John Holt

#SENCO, School Improvement now Service Lead for #SEND. Views are my own and I do not necessarily endorse the views of my followers.

[John Holt @john_holt01]

5 years ago today I was extremely proud to be nominated for inspirational leader at the NASEN awards and getting to be in London! These are the times you need to remember it can be hard but worth it, cause we can make a difference!

[John Holt @john_holt01]

Today was an absolute pleasure to be involved in organising Liverpool's Local Offer LIVE event at St George's Hall! It was a great day for professionals and families who support #SEND planning 2023 to commence @LivPaCL8

[John Holt @john_holt01]

Thank you for hosting the very 1st masterclass part of the Autism in Schools project! We are glad to have our pilot secondary schools as part of this joint project across the Local Authority, Health and our parent/carer forum #improvingoutcomes #AutismAwareness #SEND #teachercpd

[Ant McVerry @thehikingSENCo]

Just got out of the first Autism In Schools Project masterclass about identification and assessment. Some really interesting points and debates. Great to work with everyone @LivPaCL8 @JennyGr02 @StHildasCE @SFX1842 @john_holt01 @Mersey_Care @NorthLivAcademy @NDEvertonValley

[John Holt @john_holt01]

A slightly misleading headline, probably should have started with 'Focussed support, plentiful opportunities for practice and appropriately paced teaching' what do you think?

[Tes magazine @tes]

Children with dyslexia do not ‘require different approaches’ to their peers to be able to learn to read, explains schools minister Robin Walker – who also sets out ambitions for the country’s schools to become ‘world leaders in literacy’
https://t.co/4jIpW6nu9V

[John Holt @john_holt01]

It is National Co-production Week #CoProWeek throughout the week Liverpool is celebrating how we work together to improve the shared outcomes for children/young people ...... share your best practice and what you do to make a real difference @LivPaCL8

[John Holt @john_holt01]

Share with Parent and Carers for who want to join me on the masterclass on introducing Liverpool's Graduated Approach Handbook with @LivPaCL8 email for your place next week

[LivPaC @LivPaCL8]

Wednesday 14th July 6pm - 7pm come along to our session with John Holt from LCC on the Introduction of Liverpool's Graduated Approach Handbook.
To join the session, please email [email protected] for the link

[John Holt @john_holt01]

Thank you to colleagues at @ADDvancedSol Community network for inviting me to the virtual session this morning! It was a pleasure to share what we are working on and being involved in the Q&A

[John Holt @john_holt01]

@VSLpool Thank you @VSLpool for inviting me to be involved it was a great experience to see the high caliber of candidates in the field and their passion to make a difference

[John Holt @john_holt01]

Please share with parents & carers the 1st Liverpool Local Area SEND Newsletter! Our newsletters will be coming quarterly over the year giving you information, updates & useful strategies in all areas of SEND https://t.co/cm6tKA2z9K @LivPaCL8

[John Holt @john_holt01]

It was a pleasure to deliver the 1st of our masterclasses with @SIL_SEND today, thanks to all our colleagues in Education, Health & Social Care across Liverpool's local area for joining us! Book your free place. Parent/Carer masterclasses coming soon in partnership with @LivPaCL8

[SIL SEND & Inclusive Learning @SIL_SEND]

All set for our first Masterclass session , starting at 3.45pm @john_holt01 @SI_Liverpool @DirEd_Liverpool @sreddy100 . Book your place for next week at https://t.co/g8CEpDnsKv

[John Holt @john_holt01]

This afternoon it was a pleasure to see LCC Sensory Service Learning Support Assistants doing conversational #BSL with Mr Hussain our talented Deaf Tutor/BSL Instructor at LCCs Secondary Deaf Resource Base

[John Holt @john_holt01]

Amazing #coproduction with colleagues @AshKnotty with @CB64652391 and our health colleagues in Complex Care and Alder Hey, together we can make a difference #SEND

[John Holt @john_holt01]

@ADHDFoundation @lpoolcouncil @sreddy100 @DirEd_Liverpool @mrshinnigan @VSLpool @LivPaCL8 @SI_Liverpool @SIL_SEND @CllrBMurray @garymillar @aimliverpool Thank you to all colleagues at the Foundadtion for such a warm welcome and the open discussions on the Graduated Approach and coproduction! Was so much fun to be able to present and see people in person

[John Holt @john_holt01]

Great afternoon with Yvonne @SIL_SEND developing a joint approach between LCC and @SI_Liverpool on the education improvement priorities, focusing on inclusive practice and how we work together on outcomes for c/yp with #SEND @LPoolInclusion @DirEd_Liverpool

[John Holt @john_holt01]

Reflection - my favourite part of teaching when I taught Drama & as #SENCO delivering SULP intervention...Explicitly teach social communication & interaction to all pupils to develop stronger peer-learning approaches https://t.co/l5oLl9HjT6 what do you do in this area? @nasen_org

[John Holt @john_holt01]

Please see the following local offer page for the newly released #SEND Graduated Approach Handbook for Liverpool, we are proud to support our c/yp and educational settings to identify and meet needs! See download link on the page

https://t.co/32l5VfVBzR

[John Holt @john_holt01]

@SILsafeguarding @CSSEF @SIL_SEND Thank you @silsafeguarding LCC Sensory HI service has sent guidance to secondary schools on the adaptations that need to be considered! Schools should directly contact their Teacher of the Deaf or the Sensory Service for further advice and guidance 👍🏼

[John Holt @john_holt01]

Liverpool has worked hard to address key finding of differences between schools variation in identifiying #SEND with the Graduated Approach https://t.co/AVRhH3C6Ds please read the published research from March 2021 @DirEd_Liverpool @SIL_SEND @LPoolInclusion

[John Holt @john_holt01]

@MindsLink20 Thanks Natalia, it is a pleasure to work with you and the rest of the parents and carers who engage with @LivPaCL8

[John Holt @john_holt01]

Been finalising Liverpool's SEND Graduated Approach Handbook this week and a big thanks to everyone inc our parent/carers and school colleagues who have taken the time to feedback, keep an eye on the local offer and twitter for publication! Together we can make a difference

[John Holt @john_holt01]

@Carolyn_Lawler_ Thanks Carolyn, it certainly wasn't only me but a real coproduced piece of work and coordinated approach! Exactly how it should be