Kate Smee
@katesmee.bsky.social
Bristol SENDCo, history teacher. Expert in losing sailing races, dreadful at dog training.
A Viking harbour at Rerwick head in Orkney. The next land after that headland there is Norway.
October 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A Viking harbour at Rerwick head in Orkney. The next land after that headland there is Norway.
Depressing read. I am lucky in my school so in my experience the biggest crisis is the utter bin fire in LA funding. I spent days fighting for funding for the new Yr 7s. In theory we need 6 LSAs, can sort of manage with 4. Have funding for 2. I could go on...and on schoolsweek.co.uk/burnt-out-an...
‘Burnt out': The staff on the SEND crisis frontline
SENCos will be central to plans to make mainstream schools more inclusive. But they're burning out
schoolsweek.co.uk
June 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Depressing read. I am lucky in my school so in my experience the biggest crisis is the utter bin fire in LA funding. I spent days fighting for funding for the new Yr 7s. In theory we need 6 LSAs, can sort of manage with 4. Have funding for 2. I could go on...and on schoolsweek.co.uk/burnt-out-an...
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Well said, @tomrees.bsky.social speaking at @ascl-uk.bsky.social #ASCL2025: "I would like to see a world where we can retire the label of SEND".
Dead right. It's about giving the dignity of achievement to all young people: schoolsweek.co.uk/id-like-to-s...
Dead right. It's about giving the dignity of achievement to all young people: schoolsweek.co.uk/id-like-to-s...
'I'd like to see SEND label retired' says inclusion tsar
Tom Rees also spoke of problems with the current 'medicalised model' of SEND support
schoolsweek.co.uk
March 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Well said, @tomrees.bsky.social speaking at @ascl-uk.bsky.social #ASCL2025: "I would like to see a world where we can retire the label of SEND".
Dead right. It's about giving the dignity of achievement to all young people: schoolsweek.co.uk/id-like-to-s...
Dead right. It's about giving the dignity of achievement to all young people: schoolsweek.co.uk/id-like-to-s...
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Inclusion in Practice is live! This is a sector-led initiative to gather practical examples of successful approaches to inclusion in mainstream education.
We welcome submissions from all involved in delivering inclusive practice. Link to submit here: www.inclusioninpractice.org.uk 1/3
We welcome submissions from all involved in delivering inclusive practice. Link to submit here: www.inclusioninpractice.org.uk 1/3
Inclusion in Practice
An inclusive education hub, to bring together examples of what successful inclusion looks like in practice.
www.inclusioninpractice.org.uk
March 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Inclusion in Practice is live! This is a sector-led initiative to gather practical examples of successful approaches to inclusion in mainstream education.
We welcome submissions from all involved in delivering inclusive practice. Link to submit here: www.inclusioninpractice.org.uk 1/3
We welcome submissions from all involved in delivering inclusive practice. Link to submit here: www.inclusioninpractice.org.uk 1/3
I am adding another suggestion to the list.
Don't book any meetings etc in the last 3 days of term. As our most vulnerable students get tired, you are going to be busy...
Don't book any meetings etc in the last 3 days of term. As our most vulnerable students get tired, you are going to be busy...
18 months into SENDCO and it's a great job. Interesting and super rewarding. It's also a pretty tough gig at times. I thought I'd do a festive thread of strategies to stay smiling. These are to manage workload and stress:
February 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I am adding another suggestion to the list.
Don't book any meetings etc in the last 3 days of term. As our most vulnerable students get tired, you are going to be busy...
Don't book any meetings etc in the last 3 days of term. As our most vulnerable students get tired, you are going to be busy...
Oh my word. This is a notable defining moment amongst the many defining moments of the last month.
I spent a lot of 2016-2020 arguing that comparisons to fascism were silly because the US had an independent judiciary.
I spent a lot of 2016-2020 arguing that comparisons to fascism were silly because the US had an independent judiciary.
Here's the executive order just signed by Trump.
One of the defining features of fascism is that the discretionary power of the leader always prevails over the rule of law.
One of the defining features of fascism is that the discretionary power of the leader always prevails over the rule of law.
February 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Oh my word. This is a notable defining moment amongst the many defining moments of the last month.
I spent a lot of 2016-2020 arguing that comparisons to fascism were silly because the US had an independent judiciary.
I spent a lot of 2016-2020 arguing that comparisons to fascism were silly because the US had an independent judiciary.
A rare opportunity to come and work at a wonderful school with the brilliant Dan Warner Meanwell, and me!
www.eteach.com/job/history-...
www.eteach.com/job/history-...
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February 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
A rare opportunity to come and work at a wonderful school with the brilliant Dan Warner Meanwell, and me!
www.eteach.com/job/history-...
www.eteach.com/job/history-...
This is a terrific job. Great school, great department. Boss who has very nice chocolate in her cupboard and a good selection of jokes. Never boring, loads to learn, you'll make a tangible difference every day. DM me with any questions.
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Teaching jobs and Recruitment - Eteach
The Eteach Group is an EdTech software and services company, dedicated to providing education recruitment solutions for teachers and support staff to connect directly with schools online and find the ...
www.eteach.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This is a terrific job. Great school, great department. Boss who has very nice chocolate in her cupboard and a good selection of jokes. Never boring, loads to learn, you'll make a tangible difference every day. DM me with any questions.
www.eteach.com/job/deputy-s...
www.eteach.com/job/deputy-s...
Me "let's start this driving lesson with a quick recap from last time. Tell me which is the accelerator and which is the break (😬).
Daughter 3 "🙄 please tell me this isn't how you start lessons at work"
😳
Daughter 3 "🙄 please tell me this isn't how you start lessons at work"
😳
January 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Me "let's start this driving lesson with a quick recap from last time. Tell me which is the accelerator and which is the break (😬).
Daughter 3 "🙄 please tell me this isn't how you start lessons at work"
😳
Daughter 3 "🙄 please tell me this isn't how you start lessons at work"
😳
Strongly with this thread 👇
Sometimes you need just the right prompt to think about things the right way and Michael’s assembly has reminded me of one of mine and has crystallized what I think about making the curriculum more fun.
james-handscombe.co.uk/perserveranc...
james-handscombe.co.uk/perserveranc...
January 2, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Strongly with this thread 👇
18 months into SENDCO and it's a great job. Interesting and super rewarding. It's also a pretty tough gig at times. I thought I'd do a festive thread of strategies to stay smiling. These are to manage workload and stress:
December 14, 2024 at 8:15 AM
18 months into SENDCO and it's a great job. Interesting and super rewarding. It's also a pretty tough gig at times. I thought I'd do a festive thread of strategies to stay smiling. These are to manage workload and stress:
New door sign nicely encapsulates the year so far. Thank you secret Santa.
December 12, 2024 at 5:01 PM
New door sign nicely encapsulates the year so far. Thank you secret Santa.
www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...
Well worth a read
Well worth a read
The Historical Association's response to Curriculum Review 2024
www.history.org.uk
November 19, 2024 at 6:50 PM
www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...
Well worth a read
Well worth a read
This was a wonderful book, extraordinary quality of writing. The characters and places (in 1950s America) really stay with you. A story of 4 people trying to find their way.
November 19, 2024 at 6:50 PM
This was a wonderful book, extraordinary quality of writing. The characters and places (in 1950s America) really stay with you. A story of 4 people trying to find their way.
New to @bsky.app . Typed 'SEND' into the search engine and got several 'SEND nudes' accounts and nothing to do with SEND education. Eek...
November 19, 2024 at 6:50 PM
New to @bsky.app . Typed 'SEND' into the search engine and got several 'SEND nudes' accounts and nothing to do with SEND education. Eek...