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Mark Richardson
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Executive Head Teacher Ethos Academy Trust (special/AP), SEMH, NPQEL. Dad of two, LUFC
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April 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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👐 'To achieve a future where inclusive education is the standard, not the exception, we need to remove the barriers that have traditionally constrained our thinking'

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How specialist flexibility could unlock mainstream inclusion
Special schools enjoy curriculum and assessment flexibilities that are vital for truly inclusive practice
schoolsweek.co.uk
March 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Special school leaders fear the government’s plans to ensure all teachers have qualified teacher status (QTS) could limit the curriculum and worsen the recruitment crisis
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March 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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1/ DfE have published updated guidance on Alternative Provision in line with current policies and with particular updates for ‘in-school AP’ and ‘unregistered AP’. gov.uk/government/p...
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February 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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We turn to AP, and although it's been the centre of attention a lot this year, Charlotte Barton points to some real challenges in making good policy on inclusion

🚧 'Many policy makers simply aren’t aware of the role AP actually plays. This needs to change'

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2024 in review: Support must follow growing demand for AP
Alternative Provision's profile has grown in tandem with demand for spaces - but barriers persist
schoolsweek.co.uk
December 20, 2024 at 11:29 AM
@tftimemachine.bsky.social excitement levels high to see @andydawson.bsky.social and @delaneyman.bsky.social in April …all I want for Christmas is to see these pod legends again
December 10, 2024 at 6:16 PM
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“No manager could wish for a greater leader or a greater player. If I was in the trenches at the front line, the man I would want on my right side is Billy Bremner.”

- Don Revie

On This Day: In 1942, Leeds United’s greatest ever captain Billy Bremner was born. #LUFC
December 9, 2024 at 8:28 AM
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Record school suspensions and exclusions show the system is 'teetering on the brink of collapse', one leader has said, as a post-Covid tidal wave of problems overwhelms schools.

But which schools are excluding the most pupils, and why? Schools Week investigates...
What’s behind the rise in suspensions, and how to solve it
What can we learn from leaders who have got suspensions under control?
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November 29, 2024 at 9:44 AM
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Exclusive: Special schools have threatened England’s largest council with legal action unless a proposed new inclusion strategy that they say will 'harm' pupil outcomes and 'dismantle' successful provision is ditched
Special schools threaten to sue council over inclusion plans
Mainstream schools in Kent are to be more inclusive and high-needs spending brought under control
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November 29, 2024 at 9:43 AM
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💸 Schools’ rising costs will likely outstrip extra funding allocated at the budget, new analysis suggests, after last year’s pay rise eats up more than half of the additional cash
Schools' rising costs likely to outstrip budget cash boost
DfE says more than half of the expected per-pupil uplift will have to cover this year's teacher pay rise
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November 28, 2024 at 6:09 PM
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Breaking: Suspensions of pupils from school soared by 40 per cent last autumn, with permanent exclusions also up 25 per cent
Suspensions up 40% as exclusions rise by a quarter
DfE says 'there are more pupils being suspended, and more frequently'
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November 21, 2024 at 10:25 AM
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School staff have reported an increase in disruptive behaviour and abuse from pupils and their families, while leader stress remains 'chronic and acute' despite improvements in workplace culture, finds the latest @edsupportuk.bsky.social report

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Leader stress 'chronic and acute' as pupil behaviour worsens
Education Support warns of 'disturbingly high rates of stress, anxiety, and burnout' among school staff
schoolsweek.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 9:58 AM
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📝 The last government's plan to improve the SEND system 'didn't go far enough', a senior Department for Education official has said. Here's what we learned from the public accounts committee hearing on SEND...
SEND: 7 things we learned from DfE officials at PAC
Senior civil servants were quizzed on the crisis hit SEND system, after a damning report by the NAO
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November 19, 2024 at 5:11 PM