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This began with my son. Six months on from the Mossbourne safeguarding review, I’m left asking: what does it take to create change?
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Andy Leary-May
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Co-founder & CE @LinkMkr | Adoptive dad to 2 boys | Founder @lgbtadoptfoster & @hyphenID | Often tinkering with an electric barge 🏳️🌈 🏴☠️ 🔶
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I’ve seen the chilling effect of NDAs and school cultures too. Many teachers fear speaking out about children’s wellbeing because of their contracts or workplace culture. Protecting reputations must never come before safeguarding.
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www.thetimes.com Comedian Lucy Beaumont condemns NDAs after David Walliams scandal Showbusiness insiders say non-disclosure agreements are used to protect powerful men and prevent women challenging predatory behaviour Whatever your views on education, we’re talking about the welfare of children. The suggestion that any practices should be hidden from scrutiny ought to concern everyone.
@Mouhssin_Ismail Where people focus on teaching effectively & culture they’ll be under pressure. They’ll do the ‘right’ thing by stealth. Hiding. Lip service to fashion but still having to present a convincing facade. Fearful of ofsted disapproval.View quoted post on X
I’m struck by how increasingly shrill this rhetoric is. Surely children are better served by educators open to scrutiny and debate than by the siege mentality of embattled ideologues.
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?
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Does @educationgovuk need any more reason to confront the harm caused by punitive school cultures?
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www.bbc.co.uk Devon school's strict rules led to boy's death - coroner Taylor Lee, from Plymouth, Devon, took his own life after struggling with school.