His reading of 'Under Milkwood' from the National was also fantastic and is on YouTube and other services.

I'm not sure this is as revolutionary as it's suggesting it is. Coherent and effective emotional literacy teaching has been fundamental in decent schools, probably forever.

Underated on many levels

Well I think fundamentally - and boringly pragmatic - I can't imagine anything worse than mince pie crisps.

I feel like this might be the worst crisps ever conceived.

The idea of 'better' in itself is wildly problematic. Better by whose metric and what does that mean. It's such an interesting topic that I don't think there is really a clean answer to.

"Waiting for Beddo" - jokes aside - not fun best wishes.

I think you are 100% right in the correct circumstances this could be hugely effective and supportive. Just needs a measure of oversight/governance.

Yeah totally and the frosty pint on Thursday morning looks like a life well lived. Just thinking of the situation where parents take the money and use it on the vast array of charlatans in SEND and that becomes a predatory industry or use the money for various 'cures'.

Errrrr maybe we have had different experiences but there's a bit of an issue with that and the misuse of public funds. Does it work in Australia?

It's a really interesting idea - I guess it's extremely difficult to make generalised views of the efficacy though. Some parents are well informed and capable some want things that are absolutely insane.

There would need to be very very very clear guidance and enforcement of how the money was used

It's an interesting idea - it might make happier families but how would it improve things for the children?

Might have unintended consequences around financial misuse or exploitation.

Sorry if I'm being dense and missing an obvious upside.

So important to think about inclusivity in the architecture of the curriculum and policy and not as something tacked on at the end. Thank you for sharing.