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I’ve been saying this since my kid started primary and started the issues, this is down to Gove, academisation, outsource teaching training, and 14 yrs of Tory’s exams factories https://t.co/6SFxdeK3As
‘Being restrained is not just a physical act. It is an experience of having control taken away at a moment of vulnerability. The addition of rapid tranquillisation intensifies this further, removing not only physical autonomy but also the ability to remain present and oriented. Rapid tranquillisation is often used as a way to “reduce distress”, when in reality it overrides it. It acts on the body in a way that removes control without consent, leaving the person sedated rather than supported – quietened rather than cared for.
For survivors of abuse, particularly where trauma has involved violations of bodily autonomy or control, these interventions can be deeply retraumatising. They can reproduce dynamics of powerlessness, fear, and helplessness, not because that is the intention, but because that is how they are experienced. The body does not necessarily distinguish between past and present in these moments. What is framed as “safe care” instead feels like a re-enactment of harm.’
A brilliantly written article by Sophie Lancaster for @NSUNnews.
... and parents, we just need to have empathy and understanding for each other
It's important to remember that the loud voices on here don't relate to the real world, most people are looking for solutions, not just pointing out problems...
@JanetsEscapades@SwailesRuth Yes, just trying to work out who as other than yours, haven’t seen one positive comment. And given the issues in education, which is currently in crisis, perhaps they should have thought more carefully about which audiences they target.
Honestly, I thought the DfE would have dropped the TOWIE-style PR after the universal condemnation, but instead they doubled down.
What makes it so problematic is how clearly out of touch it is with the reality on the ground.
Schools are facing unprecedented levels of restructures and redundancies. There is a genuine crisis in education, driven by years of austerity and chronic underfunding, yet the DfE appears completely tone deaf to it.
The SEND White Paper promised £400 million through the Inclusive Mainstream Schools Fund, but in practice that works out at roughly half a teaching assistant per primary school.
That is nowhere near enough for a teacher managing a class of 31+ pupils, often without any TA support, to deliver genuine inclusion.
And the reality is that much of this funding will simply be absorbed into plugging wider budget gaps elsewhere. At the same time, an unfunded pay award is projected to leave mainstream schools facing an £870 million shortfall.
Instead of treating the profession and the public with respect - publishing the long-overdue STRB report and setting out a serious plan for sustainable school funding - we are getting staged Q&As with reality TV personalities.
It is hard not to see that as a profound misreading of the mood across the education sector.
@catrionamoore13 We’re really seeing a horrible orchestrated attack on disability and particularly neurodivergence currently aren’t we. From a Labour government. Beyond awful.
Just actually speak to some schools, look at the challenges help us solve them rather than this social media nonsense. Most schools feel unlistened to, done to and adrift from DfE.
What a waste of time and resource.
This would be funny if SEND wasn't an urgent daily issue for v many desperate parents and pupils. If our councils were all competent and dealing well with it. If H Teachers/Sencos were not contacting their MPs almost weekly. And if SoS held regular meetings with MPs/constituents.
@educationgovuk@bphillipsonMP This lands so incredibly badly. It feels like you are mocking SEND parents. We are scared to death and you are coming up with this. Read the room.