Harrison Wright

Former CYP support worker, now English and Drama teacher. ADHD & autistic. Focused on achieving best outcomes for disadvantaged & SEN students. opinions my own

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@musicteachinguk @adamboxer1 Don’t worry, will revert to business as usual next week

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@musicteachinguk @adamboxer1 Haha, surprised someone noticed. It does duck, maybe could have gone a bit lower, but left it over the carousel sponsor this week as it was longer with the fluffing, which was funny to keep in! Usually cut the music for that. Quite apt our audience want consistent routines ;)

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@jppav_teacher Can’t sum up in tweet, but yes some overlap, but not much more than skills used in other humanities. Applied in completely different context. Practitioner and skill knowledge & applying to both performance and creation, self evaluation, v complex. Brecht in particular not easy.

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@jppav_teacher @adamboxer1 I strongly challenge this take. If you look at the current GCSE curriculum for Drama, the depth of analysis, textual understanding and theoretical knowledge required (and rightly so, it is needed to develop performance skills) is highly academic.

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@Ask0podo Prime refuses legal cancellation. 30 min call - they claim “trial hasn’t started” but will charge £99 anyway. Refused supervisor transfer. Currently on hold. Violates Consumer Contracts Regs 2013. Recording everything. @opodo

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@StarlightMcKenz @LyndaALynch @NeilDotObrien Agree, and even more if they manage to a level considered successful by some, if they weren’t adequately supported, we’ve still failed them as they won’t have reached their full potential, where a more privileged or child without support needs would have.

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@StarlightMcKenz @adamboxer1 …autistic child in a school with less systems, and would have thrived at the school I work at with these consistent systems. Many of our students, of all demographics, state exactly the same, including those who moved from other schools.

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@StarlightMcKenz @adamboxer1 I’m sure both can be true, hence why Adam says ‘partly.’
The refusal for nuance is quite frustrating. I’m sure you’re right for some students, but schools with consistent systems creating calm environments support many Sen students too.
I was constantly overwhelmed as an…

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@adamboxer1 @TomRees_77 50% is pretty wild

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@adamboxer1 @TomRees_77 Haha, almost completely agree with you in that case! Think that says a lot about lack of clarity in system in itself in how hard it actually is to communicate which part we’re even talking about.

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@adamboxer1 @TomRees_77 … no longer have that need and it isn’t something that would be diagnosed professionally. I know schools can remove from SEN register, but I wonder if in current climate some would be scared of doing that fearing parental response. Sounds like is what Rees is hoping to combat

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@adamboxer1 @TomRees_77 Oh I understand what you were saying a bit more now. Sen register doesn’t actually require a medical diagnosis, and I believe once you’re added unless school remove you it’s on your file from primary etc… often students only needed support at one point in their career but…

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@adamboxer1 @TomRees_77 underestimate or assume student needs support they don’t. Like what Rees points out how the broad "SEN" label doesn’t help us understand individual needs.

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@adamboxer1 @TomRees_77 Understand this but also think we don’t all realise dyslexia isn't just about reading/writing - only found out when I was diagnosed, also how we process information. oversimplified understanding leads to self-stigma and assumptions about own capabilities. Also teachers might..

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@adamboxer1 @TomRees_77 The core issue remains: We need better funding and support structures, not fewer diagnoses. The system needs fixing to match the actual support needs of our students. Very excited to see what Tom Rees comes up with(8/8)

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@adamboxer1 @TomRees_77 This constant criticism of teachers' SEN support, despite their best efforts, can lead some to incorrectly attribute the pressure to "over-diagnosis" rather than systemic failures. (7/8)