Sam Strickland
@Strickomaster
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Principal/CEO, FCCT, IL and NITE Trust Board Member, martial artist, historian, Behaviour Hub lead, educational author
Northampton
Joined January 2018
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the SENDCo role is far broader than this & they can work, as they should if they were a teaching based SENDCo, with relevant T and L leads.
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I do think the SENDCo has to be someone working in a school but I don’t think it needs to be a teaching based role. Given the size & scale of the role now I also question if the SENDCo should have a teaching timetable. I get arguments around understanding T and L but.
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I do think if there’s a serious drive to support SEND then the insistence that a SENDCo must be a teacher should be revised. I’ve seen & worked with some stellar support staff who would make for amazing SENDCos but can’t have the badge. This seems madness to me.
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Those who are anti suspension/exclusion…. How would you strip this with the victim’s parents or a colleague who has been attacked? . What will you do if you receive a no notice Ofsted safeguarding inspection as people don’t believe you can keep the school safe?.
New suspension exclusion data reveals that this year’s rise is fuelled by violent assaults on students and staff.
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RT @Strickomaster: At what point will the discussion shift to the impact excluded pupils have had on the education & welfare of the other p….
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RT @HeadteacherNews: Learning about behaviour management can’t only be theoretical – that’s why schools and universities must work together….
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RT @SecEd_Education: Learning about behaviour management can’t only be theoretical – that’s why schools and universities must work together….
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Some want to sensationalise the latest PEX stats. If we take it that there 3400 secondary schools in England we are talking about an average of 3 PEXes per school per year. As a % of the entire pupil population nationally it’s 0.11%. Small numbers!.
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The best teachers don’t solely come from Russell Group universities. Some cracking ones absolutely do.
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RT @tombennett71: This is a vastly under-discussed topic of equally vast importance. Most children are the victims of the misbehaviour of….
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At what point will the discussion shift to the impact excluded pupils have had on the education & welfare of the other pupils & staff, including staff recruitment & retention & disproportionate use of school resource. Not enough is said about this.
Suspensions in England neared 1 million in the last academic year, with the number of permanent exclusions crossing the 10,000 threshold for the first time, new DfE data reveals.
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Some of the criticisms of this Head’s approach are baffling. We have a major SEND provision issue that’s not going to be solved soon. This Head is doing something about it as there aren’t lots of cards in the pack to play. Should he do nothing? Well done.
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A big issue is many school leaders already have very busy schedules come September & without specific times & dates I imagine a number of leaders may struggle to attend these sessions. It respectfully feels hugely rushed….
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RT @RogersHistory: DfE data today shows school suspensions have risen to almost a million, what is your solution to this problem? . Cue a f….
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A key issue is that so many people have accessed these before they’re professionally ready that it’s almost devalued them. A recalibration is needed.
Cuts to funding for national professional qualifications (NPQs) have prompted a sharp drop-off in take-up despite more schools raiding their own budgets to pay for them, new data shows.
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RT @Strickomaster: It worries me that a 150 page document lands just as we are breaking for the summer is likely to be revised. I do think….
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I’d love to see a report detailing the impact persistent breaches of school policy has on the learning, environment & outcomes for all the other children & the morale, motivation, recruitment & retention of staff. 10K PEXes / 9mn kids is small numbers!.
The number of suspensions and exclusions reached record highs in England’s state schools in 2023-24, according to the latest DfE data.
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I wonder if anyone has looked at the likely wave of changes coming next academic year & sensibly considered workload.
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It worries me that a 150 page document lands just as we are breaking for the summer is likely to be revised. I do think reading should have been part of this. You cannot dislocate the two.
✍️ The DfE has published a 150-page 'writing framework' for primary schools, with a focus on handwriting, getting children to speak aloud and reception. But the document will have to be revised following publication of the curriculum review.
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RT @HaybridgeTandL: TTT- Something to ‘watch’ is @Strickomaster and education exposed on Mind the Gap .
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