5 assistant SENCo apprenticeship
Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/ay6rz
Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/ay6rz
May 12, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Teaching assistants can apply for new level 5 assistant SENCo apprenticeship
Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/ay6rz
Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/ay6rz
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Want to bring more play, curiosity & inquiry into your teaching? Join Alex & I online on Mon 19 May, 3:45–5:45pm for our Intro to Play Pedagogy for Primary Schools. Open to all educators—wherever you are!
Book here: www.tickettailor.com/events/plays...
#ScotEduSky #EduSky
Book here: www.tickettailor.com/events/plays...
#ScotEduSky #EduSky
May 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Want to bring more play, curiosity & inquiry into your teaching? Join Alex & I online on Mon 19 May, 3:45–5:45pm for our Intro to Play Pedagogy for Primary Schools. Open to all educators—wherever you are!
Book here: www.tickettailor.com/events/plays...
#ScotEduSky #EduSky
Book here: www.tickettailor.com/events/plays...
#ScotEduSky #EduSky
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Its publication day 🙌
100 ideas for Playful Learning is now available for purchase. Thanks so much for all the support thus far - been so busy with my new post as PT but have lots planned and lots to share 👍
#playfullearning
100 ideas for Playful Learning is now available for purchase. Thanks so much for all the support thus far - been so busy with my new post as PT but have lots planned and lots to share 👍
#playfullearning
May 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Its publication day 🙌
100 ideas for Playful Learning is now available for purchase. Thanks so much for all the support thus far - been so busy with my new post as PT but have lots planned and lots to share 👍
#playfullearning
100 ideas for Playful Learning is now available for purchase. Thanks so much for all the support thus far - been so busy with my new post as PT but have lots planned and lots to share 👍
#playfullearning
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I've spent the afternoon reading through the responses to this survey and although none of it's surprising, a lot of it is so sad.
Please consider getting involved if you provide SEND support. The more voices the better ☺
forms.gle/6JYiyyyJtm2b...
Please consider getting involved if you provide SEND support. The more voices the better ☺
forms.gle/6JYiyyyJtm2b...
Inclusive teaching assistant support
With reform of the current SEND system on the horizon, the DfE pushing for more inclusion in mainstream schools and knowing that teaching assistants are key in facilitating inclusion for pupils with S...
forms.gle
May 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I've spent the afternoon reading through the responses to this survey and although none of it's surprising, a lot of it is so sad.
Please consider getting involved if you provide SEND support. The more voices the better ☺
forms.gle/6JYiyyyJtm2b...
Please consider getting involved if you provide SEND support. The more voices the better ☺
forms.gle/6JYiyyyJtm2b...
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Teaching assistants are crucial for inclusion & with inclusion on the DfE's radar, we have a few Qs ❓
All anonymous feedback is vital as we work towards a more inclusive future, so please get involved and share with colleagues ☺️
Share anonymously: twinkl.co.uk/l/8um8q
All anonymous feedback is vital as we work towards a more inclusive future, so please get involved and share with colleagues ☺️
Share anonymously: twinkl.co.uk/l/8um8q
May 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Teaching assistants are crucial for inclusion & with inclusion on the DfE's radar, we have a few Qs ❓
All anonymous feedback is vital as we work towards a more inclusive future, so please get involved and share with colleagues ☺️
Share anonymously: twinkl.co.uk/l/8um8q
All anonymous feedback is vital as we work towards a more inclusive future, so please get involved and share with colleagues ☺️
Share anonymously: twinkl.co.uk/l/8um8q
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#FlyingEyeBookshopOfTheMonth is #goshcomics, a mean little comic shop slap bang in the heart of London’s Soho.
Make sure to visit on Free Comic Book Day (3rd May) for signings and workshops throughout the day and even a Flying Eye Kids Workshop featuring Alexis Deacon and Joe Todd-Stanton!
Make sure to visit on Free Comic Book Day (3rd May) for signings and workshops throughout the day and even a Flying Eye Kids Workshop featuring Alexis Deacon and Joe Todd-Stanton!
April 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
#FlyingEyeBookshopOfTheMonth is #goshcomics, a mean little comic shop slap bang in the heart of London’s Soho.
Make sure to visit on Free Comic Book Day (3rd May) for signings and workshops throughout the day and even a Flying Eye Kids Workshop featuring Alexis Deacon and Joe Todd-Stanton!
Make sure to visit on Free Comic Book Day (3rd May) for signings and workshops throughout the day and even a Flying Eye Kids Workshop featuring Alexis Deacon and Joe Todd-Stanton!
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🔗 Link to the book is here: writing4pleasure.com/the-science-...
The Science Of Teaching Primary Writing
Learning to be a writer is one of the most cognitively challenging but socially rewarding things children do when they are at school. This book looks to share a deep understanding of the research a…
writing4pleasure.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🔗 Link to the book is here: writing4pleasure.com/the-science-...
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“We need to be greedily interested in the interplay between the cognitive, linguistic, behavioural, social, environmental, and cultural elements involved in learning to become a writer. It’s troubling whenever writing is described from a purely cognitive or a purely sociocultural perspective…”
April 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
“We need to be greedily interested in the interplay between the cognitive, linguistic, behavioural, social, environmental, and cultural elements involved in learning to become a writer. It’s troubling whenever writing is described from a purely cognitive or a purely sociocultural perspective…”