Andy

@SENDDadDiaries

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UK substack.com/@senddaddiaries Joined January 2012

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I've never been a teacher (I've delivered quite a bit of professional training & CPD though) and don't know what a "Learning Scientist" is, but just had my energy price rise email from E:On, so I'm proud, honoured & delighted to announce I'm joining Alpha School! 😜

Andy @SENDDadDiaries 19h

THIS 👇 👇 👇 About time we had compulsory legal training & annual recertification around the Equality Act for all school leaders & governors.

Extraordinary Links Verified account @Extraor57879073 20h

Too often, SEN children are excluded because schools fail to meet their needs. Behaviour is communication, and unmet needs should never be treated simply as misconduct. Schools have a legal duty to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010. Inclusion isn't optional, and exclusion must never become a substitute for appropriate SEN support.
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Andy @SENDDadDiaries 19h

What's the current market price for a Trad soul? Only asking as there seem to be a lot for sale to AI schools in America.......

Andy @SENDDadDiaries 2d

"Cabinet transcripts, council minutes, and documents from both sides reveal a tale of procedural manipulation, selective amnesia, and institutional self-interest dressed up as concern for vulnerable children. Everyone insisted they cared. The evidence suggests otherwise"

ICARS (Int. Coal. Against Restraint and Seclusion) Verified account @ICARSBanRandS 2d

Great read that will resonate with many.
When institutions face difficult decisions with no good options, they choose performative process over honest reckoning. It’s easier to provide emotional speeches than admit institutional self-interest. Easier to manipulate procedures than acknowledge avoiding scrutiny.
putney.news/2025/11/04/bra…
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Andy @SENDDadDiaries 3d

Principal Rachel Hutchinson & her staff have a lot of questions to answer. Even quick read of this reveals the school has failed on so many levels - legal and moral - leading to this tragedy. There need to be serious, serious repercussions at individual & institutional level.

Andy Leary-May @learymay 3d

Devastating. A vulnerable pupil, repeated punishments despite clear signs of distress, and a coroner warning of the risk of further deaths.

Does @educationgovuk need any more reason to confront the harm caused by punitive school cultures?

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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