KellyJean

Educationalist, school leader- SEMH/Special, avid reader, future Mrs.F, autism mum and dressage rider... in no particular order! All views my own.

[Chris Wild @ccwild79]

Children 16+ placed in a travelodge with food bank vouchers. Unfortunately there's a strick rule of no cooking in these hotel rooms, unless it requires a kettle. So that means noodles three times a day and cupa soup. The young people in our care system are told to make good use of charitable donations like it's the inevitable outcome. And then we question how the majority of these vulnerable children become easy targets for criminal organisations. #changeiscoming

[Chris Wild @ccwild79]

At 16 years old, I had left the care system and was living in a bedsit. I had a single bed, an electric hob, and a second-hand kettle full of limescale. The curtains were hanging off the rail, and the carpet was covered in stains. I had to share a bathroom with 3 other people, grown men, one who had a drug problem and would fall asleep on the toilet covered in his own vomit. Fast forward 30 years, and I'm still seeing young people ( like me) leaving care and being treated like second-class citizens. Many of my friends committed suicide before the age of 21. All abandoned by the system. The mistakes of the past are still happening today. That's why we need to make care experience a protected characteristic. It's not rocket science! We can change the system once and for all and give these young people a voice and the future they deserve. #Thestateofit #changeiscoming

[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

Recent research in UK schools found that 52% of young people identified school as having a negative impact on their mental health.

The authors of the paper, which include educational psychologists @SarSivers and @DrMaddi1, suggest that we need to stop locating the problem in young people, and start asking how we can create a school system which puts the psychological needs of young people first.

@SarSivers says "Our focus should be on how we engage and motivate children and young people to enjoy education & have a love for learning. It is time to create an education system which fits 21st century learners rather than try and make 21st century learners fit into the current system. It is time to be innovative."

This is why punishing parents and young people for attendance problems won't help. @UKLabour have it backwards. Attendance isn't the most pressing problem for education. The problem is, what is going on in our schools which makes so many young people distressed? Punishing them for poor attendance won't solve that.

https://t.co/SiLvPEJ3pB

[KellyJean @KellyJean55]

@mrsshudd Feel free to DM!!! I got the call on Monday 🙄

[Square Peg @teamsquarepeg]

What if we judged schools on inclusion, belonging and wellbeing rather than results and attendance?

[Jason Kennedy | Stop Teaching & Design Learning! @letsquitteachin]

@MrsWelshTurner @Headteacherchat @secretHT1 @suffolkheadtea1 @HeadsUp4HTs @CassHT @JonKeohaneHT The only 2 questions that matter to any school leader...

[KellyJean @KellyJean55]

@mrfrankowski @AAChaudhuri @HeraBooks Erm... is this my life story????? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Another book that has me hooked just from the cover!

[KellyJean @KellyJean55]

@mrfrankowski @LVaughanwrites I must say that everything about the cover of this book intrigues me! Can I read it after you @mrfrankowski ?

[KellyJean @KellyJean55]

@mrfrankowski Editing...

[KellyJean @KellyJean55]

@mrfrankowski Don't be a silly bear! 🐻 Now crack on with that writing task I set you! 🖋🥰

[Katharine Birbalsingh @Miss_Snuffy]

No! We should all be homeschooling!

Even if your child goes to school.

The key thing is not to imagine it is the state’s job to teach your kid or imagine the state will do it properly.

As a parent, believe you are your child’s best teacher. Always. ✊🏾

[Taz Thornton 🏳️‍🌈📚🎙🖋🎯🔥 @TazThornton]

I DON’T KNOW WHO NEEDS TO HEAR THIS, BUT…

You can be lovely and kind AND say ‘No’ AND have fiercely protected boundaries.

Why? Because you need to be kind to yourself first and foremost.

Can’t pour from an empty vessel!

#UnleashYourAwesome

Taz
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#women #womeninbusiness

[KellyJean @KellyJean55]

@mrfrankowski Our Orb ❤