Ceri
@ceriteaches.bsky.social
SEND teacher, masters student, football mum, Palace fan 🔴🔵
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I've got to say, at a time when schools are breaking under the pressure of SEND, poverty issues, new arrivals, EAL and social care issues, the timing of a new target for Y1 phonics seems extraordinary.
October 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I've got to say, at a time when schools are breaking under the pressure of SEND, poverty issues, new arrivals, EAL and social care issues, the timing of a new target for Y1 phonics seems extraordinary.
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All the Heads I know are on their knees, seeing children presenting with more complex needs than ever before, extreme behaviour and limited funding.
The majority of this is in EYFS and Year 1. So instead of announcing something to help this, we'll raise a target to add pressure.
The majority of this is in EYFS and Year 1. So instead of announcing something to help this, we'll raise a target to add pressure.
October 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
All the Heads I know are on their knees, seeing children presenting with more complex needs than ever before, extreme behaviour and limited funding.
The majority of this is in EYFS and Year 1. So instead of announcing something to help this, we'll raise a target to add pressure.
The majority of this is in EYFS and Year 1. So instead of announcing something to help this, we'll raise a target to add pressure.
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Who is advising the Secretary of State on these issues, I wonder? It seems so misguided. And Phonics is NOT the same as reading. Even more of a relentless focus on phonics might actually produce fewer good readers! Surely a point must come when this is recognised?
October 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Who is advising the Secretary of State on these issues, I wonder? It seems so misguided. And Phonics is NOT the same as reading. Even more of a relentless focus on phonics might actually produce fewer good readers! Surely a point must come when this is recognised?
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Poor children perform worse in the poorest schools relative to others. There are poor children in every state school. Pupil Premium does not compensate for large class sizes and limited resources, It just costs so much to run a school and minimum per pupil funding has not kept up with costs.
April 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Poor children perform worse in the poorest schools relative to others. There are poor children in every state school. Pupil Premium does not compensate for large class sizes and limited resources, It just costs so much to run a school and minimum per pupil funding has not kept up with costs.
Eze truly is something special. So happy to see he’s got his spring back in his step! #FACup #CrystalPalace
March 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Eze truly is something special. So happy to see he’s got his spring back in his step! #FACup #CrystalPalace
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Welcome to Willerby.
A village where the supernatural is as everyday as the weather. Free short stories.
Stephen King/M R James/Eerie Indiana/Black Mirror/Twilight Zone.
"A sort of supernatural archers."
"Throwaway ghost stories about the most important things in life."
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
A village where the supernatural is as everyday as the weather. Free short stories.
Stephen King/M R James/Eerie Indiana/Black Mirror/Twilight Zone.
"A sort of supernatural archers."
"Throwaway ghost stories about the most important things in life."
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
March 23, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Welcome to Willerby.
A village where the supernatural is as everyday as the weather. Free short stories.
Stephen King/M R James/Eerie Indiana/Black Mirror/Twilight Zone.
"A sort of supernatural archers."
"Throwaway ghost stories about the most important things in life."
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
A village where the supernatural is as everyday as the weather. Free short stories.
Stephen King/M R James/Eerie Indiana/Black Mirror/Twilight Zone.
"A sort of supernatural archers."
"Throwaway ghost stories about the most important things in life."
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
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I am genuinely concerned at the number of posts I see of events where colleagues who have never taught in primary are delivering training on how to teach in primary.
Very worrying.
Very worrying.
March 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I am genuinely concerned at the number of posts I see of events where colleagues who have never taught in primary are delivering training on how to teach in primary.
Very worrying.
Very worrying.
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When we factor in the elevated incidence of school non-attendance in autistic children, something which is associated with burnout and trauma from unmet need, I think we need to join the dots and have a serious rethink.
February 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
When we factor in the elevated incidence of school non-attendance in autistic children, something which is associated with burnout and trauma from unmet need, I think we need to join the dots and have a serious rethink.
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Does it mean that autistic children's needs are becoming are less "supportable" by the general education offer? Or does it mean that school is becoming increasingly inhospitable to autistic (and otherwise neurodivergent) children and young people?
February 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Does it mean that autistic children's needs are becoming are less "supportable" by the general education offer? Or does it mean that school is becoming increasingly inhospitable to autistic (and otherwise neurodivergent) children and young people?
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When we consider the legal tests for how EHCPs are provided, this means that HALF of all autistic children cannot be supported by what is typically provided by our education system. So what does this tell us about our schools?
February 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
When we consider the legal tests for how EHCPs are provided, this means that HALF of all autistic children cannot be supported by what is typically provided by our education system. So what does this tell us about our schools?
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I've been looking at the DfE's SEND stats again this week and it's astonishing that 48% of identified autistic kids in mainstream primary schools in England have EHCPs given that only 4% of the child population has one.
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February 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I've been looking at the DfE's SEND stats again this week and it's astonishing that 48% of identified autistic kids in mainstream primary schools in England have EHCPs given that only 4% of the child population has one.
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I don’t know who needs to read this but schools are not funded with magic beans. They can’t magically turn into a golden egg laying goose or an enchanted harp. The equivalent of 3 beans can’t pay for every new initiative, staffing, tax, pay increase, price rise and repair.
February 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I don’t know who needs to read this but schools are not funded with magic beans. They can’t magically turn into a golden egg laying goose or an enchanted harp. The equivalent of 3 beans can’t pay for every new initiative, staffing, tax, pay increase, price rise and repair.
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Welcome to Willerby.
We're a small village in the midlands where the supernatural is as about as remarkable as the weather.
We publish a new story on substack most weeks.
You can also find them here.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
We're a small village in the midlands where the supernatural is as about as remarkable as the weather.
We publish a new story on substack most weeks.
You can also find them here.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
February 8, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Welcome to Willerby.
We're a small village in the midlands where the supernatural is as about as remarkable as the weather.
We publish a new story on substack most weeks.
You can also find them here.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
We're a small village in the midlands where the supernatural is as about as remarkable as the weather.
We publish a new story on substack most weeks.
You can also find them here.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
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Today, our gentle reminder that there isn't an 'astonishing' rise in autistic people.
We've always been here.
Most of us weren't counted in the figures, before, because they were looking for the young white boys who collect trains.
They got better at finding us.
Thanks for reading.
We've always been here.
Most of us weren't counted in the figures, before, because they were looking for the young white boys who collect trains.
They got better at finding us.
Thanks for reading.
February 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Today, our gentle reminder that there isn't an 'astonishing' rise in autistic people.
We've always been here.
Most of us weren't counted in the figures, before, because they were looking for the young white boys who collect trains.
They got better at finding us.
Thanks for reading.
We've always been here.
Most of us weren't counted in the figures, before, because they were looking for the young white boys who collect trains.
They got better at finding us.
Thanks for reading.
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Something that I think gets missed in discussions about control of how teachers work versus autonomy for individuals is the impact on job satisfaction of being supported to use your professional judgement.
January 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Something that I think gets missed in discussions about control of how teachers work versus autonomy for individuals is the impact on job satisfaction of being supported to use your professional judgement.
Every little thing about The Traitors is just the best - whoever gave Charlotte the learn Welsh book is a genius. I cackled out loud
January 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every little thing about The Traitors is just the best - whoever gave Charlotte the learn Welsh book is a genius. I cackled out loud
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If that disgusting racist and grifting liar Nigel Farage shouldn't have been on Question Time even once, nevermind 38 times.
Give this a Like, or better yet a RP.
Give this a Like, or better yet a RP.
December 5, 2024 at 8:26 PM
If that disgusting racist and grifting liar Nigel Farage shouldn't have been on Question Time even once, nevermind 38 times.
Give this a Like, or better yet a RP.
Give this a Like, or better yet a RP.
@welcometowillerby.bsky.social I loved The Last Troll. Beautiful but sad
November 13, 2024 at 7:10 PM
@welcometowillerby.bsky.social I loved The Last Troll. Beautiful but sad