Missing The Mark

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‘Why can’t you make them behave?’ So much of ‘good parenting’ is about children’s behaviour. Right from the start we’re encouraged to try and mould our children, so they are ‘well-behaved’. We’re told to use star charts, and praise, and to set firm boundaries. Tell them our…

When I was thirteen, I started at a new school. The other kids disliked me and called me names. I found the work boring and pointless. I felt like an alien. I dreaded each interminable day. I stopped wanting to go to school. Every Sunday evening I was filled with misery. If that…

Come join us in Lewisham for this National Conference… Keynotes include: Ellie Costello @teamsquarepeg and Prof Harry Daniels… also with Eliza Fricker @_MissingTheMark July 4th! @SebdaOrg

Exams will never prepare you for life.. Life will.

Just checking in..

I went to talk this weekend with Rebecca Solnit, a writer, historian and activist. She talked about the slowness of change and how we hold steady in uncertain times with hope and it got me thinking..

We must always be here. Always..x

It was a delight to welcome Eliza Fricker @_MissingTheMark to the NiES (Neurodiversity in Educational Settings) Master’s Module @CamEdFac @DrJennyG last week, discussing why authentic trust and genuine relationships must be at the heart of inclusion for #neurodivergentlearners

Really lovely. Thank you 💕

I was recently asked to talk about PDA for her new podcast. We talk about the adjustments our children need to thrive. The episode has a lovely title too: Draw the World Differently. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dra…

Thanks for this video. This is all of us. The system that breaks us..