Dr Naomi Fisher
@drnaomifisher.bsky.social
Clinical psychologist, author of Changing Our Minds, When the Naughty Step Makes Things Worse and the Teenager's Guide to Burnout.
Substack: Think Again naomicfisher.substack.com. Website: www.naomifisher.co.uk.
Substack: Think Again naomicfisher.substack.com. Website: www.naomifisher.co.uk.
Alternative education in the UK is under attack. Home educators are under suspicion. Small schools are shut down by VAT on fees. Part time learning groups set up by parents are treated as illegal schools. Our kids need alternative ways to learn. School isn’t always the right thing. Who is listening?
June 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Alternative education in the UK is under attack. Home educators are under suspicion. Small schools are shut down by VAT on fees. Part time learning groups set up by parents are treated as illegal schools. Our kids need alternative ways to learn. School isn’t always the right thing. Who is listening?
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Anni wasn’t happy at school. She was crying in the evenings and saying she had tummy aches in the morning.
Her dad went into school for a meeting. 1/
Her dad went into school for a meeting. 1/
April 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Anni wasn’t happy at school. She was crying in the evenings and saying she had tummy aches in the morning.
Her dad went into school for a meeting. 1/
Her dad went into school for a meeting. 1/
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Is your teenager coming out of school and not sure what to do? Here's the advice of a home educated 17-year-old.
"It can be hard if you've just come out of school to know what you're interested in, because you might think “All school stuff is boring. I'm not interested in any of that”. /1
"It can be hard if you've just come out of school to know what you're interested in, because you might think “All school stuff is boring. I'm not interested in any of that”. /1
April 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Is your teenager coming out of school and not sure what to do? Here's the advice of a home educated 17-year-old.
"It can be hard if you've just come out of school to know what you're interested in, because you might think “All school stuff is boring. I'm not interested in any of that”. /1
"It can be hard if you've just come out of school to know what you're interested in, because you might think “All school stuff is boring. I'm not interested in any of that”. /1
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When I talk about the effect on children of behavioural practices which are used in some schools, I’m often told that these are trivial. Here's why I disagree.
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It's Not Trivial To Them
Why the things that we say and do to children matter
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December 2, 2024 at 10:37 AM
When I talk about the effect on children of behavioural practices which are used in some schools, I’m often told that these are trivial. Here's why I disagree.
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This is a raw, hard-hitting video about the reality for many children and parents.
It shows that the ‘SEND crisis’ isn’t just about children. It’s about families whose lives are completely overturned by the lack of understanding & provision for their children.
www.theguardian.com/education/vi...
It shows that the ‘SEND crisis’ isn’t just about children. It’s about families whose lives are completely overturned by the lack of understanding & provision for their children.
www.theguardian.com/education/vi...
How children with special educational needs are being failed in England – video
From anxious children unable to cope with school to those with more complex, profound disabilities, support for Send children in England is broken. The Guardian meets parents and children to get a sen...
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This is a raw, hard-hitting video about the reality for many children and parents.
It shows that the ‘SEND crisis’ isn’t just about children. It’s about families whose lives are completely overturned by the lack of understanding & provision for their children.
www.theguardian.com/education/vi...
It shows that the ‘SEND crisis’ isn’t just about children. It’s about families whose lives are completely overturned by the lack of understanding & provision for their children.
www.theguardian.com/education/vi...
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I don't know if it could help but @drnaomifisher.bsky.social has a few courses around gelping teenagers, particularly around accepting a different path that isn't school and to heal from burnout.
June 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I don't know if it could help but @drnaomifisher.bsky.social has a few courses around gelping teenagers, particularly around accepting a different path that isn't school and to heal from burnout.
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@drnaomifisher.bsky.social is characteristically insightful:
"If you harshly control young people's behavior & make them focus on nothing except exam results, they're probably going to get better exam results. The question for me is: is that worth it?"
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"If you harshly control young people's behavior & make them focus on nothing except exam results, they're probably going to get better exam results. The question for me is: is that worth it?"
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COMMUTER MATERIAL: Naomi Fisher and Warwick Mansell on the Schools Bill: Academies, homeschooling - and school shaming... (LONG-FORM VIDEO & AUDIO)
Essential ear candy for educators, parents and carers
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June 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
@drnaomifisher.bsky.social is characteristically insightful:
"If you harshly control young people's behavior & make them focus on nothing except exam results, they're probably going to get better exam results. The question for me is: is that worth it?"
drjamesmannion.substack.com/p/commuter-m...
"If you harshly control young people's behavior & make them focus on nothing except exam results, they're probably going to get better exam results. The question for me is: is that worth it?"
drjamesmannion.substack.com/p/commuter-m...
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New episode of the Rethinking Education podcast is out now!
Hosts @rethinkingjames.bsky.social & @realdavidc.bsky.social speak with @warwickmansell.bsky.social & @drnaomifisher.bsky.social about the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill currently making its way through parliament:
Hosts @rethinkingjames.bsky.social & @realdavidc.bsky.social speak with @warwickmansell.bsky.social & @drnaomifisher.bsky.social about the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill currently making its way through parliament:
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June 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
New episode of the Rethinking Education podcast is out now!
Hosts @rethinkingjames.bsky.social & @realdavidc.bsky.social speak with @warwickmansell.bsky.social & @drnaomifisher.bsky.social about the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill currently making its way through parliament:
Hosts @rethinkingjames.bsky.social & @realdavidc.bsky.social speak with @warwickmansell.bsky.social & @drnaomifisher.bsky.social about the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill currently making its way through parliament:
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I've read some of what @drnaomifisher.bsky.social says about motivation and between that and what I see with my son in school (and in the past with me): you're not going to enjoy something that you're *made* to do, you have to be scored on and is made into a chore.
This new research from @literacy-trust.bsky.social shows the ongoing decline in children's reading enjoyment, mirroring our recent research briefing (bit.ly/43FL5SP). (1/3)
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Children’s reading enjoyment falls to lowest recorded level in UK
Annual survey of young people’s reading habits which began two decades ago shows its lowest-ever result, most pronounced among boys aged 11 to 16
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June 12, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I've read some of what @drnaomifisher.bsky.social says about motivation and between that and what I see with my son in school (and in the past with me): you're not going to enjoy something that you're *made* to do, you have to be scored on and is made into a chore.
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My autism courses for parents are HALF PRICE just until Sunday. Pre-recorded, short and packed full of useful information. Please share the code EASTER with any parents who might want to know.
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Dr. Naomi Fisher's Courses
Sale on Dr Naomi Fisher's autism courses on anxiety, transitions, screens and anger.
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April 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
My autism courses for parents are HALF PRICE just until Sunday. Pre-recorded, short and packed full of useful information. Please share the code EASTER with any parents who might want to know.
courses.naomifisher.co.uk
courses.naomifisher.co.uk
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Please give this a watch. The issues are similar in Scotland sadly.
This is a raw, hard-hitting video about the reality for many children and parents.
It shows that the ‘SEND crisis’ isn’t just about children. It’s about families whose lives are completely overturned by the lack of understanding & provision for their children.
www.theguardian.com/education/vi...
It shows that the ‘SEND crisis’ isn’t just about children. It’s about families whose lives are completely overturned by the lack of understanding & provision for their children.
www.theguardian.com/education/vi...
How children with special educational needs are being failed in England – video
From anxious children unable to cope with school to those with more complex, profound disabilities, support for Send children in England is broken. The Guardian meets parents and children to get a sen...
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Please give this a watch. The issues are similar in Scotland sadly.
My autism courses for parents are HALF PRICE just until Sunday. Pre-recorded, short and packed full of useful information. Please share the code EASTER with any parents who might want to know.
courses.naomifisher.co.uk
courses.naomifisher.co.uk
Dr. Naomi Fisher's Courses
Sale on Dr Naomi Fisher's autism courses on anxiety, transitions, screens and anger.
courses.naomifisher.co.uk
April 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
My autism courses for parents are HALF PRICE just until Sunday. Pre-recorded, short and packed full of useful information. Please share the code EASTER with any parents who might want to know.
courses.naomifisher.co.uk
courses.naomifisher.co.uk
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We need to help them out.
Making home less fun improves nothing.
It needs to stop. 9/
Making home less fun improves nothing.
It needs to stop. 9/
April 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We need to help them out.
Making home less fun improves nothing.
It needs to stop. 9/
Making home less fun improves nothing.
It needs to stop. 9/
This is a raw, hard-hitting video about the reality for many children and parents.
It shows that the ‘SEND crisis’ isn’t just about children. It’s about families whose lives are completely overturned by the lack of understanding & provision for their children.
www.theguardian.com/education/vi...
It shows that the ‘SEND crisis’ isn’t just about children. It’s about families whose lives are completely overturned by the lack of understanding & provision for their children.
www.theguardian.com/education/vi...
How children with special educational needs are being failed in England – video
From anxious children unable to cope with school to those with more complex, profound disabilities, support for Send children in England is broken. The Guardian meets parents and children to get a sen...
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This is a raw, hard-hitting video about the reality for many children and parents.
It shows that the ‘SEND crisis’ isn’t just about children. It’s about families whose lives are completely overturned by the lack of understanding & provision for their children.
www.theguardian.com/education/vi...
It shows that the ‘SEND crisis’ isn’t just about children. It’s about families whose lives are completely overturned by the lack of understanding & provision for their children.
www.theguardian.com/education/vi...
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Our new book is OUT NOW. It's an illustrated guide for professionals and it covers how to make schools fit for children, what happens when school goes wrong&working with children outside the school system.Informed by research, professional expertise and lived experience. @elizafricker.bsky.social.
April 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Our new book is OUT NOW. It's an illustrated guide for professionals and it covers how to make schools fit for children, what happens when school goes wrong&working with children outside the school system.Informed by research, professional expertise and lived experience. @elizafricker.bsky.social.
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Just ordered this book, looking forward to reading it. @drnaomifisher.bsky.social @elizafricker.bsky.social #edpsychs
Our new book is OUT NOW. It's an illustrated guide for professionals and it covers how to make schools fit for children, what happens when school goes wrong&working with children outside the school system.Informed by research, professional expertise and lived experience. @elizafricker.bsky.social.
April 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Just ordered this book, looking forward to reading it. @drnaomifisher.bsky.social @elizafricker.bsky.social #edpsychs
Anni wasn’t happy at school. She was crying in the evenings and saying she had tummy aches in the morning.
Her dad went into school for a meeting. 1/
Her dad went into school for a meeting. 1/
April 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Anni wasn’t happy at school. She was crying in the evenings and saying she had tummy aches in the morning.
Her dad went into school for a meeting. 1/
Her dad went into school for a meeting. 1/
Is your teenager coming out of school and not sure what to do? Here's the advice of a home educated 17-year-old.
"It can be hard if you've just come out of school to know what you're interested in, because you might think “All school stuff is boring. I'm not interested in any of that”. /1
"It can be hard if you've just come out of school to know what you're interested in, because you might think “All school stuff is boring. I'm not interested in any of that”. /1
April 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Is your teenager coming out of school and not sure what to do? Here's the advice of a home educated 17-year-old.
"It can be hard if you've just come out of school to know what you're interested in, because you might think “All school stuff is boring. I'm not interested in any of that”. /1
"It can be hard if you've just come out of school to know what you're interested in, because you might think “All school stuff is boring. I'm not interested in any of that”. /1
Our new book is OUT NOW. It's an illustrated guide for professionals and it covers how to make schools fit for children, what happens when school goes wrong&working with children outside the school system.Informed by research, professional expertise and lived experience. @elizafricker.bsky.social.
April 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Our new book is OUT NOW. It's an illustrated guide for professionals and it covers how to make schools fit for children, what happens when school goes wrong&working with children outside the school system.Informed by research, professional expertise and lived experience. @elizafricker.bsky.social.
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Highly recommend Changing Our Minds by @drnaomifisher.bsky.social
For all parents looking to support their child’s education, especially in these turbulent times. Honestly just great strategies for parenting individual humans and managing yourself as well.
For all parents looking to support their child’s education, especially in these turbulent times. Honestly just great strategies for parenting individual humans and managing yourself as well.
March 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Highly recommend Changing Our Minds by @drnaomifisher.bsky.social
For all parents looking to support their child’s education, especially in these turbulent times. Honestly just great strategies for parenting individual humans and managing yourself as well.
For all parents looking to support their child’s education, especially in these turbulent times. Honestly just great strategies for parenting individual humans and managing yourself as well.
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Came across @drnaomifisher.bsky.social book which has really helped me with one of my year 1 cases - thank you 👏🏼. My take away are focusing on how the child experiences the world, meeting them where they are at & what needs to change in their environment #edpsychs
March 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Came across @drnaomifisher.bsky.social book which has really helped me with one of my year 1 cases - thank you 👏🏼. My take away are focusing on how the child experiences the world, meeting them where they are at & what needs to change in their environment #edpsychs
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Delighted to be hosting the launch event for the new title from Abigail Fisher, @drnaomifisher.bsky.social and @elizafricker.bsky.social - What Can We Do When School's Not Working?
Please join us for this free online event:
Wed 16th April 12 - 1pm
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Please join us for this free online event:
Wed 16th April 12 - 1pm
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Book Launch: What Can We Do When School's Not Working?
Abigail Fisher, Naomi Fisher and Eliza Fricker talk about their new book for professionals, hosted by Dr Jo Billington.
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March 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Delighted to be hosting the launch event for the new title from Abigail Fisher, @drnaomifisher.bsky.social and @elizafricker.bsky.social - What Can We Do When School's Not Working?
Please join us for this free online event:
Wed 16th April 12 - 1pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
Please join us for this free online event:
Wed 16th April 12 - 1pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
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Excellent thread on classroom norms.
I visited a school recently which had SLANT posters up. I asked about it. The teacher was casual. ‘It’s just behaviours to help learning’. Behaviours to help students say engaged, says one school website. Another school says that using SLANT helps students to ensure they are focused on learning.1/
April 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Excellent thread on classroom norms.
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Extract from When the Naughty Step Makes Things Worse: Parenting for Children (and Adults) Who Need Something Different by @drnaomifisher.bsky.social and Eliza Fricker
April 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Extract from When the Naughty Step Makes Things Worse: Parenting for Children (and Adults) Who Need Something Different by @drnaomifisher.bsky.social and Eliza Fricker
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Currently reading 'When the naughty step makes things worse' by @drnaomifisher.bsky.social and @elizafricker.bsky.social and it is just so illuminating. We stumbled across one or two methods by accident/desperation but this book is just so helpful and also is a hug, telling us that it's OK.
April 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Currently reading 'When the naughty step makes things worse' by @drnaomifisher.bsky.social and @elizafricker.bsky.social and it is just so illuminating. We stumbled across one or two methods by accident/desperation but this book is just so helpful and also is a hug, telling us that it's OK.