Huge thanks to @KeithCooper1973 and @theipaper for exposing the lack of meaningful, timely action by the @educationgovuk to protect disabled children in our schools from unnecessary harm. @bphillipsonMP

A former doorman from Blyth teaching parents? You couldn’t make it up. What families need is real training on preventing or stopping escalation in the first place, not this circus! Only in England .. sigh

It’s striking how many educators are writing about “inclusion” while ignoring the disability and human rights obligations they are legally bound to uphold under the UNCRC and UNCRPD. Every post exposes how deep the systemic problem runs. #DisabilityRights #Education

“If all we’re doing is teaching schools to deescalate & restrain kids, this problem will be around forever,” said Dr. Ross Greene. Maine just rolled back rules on restraint & seclusion. @StephanieWGME Read more here, featuring LITB: https://t.co/WP25qFZCmk #changethispicture

Our CMHAC stage is set with an incredible group of speakers! ✨Info & registration: https://t.co/cxmSySe0r6 Here are just some of the orgs you'll hear from: @ICARSBanRandS @InclusionIre @AsIAmIreland @MuiriosaF @HRC @TCFdotorg @ChildrensEquity @NCYLnews

Just over a week to go! We’re looking forward to presenting “Held Down, Held Back: Restraint and Seclusion in England’s Schools” for Lives in the Balance with Dr. Ross Greene on October 21, 2025. It’s free to attend — if you haven’t registered yet, you can sign up here:

Looking forward to seeing @ICARSBanRandS present “Held Down, Held Back: Restraint and Seclusion in England’s Schools” for Lives in the Balance with Dr. Ross Greene on October 21, 2025. It’s free to attend for schools, SLTs AND parents - you can sign up on the link below.

Vote, Vote, Vote! We’re cheering on @MineEYMind and everyone behind “I’m ADHD! No You’re Not,” finalists in three categories at the #LoviesAwards. We always tune in because there’s no other podcast that blends lived experience with such heart, humor, and honesty. We’ve already

Tune in to Dr. Ross Greene and Ben Jones from Lives in the Balance as they preview the 2025 Children’s Mental Health Advocacy Conference on The CPS Podcast. https://t.co/Oohl79XyN4 They discuss key challenges in education today, new legislation, discipline policies, and the

Surrey LA wanted to send our child here. Having viewed it we got all the wrong vibes and now it's revealed they are assaulting vulnerable SEN children who already have trauma issues. Always trust your parental instinct. https://t.co/P5OU5L6Umj

Trigger Warning: Restraint-related death of an autistic young person in school https://t.co/Ip1xS43an1 Xavier Hernandez was 21 when he died after being restrained at Boulevard Heights School in Fort Worth, Texas, in March 2021. His death is a stark reminder of the dangers of

As part of ADH'D' Awareness Month, @Independent has just published my article on ADH'D'. Neurotype, phenotype, 'disorder' - whatever you choose to call this difference, what remains urgently needed, is greater understanding & support for ADH'D'er children. https://t.co/H8FnV2o5As

It's finally here! No better way to kick off the new series of our podcast, ‘I’m ADHD! No You’re Not’, than with this absolute legend, @robbiewilliams! Yes, our chat about this unfit-for-purpose education system got a tad heated! 🎙️ Tune in now, at https://t.co/Oa2GxtpKgn

A man with Down’s Syndrome was ‘starved to death’ in an NHS hospital, as an ITV News investigation uncovers a growing crisis in the care of learning disabled people. Adrian Poulton was mistakenly not fed for 9 days following a successful hip operation.

This! 👇 @bphillipsonMP @helenhayes_ @tomgordonLD @educationgovuk

Thank you @MineEYMind and @robbiewilliams for bringing this into the spotlight. The ICARS Report England shows in hard data what you’ve described: connection isn’t happening for our most vulnerable children. Instead, they are still being physically restrained and shunted into

Starmer says the behaviour uncovered by Panorama is "shocking" and that Rowley needs to be "very robust" in his response Robust protections must also be in place against institutional abuse in schools. Reporting restraint/seclusion internally is not sufficient. @educationgovuk

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” ~W.B. Yeats Please retweet if you agree w/this #MondayMotivation & that #EducationCannotWait for any child. #KeepHopeAlive @un @bmz_bund @noradno @sida @canadadev @swissdevcoop #222MillionDreams✨ 📚

In my book I highlight the casual acceptance of solitary confinement for people with learning disabilities (ref Hollins report). This is seen as the most punitive and dangerous intervention in prisons. 1/2

https://t.co/S620IzoyI1 🚨 Leading autism and disability organizations — led by ASAN (founded in 2006 by Ari Ne’eman and Scott Robertson; Ari was appointed in 2010 by President Obama to the National Council on Disability, ASAN holds seats on federal autism committees) — together

Ministers’ controversial plans to overhaul SEND in schools are on course for failure without “significant” extra funding, an education leader from a scheme that inspired the rethink is warning. @theipaper @connie_dimsdale exclusive