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Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Lot's of educators very keen to shut down parents having an opinion on schools despite never being a teacher Wonder how many had an opinion on England's football team despite never being a football manager 🤔

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Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Of all the slides I've put together, this is the one that seems to be the most requested In a world where so many want to see behaviour as simple It's great that this is landing and is getting put up in staff rooms

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Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

open.substack.com/pub/changing... Listening to @mrjamesob.bsky.social last week talking about why young people are NEET last week, I felt I needed to organise my own thoughts on it. We seem more comfortable with blame than acknowledging the complexity of the issue, especially the role of schools

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Why are so many children NEET

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Crown House Publishing @crownhousepub.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

@grahamchatterley.bsky.social, author of #ChangingPerceptions, is now on Substack! Be sure to subscribe for useful guidance on building strong relationships between schools & parents of children with #SEND, plus practical advice on treating those parents with empathy & understanding:

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Bridging the Gap between Schools and SEND Parents

Does Lonely do it justice?

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Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

I delivered my first session of my new training on Understanding and Supporting Parental Challenge and SEND Parents in Liverpool this week (working title) Rarely have I experienced a bigger energy shift in a room....

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connected baby @connectedbaby.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Two features in our new newsletter from Scotland's ACEs Action Community. You can sign up to receive it on: connectedbaby.net/scotlands-ac... @drpam.bsky.social @anam-alba.bsky.social @grahamchatterley.bsky.social @margl24.bsky.social @lynburnnurture.bsky.social @alexrenton.bsky.social

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Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

It's interesting that someone who has consistently pushed negative reinforcement, and has no issues with publicly shaming children Doesn't think it motivates adults

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Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Is there a truer statement in education? If we view discipline simply as manipulating children to conform, we aren't teaching them anything other than survival strategies

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Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Had a meeting with the owner of a children's care organisation, I raised concerns that profit was being prioritised over the child's needs They got very defensive and offended by this, before confirming that they were a business, they didn't care about the rest of the child's family...

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Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

We seem to have forgotten somewhere that every child with an EHCP was once a child without one, most of which had a failed mainstream experience Every child in SEMH has a failed m/s experience If we only make reasonable adjustments post failure, its not the child's fault?

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Suzanne Zeedyk @suzannezeedyk.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Here's yesterday's event in Leeds. #TheNextDecade Conference attracted more than 1100 delegates to talk about how we create truly relational cultures in schools. I felt delighted & relieved to be amongst such a large number of people who are committed to this vision.

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Whole Education @wholeeducation.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

We're at the @thenextdecadeuk.bsky.social Conference today, where the brilliant Matthew Syed is live on stage. A powerful keynote on humility, leadership and diversity in education💡📚 #IfNotUsWho #TheNextDecade #FutureOfEducation

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Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

The behaviour arguments about aggression run on and on Behaviourist responses still favoured by many Arguing against these is immediately making excuses for the behaviour I'll often argue that we are actually doing is explaining it But should we be excusing it? 🧵...

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Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

There is undoubtedly a better awareness of SEND than in decades gone by But we aren't great at looking how different needs interact with each other, often in conflict We are even worse at looking how low self esteem and shame interact Until we do, SEMH needs will never really be understood 🧵...

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Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

So I was sat in the car today, next caller to speak to @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk Unfortunately I never got the chance because time ran out, but the topic was the issue of record low men teaching secondary and what is the impact So here's my thoughts on 🧵 form...

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Suzanne Zeedyk @suzannezeedyk.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

What would a trauma-informed analysis of the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting look like? I think it would pay attention to body language. It would consider what was happening biologically. Here's my THREAD tracking changes over the 50 mins. Here's the link I'm working with: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEOv...

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Anna Fazackerley @annafazack.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

‘Pupils are in fear every day’. Parents raise alarm at Essex schools taken over by Mossbourne before inquiry into allegations of emotional abuse launched. One secondary boy wet himself in front of class after toilet refused. Left in wet clothes all day. Disturbingly familiar allegations.

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Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

changingperceptions3.wordpress.com/2025/03/02/c... I think it's time we realised how much we place on appearance If you are outraged by what happened to President Zelensky in the white house but okay with what happens to children on Monday It's time to reflect a bit

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Connecting the Dots

I think by this point everyone will have seen the treatment of President Zelensky in the White House, the talk of bullying and mistreatment. Now we could do a number of blogs about the different be…

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Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Look at this picture through the lense of the school uniform message we give children Guy on the left is, - more respectful - more employable - more trustworthy - more hardworking Then there's the reality! It's 2025 it's time this nonsense stopped, a blazer and tie does none of those things

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Dr. Aaron Bradbury @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

www.early-years-reviews.com/play-matters We have some news. An update. You are not going to want to miss this. Play Matters will be out on March 18th 2025 🥳🥳🥳🥳 “Play Matters” – A Groundbreaking Free Guide to Champion the Power of Play in Early Childhood. #PlayMatters

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Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

And yet we continue to tell children they can't challenge adults Due to some twisted 'stiff upper lip' view of resilience many will think this young man should have 'just got on with it' or 'learned to deal with it'

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Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Not surprised by this If you have a behaviour policy that focuses on surface behaviour and lacks curiosity, then you see misbehaviour not struggling children Good SEND identification requires curious adults

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

This wasn’t an easy article to write, as it involved dredging up memories of a very difficult period in my life. However given the vitriol in Parliament being poured on current attempts to deal with this long-running situation, I thought it was time. #EduSky #AcademicSky

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Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I'm not gonna lie, after a week that has consisted of training courses, consultancy, 2 days as headteacher, unusual job offers and Daniel's care home serving notice on him My head and my multiple hats are frazzled

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Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Watching Katherine Birbalsingh's current decent is entirely predictable KB has manipulated children and the curriculum unchallenged for some time and has been encouraged and lorded for it rather than held to account KB can no longer manipulate the same way and that fear of losing control was...

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Tania Tirraoro @tanialt.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

The prevalence of hypermobile #EhlersDanlos syndrome at a gender-affirming primary care clinic: 2.7% of the 2180 #TGD patients had a diagnosis of hEDS. Sample had high rates of comorbidities, plus anxiety, depression, or ADHD, consistent with emerging research: journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

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Simon Knight @simonknight100.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

We’ve been failing children with SEND, particularly those with Learning Disabilities, for generations. It’s just that we are now failing a greater number so it has become more noticeable and more noticeably expensive. 1/2

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Send crisis in England risks creating ‘lost generation’ of children

Many local authorities facing bankruptcy as government criticised for lack of urgency

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Eliza Fricker (Missing the Mark) @elizafricker.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

We can't learn to regulate when you don't feel safe. You can't teach resilience when you've learnt to hide how you actually feel. We do know this is not okay for us. But you keep telling us it is fine. Yes we can do lots of stuff. Yes we are bright and able.

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Children deserve to and need to have a sense of agency in their learning. It's not only important and useful, I think it's also essential for the development of self-regulation. #edusky

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

There's been a lot of talk about play recently in the #EarlyYears community especially given the @ofstednews.bsky.social quote that children's "hands and bodies are active, but their minds are not". Firstly, this is very obviously a misunderstanding of how play works based on poor observation. 🧵⬇️

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Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

youtu.be/VCxCb-1JhQc?... I see 'behaviour is choice is doing the rounds on X again and children are being rewarded for bad behaviour by being given oxytocin from support staff Just a reminder that everything is built on a foundation of emotional safety

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Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

"The best reason to give a child a good school. . .is so that child will have a happy childhood, and not so that it will help IBM in competing with Sony. . . .There is something ethically embarrassing about resting a national agenda on the basis of sheer greed." - Jonathan Kozol

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Are Multi-Academy Trusts in England using public money to fund huge salaries for non- teaching managers& administrators, whilst scrimping on teacher salaries& per-pupil spend? #EduSky @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/educati...

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Education MATters: exploring England’s state school industry

Conservatives claim the academisation of schools as one of their greatest achievements. But do the figures stack up?

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Graham Chatterley @grahamchatterley.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

youtu.be/VCxCb-1JhQc?... If you are involved in transitions with young people, especially year 6 to year 7, safety and trust need to be regained before these children can thrive Resilience is more than just being able to take lots of crap and get on with it

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