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Pack it up, pack it in; let me begin. Former teacher/school leader/SENDCo currently exploring Schrödinger’s retirement.
ECP (Early Career Pensioner). If you’re climbing to the top of the ladder, make sure it’s leaning against the right wall.
ECP (Early Career Pensioner). If you’re climbing to the top of the ladder, make sure it’s leaning against the right wall.
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Perhaps I’m missing something, but doesn’t this article just summarise the intentions of the 2015 SEND reforms? Yet, here we are, 11 years later…
‘The EHCP system doesn’t need to be abolished. What it needs is earlier intervention, greater consistency and genuine collaboration.'
Dr Freya Spicer-White of Outcomes First Group recommends 3 ways to solve the SEND support crisis
Dr Freya Spicer-White of Outcomes First Group recommends 3 ways to solve the SEND support crisis
3 ways the White Paper could fix the EHCP system
Why a tiered system for education, health and care plans would radically improve support – and two other core ideas the government could use to solve the SEND crisis
www.tes.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Perhaps I’m missing something, but doesn’t this article just summarise the intentions of the 2015 SEND reforms? Yet, here we are, 11 years later…
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Yes, Rachel. It's another case of the "ten year cycle" and after 50 years of being involved in education, let's restate; children need good teaching, tailored to their needs. Spot need and deal with it, "in the moment" to try to reduce future issues.
January 5, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Yes, Rachel. It's another case of the "ten year cycle" and after 50 years of being involved in education, let's restate; children need good teaching, tailored to their needs. Spot need and deal with it, "in the moment" to try to reduce future issues.
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In my career, I hsve helped 15 or so scholars with disabilities gsin PhDs. To that add disabled students supported by Mike Oliver, Colin Barnes, Len Bsrton, John Swain, Carol Thomas, Nick Watson, Hannah Kuper & others, which means 1000s of disabled academics forming a vast wave of epistemic justice.
January 5, 2026 at 5:37 AM
In my career, I hsve helped 15 or so scholars with disabilities gsin PhDs. To that add disabled students supported by Mike Oliver, Colin Barnes, Len Bsrton, John Swain, Carol Thomas, Nick Watson, Hannah Kuper & others, which means 1000s of disabled academics forming a vast wave of epistemic justice.
Minute Cryptic - 5 January, 2026
"String from viola you tuned for composition" (6)
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"String from viola you tuned for composition" (6)
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January 5, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Minute Cryptic - 5 January, 2026
"String from viola you tuned for composition" (6)
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"String from viola you tuned for composition" (6)
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Perhaps I’m missing something, but doesn’t this article just summarise the intentions of the 2015 SEND reforms? Yet, here we are, 11 years later…
‘The EHCP system doesn’t need to be abolished. What it needs is earlier intervention, greater consistency and genuine collaboration.'
Dr Freya Spicer-White of Outcomes First Group recommends 3 ways to solve the SEND support crisis
Dr Freya Spicer-White of Outcomes First Group recommends 3 ways to solve the SEND support crisis
3 ways the White Paper could fix the EHCP system
Why a tiered system for education, health and care plans would radically improve support – and two other core ideas the government could use to solve the SEND crisis
www.tes.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Perhaps I’m missing something, but doesn’t this article just summarise the intentions of the 2015 SEND reforms? Yet, here we are, 11 years later…
Minute Cryptic - 4 January, 2026
"It's not just bad acting that he's into" (8)
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"It's not just bad acting that he's into" (8)
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January 4, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Minute Cryptic - 4 January, 2026
"It's not just bad acting that he's into" (8)
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"It's not just bad acting that he's into" (8)
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It’s like it’s always lived here.
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
It’s like it’s always lived here.
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Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed to my Macmillian Cancer 35 minutes a day exercise challenge. MacMillan has helped my family and I hugely over the past year- they are always there for us.
Now, it’s time to give back.
socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...
Now, it’s time to give back.
socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...
Megan Dixon is fundraising on behalf of Macmillan Cancer Support
This January, I'm challenging myself to complete 35 minutes of exercise a day to raise money to support people, like myself, who are living with cancer. This will be an enormous challenge for me: I ha...
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January 3, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed to my Macmillian Cancer 35 minutes a day exercise challenge. MacMillan has helped my family and I hugely over the past year- they are always there for us.
Now, it’s time to give back.
socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...
Now, it’s time to give back.
socialsync.app/fundraiser/c...
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Something different today: a treat for your ears instead of your eyes, with Derby Research School's podcast on addressing disadvantage, with Marc Rowland:
Addressing disadvantage: attendance to school, attendance to learning.
Mar Rowland Podcast
researchschool.org.uk
January 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Something different today: a treat for your ears instead of your eyes, with Derby Research School's podcast on addressing disadvantage, with Marc Rowland:
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Sounds like my Tinder reviews
January 3, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Sounds like my Tinder reviews
Can confirm the dong is remarkable.
Today I’ll be mostly embracing my ECP (early career pensioner) status buy using my Christmas money from m-in-law to purchase a clock from Facebook marketplace which is hopefully going to dong every half an hour.
January 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Can confirm the dong is remarkable.
Today I’ll be mostly embracing my ECP (early career pensioner) status buy using my Christmas money from m-in-law to purchase a clock from Facebook marketplace which is hopefully going to dong every half an hour.
January 3, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Today I’ll be mostly embracing my ECP (early career pensioner) status buy using my Christmas money from m-in-law to purchase a clock from Facebook marketplace which is hopefully going to dong every half an hour.
Minute Cryptic - 3 January, 2026
"Way? No way! Way. Way?" (3)
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Blimey
"Way? No way! Way. Way?" (3)
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Blimey
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January 3, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Minute Cryptic - 3 January, 2026
"Way? No way! Way. Way?" (3)
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Blimey
"Way? No way! Way. Way?" (3)
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Blimey
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I have lots to say… I will try and say as much as I can, in the time I have. 😊
January 2, 2026 at 2:47 PM
I have lots to say… I will try and say as much as I can, in the time I have. 😊
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I am writing - here is my first blog of 2026. This year will be the year where I write all those things I promised myself I would write, when I had the time.
Now I have the time.
meganjanedixon.co.uk/2026/01/02/p...
Now I have the time.
meganjanedixon.co.uk/2026/01/02/p...
Pivoting
In November 2024, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. A nasty, sneaky, fast growing type of breast cancer: stage 3, grade 3, locally invasive triple negative breast cancer for those who know about …
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January 2, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I am writing - here is my first blog of 2026. This year will be the year where I write all those things I promised myself I would write, when I had the time.
Now I have the time.
meganjanedixon.co.uk/2026/01/02/p...
Now I have the time.
meganjanedixon.co.uk/2026/01/02/p...
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Get off Twitter. There’s no excuse anymore.
January 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Get off Twitter. There’s no excuse anymore.
There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:27 PM
We had a thread recently about quotes from movies that we use regularly. (@missmc.bsky.social @bethgg.bsky.social - was it you?)
Anyway, Mr R has just cleaned the glass splashback til it squeaks, and I’ve asked, “Is there a Mr Gump, Mrs Gump?”
Anyway, Mr R has just cleaned the glass splashback til it squeaks, and I’ve asked, “Is there a Mr Gump, Mrs Gump?”
January 2, 2026 at 12:33 PM
We had a thread recently about quotes from movies that we use regularly. (@missmc.bsky.social @bethgg.bsky.social - was it you?)
Anyway, Mr R has just cleaned the glass splashback til it squeaks, and I’ve asked, “Is there a Mr Gump, Mrs Gump?”
Anyway, Mr R has just cleaned the glass splashback til it squeaks, and I’ve asked, “Is there a Mr Gump, Mrs Gump?”
Minute Cryptic - 2 January, 2026
"Mister Potato Head, during formative years, close to toddler" (7)
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Well that took some parsing
"Mister Potato Head, during formative years, close to toddler" (7)
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January 2, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Minute Cryptic - 2 January, 2026
"Mister Potato Head, during formative years, close to toddler" (7)
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Well that took some parsing
"Mister Potato Head, during formative years, close to toddler" (7)
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Well that took some parsing
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a close up of a woman 's face with a shocked look on her face .
Alt: a close up of a woman 's face ‘whatever’
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January 2, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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Ask Bsky: What is the emotion associated with realising you know something, or understand something more than you did?
January 1, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Ask Bsky: What is the emotion associated with realising you know something, or understand something more than you did?
Ok, neighbours. We’re 8 minutes in. You can f**k off with your fireworks now.
January 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Ok, neighbours. We’re 8 minutes in. You can f**k off with your fireworks now.
@juliachilds.bsky.social you’re Pig Witch!! Hello! Just clicked
December 31, 2025 at 11:02 AM
@juliachilds.bsky.social you’re Pig Witch!! Hello! Just clicked
Minute Cryptic - 31 December, 2025
"Hunted lost bear, sleep-deprived grizzly with an appetite" (8)
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"Hunted lost bear, sleep-deprived grizzly with an appetite" (8)
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December 31, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Minute Cryptic - 31 December, 2025
"Hunted lost bear, sleep-deprived grizzly with an appetite" (8)
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"Hunted lost bear, sleep-deprived grizzly with an appetite" (8)
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Excellent blog.
My main take on Twitter was always: ‘If this was a pub, would I visit?’
I can put up with disagreement, rowdy evenings, occasional fights. But hard life rule: I don’t frequent hooligan pubs.
My main take on Twitter was always: ‘If this was a pub, would I visit?’
I can put up with disagreement, rowdy evenings, occasional fights. But hard life rule: I don’t frequent hooligan pubs.
This from @markgoodrich.bsky.social, is one of the only reasons I've found where I wish I were still on twitter - so I could share it to encourage others to leave
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A New Year's Resolution for Teachers: Quit X
The best time to do so was when Musk started poisoning it; the second-best time is now
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December 31, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Excellent blog.
My main take on Twitter was always: ‘If this was a pub, would I visit?’
I can put up with disagreement, rowdy evenings, occasional fights. But hard life rule: I don’t frequent hooligan pubs.
My main take on Twitter was always: ‘If this was a pub, would I visit?’
I can put up with disagreement, rowdy evenings, occasional fights. But hard life rule: I don’t frequent hooligan pubs.