Martin McLean

Education Policy Advisor at NDCS (views my own), Ex-scientist, Tennis-mad, cake-lover and more...

[Martin McLean @martinmclean78]

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[Met Office @metoffice]

📈 Mainland #Spain provisionally recorded its highest temperature on record for December today with Málaga reaching 29.9°C

[Dr Jo Billington @MsJoBillington]

SEN is a policy decision, not an innate way of being.
It’s determined by the distance between what a child needs to learn and what is being provided.

If 30% of kids can’t access what’s being offered without significant help, maybe our education system needs a rethink.

[Martin McLean @martinmclean78]

Not sure how it can be a ‘British Standard’ when the Welsh and Scots are very unlikely to adopt it! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[FE Week @FEWeek]

🚨Breaking🚨

Rishi Sunak has pledged to replace A-levels and T Levels with a new single 'advanced British standard' qualification https://t.co/V0q7dqM7Ut

[Martin McLean @martinmclean78]

@TennisPodcast Had to massively turn up the backlight setting on the tv to be able to see the ball. Has been a problem all week!

[Martin McLean @martinmclean78]

@shanechowen FE colleges take in more students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The attainment gap between disadvantaged and other students widened during the pandemic due to greater lost learning. Here is the result.

[The Limping Chicken | Deaf Culture, News and Arts @Limping_Chicken]

CAN YOU HELP? ATW:

We want to hear from communication professionals and Deaf claimants who are still waiting for invoices/claims to be processed for Access to Work, to pass on to the Minister for Disabled People.

If this is you, please email [email protected]

[Martin McLean @martinmclean78]

@dontbrexitfixit @sainsburys Same issue here too. My local @sainsburys today had ZERO tomatoes of any type left!

[Tobi @TobiFrenzen]

Wise words! This is what Tories used to represent…

[Martin McLean @martinmclean78]

Not surprising - driving in London is excruciating! Traffic jams blight so many areas of the city. This report should be a wake-up call for those who think nothing needs to change. @MayorofLondon https://t.co/wRMPBkpPk9

[Martin McLean @martinmclean78]

@jamesgraysport About time! 3 or 4 hours of doubles is way too much to watch in one go.

[Martin McLean @martinmclean78]

@armstrong_lucy @MicrosoftTeams Yeah, they’ve been lagging quite a lot this week!

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

Brexit isn’t working, and the Brexiters know it

[Martin McLean @martinmclean78]

@AdamCSchembri Sounds like things have now gone from bad to worse. DWP said they would clear backlog but it seems not!

[Martin McLean @martinmclean78]

Oh gawd, yes - same here. 😬

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

If Rishi Sunak (42) wins the Tory leadership contest it will be first time in my life that the prime minister will be younger than me. Just, obviously.

[Martin McLean @martinmclean78]

@martinemonks People could write to the editors of the journal. They may also have a letters section which could be used to try and correct the record in the next issue?

[Martin McLean @martinmclean78]

Indeed

[Deafness & Education International (D&EI) @DeafEducInt]

The importance of the lived experience of deaf people. #OpenAccess #DeafEducation via @jillcduncan - https://t.co/qksHZrDAnF

[Martin McLean @martinmclean78]

@BP_Bryony Yes. Such a wonderful moment isn’t it. 😏

[Martin McLean @martinmclean78]

@BBCNews - Good article but young people can't really make an informed choice about going to uni if you don't provide any info on the alternative routes! 🤷‍♂️
https://t.co/K77Z94vtnr

[National Deaf Children's Society @NDCS_UK]

We agree – pandemic had particular negative impact on deaf students who struggled because of facemasks and inaccessible online classes. Important they are considered too.

[Martin McLean @martinmclean78]

@RichardTurner @christopherhope Fair enough. Can have the choice. Contactless payment a good option for many too.