It’s absolutely right that we continue to advocate for children enjoying being outside. There have been some powerful arguments for this recently.
But we need to be careful not to get too finger waggy with parents.
I’ve just taken my kids to the park and…
The zip line was broken
plus…
What happens after someone feels included?
This simple model has helped me reframe the challenge:
Belonging + Becoming = Mattering.
New blog just out, on culture, contribution, and what it really means to feel significant in school communities.
open.substack.com/pub/mabdalla...
Incredible album and perfect on a sunny afternoon.
Schools cannot deliver on the Opportunity Mission when the money they have to support lower income students (the pupil premium) has both been eroded in real terms over time, and schools are being forced to use it to plug wider budget gaps, rather than to support this group of pupils ⤵️
Read our latest blog by @mab-dallah.bsky.social, Head of The Inclusive Leadership Course at The Difference, putting forward the case for schools as anchor institutions:
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Why anchoring schools in their communities can be a force for good.
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We’re in Birmingham today with over 300 trust leaders, sharing learning and practice about how to improve schools. This is sector-led collaboration in action. As I write about in this piece for @tesmagazine.bsky.social today www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
It’s Arab Heritage Month
Day One of 30 Days of Arab Voices
Please read and share!
www.consultwithsawsan.com/30daysofarab...
This was the journey for Alperton Community School in establishing their AP.
As we look to establish our own onsite AP in our setting it’s reassuring to see that we are already having lots of these conversations too.
#IAPSymposium
Work for the day at the @thedifferenceed.bsky.social Internal Alternative Provision Symposium.
#IAPSymposium
Great first session with @jacoblawton.bsky.social of Positive Regard linking a wide range of trades h into how we can create truly inclusive school environments.
#IAPSymposium
Thank you Jacob for delivering a great session to a packed room!
Great morning at @thedifferenceed.bsky.social IAP Symposium sharing the work of Positive Regard and Wellspring Academy Trust
Thinking differently about school improvement. Hope and possibility as levers for change.
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Today's Diverse Educators blog is by Purvi Gandhi
True Inclusion Starts with Seeing Students for Who They Are
www.diverseeducators.co.uk/true-inclusi...
#DiverseEd
See Kathryn Thompson and Rebecca Godfrey from Percy Main Primary School in North Shields, who share the success of their work in planning and implementing their highly successful IAP.
To register for the Internal Alternative Provision symposium, click here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/internal-a...
The line between good and evil is permeable and almost anyone can be induced to cross it when pressured by situational forces.
Philip Zimbardo
thebelongingcollective.blog/2024/09/29/t...
What if you belong, but you do not feel like you matter?
The response and engagement with my blog has been incredible and thank you for all of you who have shared your reflections on it.
For those who missed it the first time you can dive into it here ⬇️
open.substack.com/pub/mabdalla...
Our children are humans first and learners second
Our colleagues are humans first and professionals second
Spot on as ever @marymyatt.bsky.social
📢 Against Youth Violence, the book me and Keir Irwin-Rogers published in 2022, is now fully open access! 📢
Link here:
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/display/book...
Contents list in image. You can download chapter by chapter, or the whole thing.
Please share!
It’s official, I start in September!
This is my target now Rob! I haven’t got any excuses.
10 degrees. Which to May is basically freezing!
Today's Diverse Educators blog is by Emma Sheppard
Leaders Engagement in Mothers’ Matters
www.diverseeducators.co.uk/leaders-enga...
#DiverseEd
I might need to start when the water is warmer and acclimatise myself when the temp drops! I’ll let you know how I get on, I can’t possibly let it get to 4 years without trying 😂
I live in Falmouth and every morning I walk the dog past the beach and tell myself “one day I’ll do it”… three years have passed and still nothing.
How do you do it?!
🫵 We need you!
We’re on a mission to ensure that every child, no matter their background, has the opportunity to thrive from cradle to career—and we’re looking for a new trustee to help shape our next chapter.
www.reachfoundation.uk/join
It can be so hard if your child comes home and says they have experienced racism. What should you do?
New Substack: open.substack.com/pub/bennieka...
