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@nurturehead

Primary Headteacher, mum of 2 (one ASD) Passionate about SEND, Inclusion and Nurture Beginning our Trauma Informed Journey Welsh girl living in Yorkshire

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As a school we get a lot of mid year transfers of pupils particularly children who have difficulties in previous settings, are LAC or who have been PEX. I want to create a welcome pack that helps build a sense of belonging. Any ideas??? #traumainformed #send #nurture #primary #relational

21.05.2025 19:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks both I’ll have a look

21.05.2025 11:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We are a nurturing/traumainformed/neurofriendly school.Just wondering what others are using to support PSHE,MH and well-being in primary? We currently use jigsaw but would love to hear what else is out there. #nurture #neurodiversity #traumainformed #send #primary

21.05.2025 06:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mice here too πŸ₯° I love them x

08.12.2024 22:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone got any experience of parents turning on a child for β€˜bad behaviour’ there has been one incident that has been totally blown out of proportion I have parents constantly ringing demanding the child is excluded because theirs feels unsafe. We’re an inclusive school-this has shocked me #eduSEND

02.12.2024 19:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

100% agree!!! Still trying to get minorities of staff at school to understand this despite all the training!!! We come so far in our journey but still had to have a conversation about why we shouldn’t line children up against a wall πŸ€¦πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

24.11.2024 13:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The headteacher handbook was my absolute bible!!!

24.11.2024 08:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Wow!! Incredible. Thanks for sharing

24.11.2024 08:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
I Wonder If You See Me - A Spoken Word Poem About Childhood Trauma
I Wonder If You See Me - A Spoken Word Poem About Childhood Trauma YouTube video by Jessica Beaumont

I Wonder If You See Me - A Poem about Childhood Trauma.
Please find just 3 minutes of your time for this powerful, absolute must-watch, it comes with a trigger warning for anyone who has experienced any sort of trauma.
We’re all just kids that got older.
youtu.be/5qZ4-IlYi0Y

23.11.2024 21:00 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5

Hello I’m a primary Headteacher passionate about SEND and inclusion #SENDSky

16.11.2024 11:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s BACK! And on BlueSky! Friday’s #SENDSky (pls RT)

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15.11.2024 15:45 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 7

Does anyone teach neuroscience at primary? Obviously a child friendly version. #send

21.09.2024 11:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes please!! I’ll message you later if that’s okay x

21.09.2024 09:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Does anyone teach neuroscience at primary? Obviously a child friendly version. @neuroteachers.bsky.social

21.09.2024 09:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Does a Welsh girl teaching in England count? πŸ˜‚

18.09.2024 14:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Had the pleasure of listening to you today. Loved it, thank you so much! I’m off to explore the fruit salads in my school x

18.09.2024 14:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is great!

23.08.2024 10:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Love love love this model of building a trauma informed classroom from the ACTRM model (Carter, 2023).

Empowering for teachers looking to apply trauma informed practice to the whole class.

#connectionbeforecorrection
#traumainformed #SEND #educationalpsychology #edusky #sendco

23.08.2024 09:57 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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21.08.2024 19:04 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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19.08.2024 12:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Which then means there are children in mainstream who can’t access special school because there’s no spaces 😒 It’s such a mess at the moment πŸ˜”

18.08.2024 07:16 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes to this! We are opening an ERP in our mainstream school in Sept and have visited children in their current settings as part of consult. So many could be fine in mainstream if a few adaptions were made. Mainstream need to start upskilling staff and making reasonable adjustments

17.08.2024 21:59 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

100% agree!!! If we can get school level β€˜right’ we would reduce the need for as many EHCPs. CPD is just the start

17.08.2024 21:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely, you should be proud of that thought and treat yourself to a beer as well!

17.08.2024 19:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think first and foremost we need to look at the curriculum. This increase in pupil need for β€˜EHCP’ is because the current curriculum is not fit for purpose. CPD and a better understanding of child development and neuroscience at ITT would also help. Although I could be wrong πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

17.08.2024 19:46 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

It is a lovely lamp x

17.08.2024 17:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mine too!!!! I have clear in my head just can’t transfer it to paper πŸ˜‚

17.08.2024 07:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Scottish behaviour plan advises β€˜high warmth and high standards’ β€˜Culture shift’ in behaviour management has made teachers feel β€˜disempowered’, says plan, which backs β€˜relationships-based approaches’ and barely mentions exclusions

In Scotland, @henryhepburn.bsky.social reports that worsening school behaviour has been responded to by the government with a double down on "a relational style characterised by high warmth and support, high standards and high expectations".

www.tes.com/magazine/new...

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