Natalie Parker

Assistant SENDCo at Longdendale High School, striving to learn, understand and champion the amazing differences of our young people with SEND

[Michael Chiles 🌍 @m_chiles]

EXCITING NEWS 🚨

Ready for your first senior leadership role?

Or a current senior leader seeking a fresh challenge?

If you’re passionate about Teaching & Learning and inclusion, we would love to hear from you.

We’re recruiting an Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion 😊

https://t.co/sHLNzcfaN8

[Jon Severs @jon_severs]

A very useful White Paper timeline here from the @tes team and our awesome designer Nige!

[British Dyslexia Association @BDAdyslexia]

What would you say if words weren’t something to fear?

We’re supporting ‘Letters to Our Sons’ led by Orly Klein and Stephen Graham.

Stephen Graham is dyslexic and a long-standing dyslexia advocate. He knows that some of the most powerful life lessons aren’t written perfectly, they’re lived.

If you are a father of sons, share:
- What you’ve learned about being a man
- What your son has taught you
- The advice you wish you’d heard earlier
- The pride you don’t always say out loud

However you begin - on paper, on a screen, or spoken aloud - what matters most is the meaning you choose to share.

Selected letters may appear in the book Letters to Our Sons, out October 2026 @BloomsburyBooks

✍️ Submit your letter: https://t.co/oDSgotnkxu (deadline 12 Jan 2026)

#DyslexicDad #DyslexicSon #LettersToOurSons

[Natalie Parker @MrsNLParker]

@m_chiles Windy Harbour?

[Gary Aubin @SENDMattersUK]

Blogpost: The regular habits of a Strategic SENDCO

https://t.co/33LJGW883M

[Natalie Parker @MrsNLParker]

https://t.co/RPIl6my07d

[Gary Aubin @SENDMattersUK]

Thanks for inviting me - pleasure spending the time with you all today

[Michael Chiles 🌍 @m_chiles]

***ACTIVE OBSERVATION***

Active observation is one of our core techniques that we use in the classroom to support responsive teaching.

Our teaching assistants also do active observation using the following sheet using the assess, plan, do, review cycle.

@EducEndowFoundn @AlexJQuigley

#TheLongdendaleLegacy

[Natalie Parker @MrsNLParker]

Photography elective students nailing their first attempt using DSLR cameras today 📷

[Miss Aird @miss_aird]

To wrap up #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek, here’s a reminder of how to support learners with dyslexia 💡 These strategies don’t just help those with dyslexia — they make learning better for everyone. 💬✨

@DyslexiaScotlan

[SENsible SENCO @SensibleSENCO]

📢 SEND Inquiry Update – Sept 2025

EHCPs stay
Accountability widens
National inclusion standard proposed
Mandatory SEND CPD for teachers
⚠️ These are recommendations, not legal changes.

Read our plain-English summary + download the full PDF 👇
🔗 https://t.co/uJkqSQwe7m

[Michael Chiles 🌍 @m_chiles]

I’m looking for old digital cameras that you are no longer using and would be willing to donate for our photography elective.

Can anyone help? 😊

[Natalie Parker @MrsNLParker]

Holmfirth Vineyard looking stunning this evening 🌅

[Natalie Parker @MrsNLParker]

Barcelona 2025

[Natalie Parker @MrsNLParker]

EOTAS: Education Otherwise Than At School. What is it, and can I get it? - Special Needs Jungle https://t.co/xALt1H6tY6

[Natalie Parker @MrsNLParker]

Such a great opportunity for young people starting high school to access a free summer camp with the UK Military Mentors in Tameside

[Natalie Parker @MrsNLParker]

@DofE Silver day 1 ✅

[Natalie Parker @MrsNLParker]

Sensory equipment for our sensory room secured after a little competition win 👍🏼

[Special Needs Jungle @SpcialNdsJungle]

New #SEND stats 2025 out:
Over 1.7m with SEND ⬆️ 5.6%
5.3% of pupils with EHCPs ⬆️ 0.5%
14.2% of pupils on SEN Support ⬆️ 0.6%
Autism most common need for EHCP pupils. SLCN most common need for SEN support pupils. *Our analysis is on Monday* https://t.co/3BTmjaP2q3

[Gary Aubin @SENDMattersUK]

New data today - 5.3% EHCP and 14.2% SEN Support.
There are good news stories behind this increase -better identification, improvements in medical science, more awareness of neurodivergence. That’s not the whole picture, but is an important part of it.

https://t.co/ZMybO29bdB