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[Vicky @vicky_spice]

@Mat_denatale @PolitlcsUK @JackElsom What about the students who CANT memorise these equations but CAN apply them successfully? This gives kids with neurodevelopmental issues a better chance of success

[Vicky @vicky_spice]

@British_Enjoyer @PolitlcsUK @JackElsom It’s not lowering standards it’s giving kids with poor working memory a chance to succeed

[Glasto Fest Feed @GlastoFestFeed]

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[Vicky @vicky_spice]

@andrewlawrence Are you that desperate for attention that you have to throw out a comment as disgusting as this? Worry about coming to visit the city you’re not welcome

[Vicky @vicky_spice]

@andrewlawrence @@MerseyPolice there you go! Is this allowed because he’s some kind of ‘comedian’?

[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

The detentions will continue until you are good at Maths?
A school is giving those who score below 90% in their maths homework detentions. They say this is to improve standards in maths. It won’t improve children’s maths or their learning and this is why.
Giving a detention is a punishment. It assumes that the child has done something intentionally that they should not have done, and the detention will incentivise them not to do it again. It essentially assumes that not doing well in Maths homework was a choice.
This isn’t how learning works. A child can work hard, but even then, everyone will not get the same results. Learning, particularly children’s learning is not as simple as ‘information in, information out’. Punishing those who find maths harder will not turn them into people who find maths easy.
In addition, learning is affected by our emotions and how we feel about what we are doing. If a child is anxious about maths, they will find maths harder. Maths anxiety is a problem for many children, because they are scared to get it wrong. If you can't risk make mistakes, it's very hard to learn.
By adding detention for those who get under 90%, this school is making homework higher stakes. They are saying that mistakes are punishable behaviour.
They are doing so in the belief that if they put on more pressure, children will do better. Unfortunately this approach has side effects, including high anxiety, performance anxiety and could lead to school attendance problems down the line.
Why does it matter? Detentions won't help children learn, and they will have other consequences down the line. Learning is so much more complicated than 'just try harder'.
No child should be punished for making mistakes.

[Vicky @vicky_spice]

@mjello06 @senmum05 @MCAmossbourne Unfortunately it’s common practice in high schools now, my son’s school is run like a detention camp. They are only allowed to go to the toilet at break & lunch, if you don’t go at these times you’re forced to wait as they are locked. Apparantly safeguarding issues

[𝔽𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕄𝕔𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕥𝕪 🤘 @totalguff]

@Peston Never buy the sun.

[Vicky @vicky_spice]

@ShepherdWales Wow!! How utterly patronising to women! Women are often forced to work part time because our society reinforces that it is the woman’s role to look after the house & children.
Asides from that, whether a person chooses to work part time or not does not make them any less

[Vicky @vicky_spice]

@LauraON72 @Ria1984 @cierzo1 ‘Mild’ who is deciding if ADHD is mild or not? Just because you may perceive it as mild does not mean the person affected by it experiences it this way! 🤯

[Vicky @vicky_spice]

@1919ras @Ria1984 Nobody is saying SEND kids can’t make poor choices in fact they do often, however what needs to be understood is that often these behaviour choices are due to executive functioning deficits, lack of insight & impulsivity.

[Vicky @vicky_spice]

@LauraON72 @Ria1984 @cierzo1 The poster needs to understand being a SEND parent is incredibly difficult - we can’t ‘discipline’ in the traditional way, we have to be mindful of our kids capacity & tolerance to understand. We ‘discipline’ through modelling & scaffolding positive behaviours

[Vicky @vicky_spice]

@1919ras @Ria1984 The post said ‘can’t discipline at home’ so I am responding to parental decisions in the home. In response to you @1919ras; generally, if a teacher is speaking to a SEND parent about behaviour 99% of the time it is about challenging behaviour due to unmet needs

[Vicky @vicky_spice]

@Ria1984 @cierzo1 You should never ‘discipline’ a child for behaviours that are consistent to their disabilities- if you do as a practitioner then you clearly need some training as you are causing trauma & shame for that child that will last a lifetime. I think you need to learn about ACE’s

[Vicky @vicky_spice]

@gfreeman2012 Just as I thought. Can I share your response in our parents group?

[Vicky @vicky_spice]

@gfreeman2012 We have done this, the LA are stating that they have no power to prevent the school removing SEND support because of the way the school is funded as an academy. I have a feeling this is 💩 other parents believe the LA though so I’m not sure where to go next?

[Vicky @vicky_spice]

@mjello06 @SpcialNdsJungle @gfreeman2012 These kids all have EHCPs in place - it’s absolutely appalling what is happening to them

[Vicky @vicky_spice]

@mjello06 @SpcialNdsJungle @gfreeman2012 Secondary- recently moved to academy. Was rated as excellent for SEND but all this great progress is being removed. Parents being gaslit by LA saying they are powerless to enforce SEND provision in academies due to the way they are funded. This isn’t correct is it?