Sharon L. Smith
@sharon_l_smith
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Researcher/activist/‘Dr Mum’. Interests include education, disability, inclusion, (not)belonging, co-production, risk/vulnerability, learning disability
South East, England
Joined January 2009
This Twitter account is all my own views. RTs ≠ endorsement, it might just be that I find something interesting or useful to have on my feed. I reserve the right to delete tweets/retweets because I either change my mind or want to tidy up my feed. Please be kind. Thank you 😊
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NEW POST: We have a fab pre-Christmas treat for SNJ readers courtesy of @SendTwinkl between 8am 5th-10pm 22nd December, grab some free activities and resources to keep your kids busy this holiday! https://t.co/GOvbgOcZco
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This wasn’t a national conversation on #SEND. They were only interested in talking to themselves, not listening. Terribly misjudged. Do give feedback if you attended. https://t.co/EWI5EVQV4t
forms.office.com
Thank you for taking the time to attend the live event with the Schools Minister and panel of experts on Wednesday 3 December. We would welcome your feedback on how you found the event. Responses...
Your voice matters – and we're listening! We want this to be the biggest national conversation on SEND in a generation, to deliver better outcomes and make sure all children can achieve and thrive. Join us for the first in a series of online events this Wednesday 3rd December
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🚨NEWS🚨 We are deeply concerned at the DWP's 'bank spying bill' coming into force today. A government agency that is notorious for punitive sanctions and bureaucratic faults that have cost lives, this will have dire consequences. https://t.co/cpuVx8wNYP
independent.co.uk
Banks risk a fine if they do not share information with government agents when asked
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Note to reader - having been to tonight’s engagement event. The answer is nothing other than making parents more frustrated and/or alcoholics.
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*off it all (Too much sauv blanc - stepping away from my keyboard now before I start a fight with some anti-abortion fascists or something…)
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Tonights parent carer ‘conversation’/engagement event = an absolute waste of time. Thank goodness I had some sauv blanc to take the edge of it all.
Government launches national conversation on SEND -
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Beautiful resource with the artwork by @MMU_SCSW’s very own resident artist Zoe Cox.
Wednesday already! Another page from the Laughing Boy resource. What adjustments did @JSTheatre make (a lot)? Full resource here: https://t.co/81cLUpKxNj
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💯 this… also with the Schools White Paper due ‘early 2026’ what impact is this latest ‘conversation’ going to have 🤦🏻♀️
@RealGeoffBarton @kennygfrederick There is nothing at all encouraging about launching a conversation no parents have ever asked for. Parents want what they have been saying for years, acknowledged and acted on and proper advice sought from organisations such as @ipsea
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🌟 A huge thank you to Aitch, an incredible Patron, fundraiser and friend to the DSA 🌟 So many people are seeing what we have always known. Aitch is one of the kindest and most genuine people out there. His time on I’m A Celebrity has shown the world exactly who he is, and he
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This was one of the many aspects I was really impressed with - how inclusive the theatre was. This should be the norm.
Wednesday already! Another page from the Laughing Boy resource. What adjustments did @JSTheatre make (a lot)? Full resource here: https://t.co/81cLUpKxNj
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Parents of disabled children are spending as much as £400 a month getting their 16-18-year-old to school now that transport has been drastically cut by so many LAs. Now tell me that an EHCP is a “golden ticket”.
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Another page from our beautiful and powerful Laughing Boy project resource. Full version here: https://t.co/81cLUpL5CR
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Starting a “conversation” in December for a White Paper due in January is performative nonsense. It doesn’t even allow time to analyse the responses, let alone allow them to influence what’s clearly already decided. And @educationgovuk has forgotten the easy read version again.
Government launches national conversation on SEND -
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Today is GivingTuesday and the Down’s Syndrome Association is celebrating one message: everyone has something to give. 💚 How can you support the DSA? Share your story - Tell others how the DSA has helped you by posting on your social media and tagging us. Donate - Your
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This has been and continues to be a wonderful project to be involved in. This is just the first output from the research, watch this space for more in due course... #LaughingBoy
So pleased to see some of our Laughing Boy project finished. What did people think of the play and how did it impact them?
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The SEND system has become so adversarial, lament policymakers: the law must be at fault and must be changed. But wait: a simple but elegant solution - what if the correct decisions were taken first time and didn't have to be challenged? So damn crazy, it might just work.
'Avoidable disputes' to blame for overloaded tribunals - expert report says - in the @lawsocgazette
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The cruelty and inhumanity of these systems cannot be overstated.
@Motability turned up without warning and took back Connor’s car on the day of his funeral. These are not handouts.
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I think you can get the measure of the deadness of someone's soul from the fact they kick up a stink about [checks notes] autistic kids wearing ear defenders
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I am selling two tickets to @thewombats below face value, 7 Dec Bournemouth on Twickets. See https://t.co/QtocbkNWhH to buy
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Ahead of the Schools White Paper, @educationgovuk is holding a series of in-person & online events to “discuss & understand views on the core principles for SEND reform and ensure reforms are grounded in lived experience.” Find out more: https://t.co/oNm8xvmacl
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