Alison Bowles

Specialist Peripatetic Teacher. MEd Special Education: Autism and Children. SEND advocate, mum, theatre lover.

[Claire Barrett @clairedotcomms]

"Go back to the @educationgovuk & rip up the behaviourist approach to education. It creates a world where neurodiverse children, those with anxiety, mental health and even the timid cannot survive." Absolutely agree @RachaelMaskell 👏 @teamsquarepeg @NotFineinSchool

[Alison Bowles @alisonbowles1]

@neuroteachers I completely agree. The curriculum in particular is way too rigid. There needs to be a flexible well-being pathway within it. Very difficult times.

[Alison Bowles @alisonbowles1]

@Jenny_O_D @naomicfisher I agree. It’s really accessible and engaging.

[Alison Bowles @alisonbowles1]

@SEND_Action Abhorrent

[Alison Bowles @alisonbowles1]

@neuroteachers Sounds like a dystopian nightmare.

[Alison Bowles @alisonbowles1]

@Fishy_Friends Fantastic night. Brilliant as ever. X

[Alison Bowles @alisonbowles1]

@DrMayaAngelou @MayaBowles1 xx

[Alison Bowles @alisonbowles1]

@jo3grace Futures at South Staffordshire College

[Alison Bowles @alisonbowles1]

@rachelmtrimmer @LeadbitterKathy @MsGreatbatch MA Autism and Children. For me it was the importance of relational practice

[Alison Bowles @alisonbowles1]

@DvcDudley When is it on? Thanks

[Alison Bowles @alisonbowles1]

@neuroteachers For me it’s definitely communication, often of distress.

[Alison Bowles @alisonbowles1]

@musicmissdavies Yes!

[Alison Bowles @alisonbowles1]

@wweisawesome123 Get well soon. Keep taking lots of fluids.

[Alison Bowles @alisonbowles1]

@ComeFromAwayUK @helenmelons72

[Pooky Knightsmith @PookyH]

ANXIETY | What to say and how to say it to calm an anxious child

https://t.co/Te4duDmV9B

^^ New on my YouTube channel ^^

Please RT

[Alison Bowles @alisonbowles1]

@PookyH The “walk in my shoes” video - Donaldson Trust is hard hitting, but works well if the context is right and is similar to a child’s own. It does encourage those who think “they’re fine at school” to reconsider https://t.co/zjyAvtEk3w

[Alison Bowles @alisonbowles1]

@RachelButterf12 @ADHDFoundation @sencochat If you have a local Autism Outreach service, we do this a lot. I do it as identity work. Different for every individual, but I find “The Secret Life of Rose” book great as a talking point for younger children and Ambitious about autism videos helpful for older.

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

Dear @trussliz / @RishiSunak the cost of living crisis has left millions worried how they'll make ends meet.

I'd like to formally invite you, as the new PM, to join me asap once you take office for a special hour's @itvMLshow discussion/Q&A to answer/ease people's concerns.

[Alison Bowles @alisonbowles1]

@LeedsMusicDrama Will there be an open day for acting at all?