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Penelope Shortland-Palmer

@shortlandpalmer.bsky.social
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Shortland Palmer Education is a specialist provider for raising awareness around SEND and neurodivergence and improving outcomes and wellbeing within institutions. Available for conferences, training and independent consultancy.

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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
The whole rewilding experience just feels like the positive direction that we’re so missing in other areas. Nature is so good at everything, if we start there, it’s a path. #geography #nature #trees
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
More of this please - this is what technology should be doing. #tech #geography #geographyteacher
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
I need a good education book editor to help me sort out my manuscript - any recommendations please? #writing #education #editor #editingnonfiction
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Soon, many people will know entirely made up facts about everything but won’t even suspect. Terrifying.
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
I love this site but this is an especially good little graphic - enjoy #geography #life #information #education
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Have a cousin who has been in prison for over a decade for theft offence on IPP. It’s absolutely insane that this exists.
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
‘ we have to start thinking of school not just as factory that has an output – but as a home, in which students live, grow, and find a sense of belonging in the society that nurtures them.’
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
The trouble is how many times have we had these same conversations, heard the same arguments and still there has been no systemic change for generations
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
This is such dangerous nonsense and it’s a rising narrative. Students do. Students do not become ‘dependent’ if support is appropriate and correct. What they do do is develop critical trusting relationships which allow the child to thrive. It’s the whole ‘resilience’ fantasy again.
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Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
This is well worth a read. Autistic girls, & camouflaging/masking, at school. How friendships with other neurodivergent young people are a lifesaver. How bullying & exclusion happens from nonautistic pupils. Who has the behaviour and social skills problems, eh? link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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A “Round, Bruising Sort of Pain”: Autistic Girls’ Social Camouflaging in Inclusive High School Settings - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Although autistic females often “camouflage” their autism, few studies examine the degree to which adolescent females demonstrate these behaviors in inclusive school settings. We examined: (a) the nat...
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
We all miss Hans Rosling #geography #geographyteacher
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
If #schools wait for children to be diagnosed with #SEND, we exacerbate a system of haves & have-nots. Sara Alston – @seainclusion.bsky.social – on why we must focus on individual needs regardless of the label & provide SEN support regardless of diagnosis buff.ly/4fHpU5u #SendTips #SENCOs
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A needs-led approach: Why we can’t wait for SEN diagnosis - SecEd
Why schools must focus on individual need regardless of the SEN diagnosis a student may or may not have
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
‘We must shift the focus from accountability measures that penalise schools for embracing diversity to a system that supports us in fulfilling our inclusive mission.’ Could not agree more!
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Lots of practical tips in there but how much is the school ‘flexing’ to accommodate ND needs?
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Everything about this little exchange is 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Elon Musk doesn’t get the Sandford Police account is parody
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Tom Sherrington @teacherhead.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Evidence-informed teaching has to be built around each teacher's personality and desire for autonomy; let's celebrate that. @walkthrus.bsky.social teacherhead.com/2024/01/07/e...
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Evidence-informed teaching has to be built around each teacher’s personality and desire for autonomy; let’s celebrate that.
A theme I find myself exploring a lot is the need for teachers to feel that they can be themselves in their own classrooms, expressing their personality and enjoying teaching, doing things they fee…
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
We have the technology for clean air in schools. The fact that such a tiny number of schools have it is ridiculous. We have sky high sickness rates but seemingly refuse to implement a simple solution.
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
I have been thinking a lot about organisational and emotional labour recently. It is so overwhelming yet so utterly ignored and unacknowledged. No matter what your family looks like, this should be on the table for discussion.
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
It is so depressing that there is a history of leaving children in homes suffering horrifying abuse while at the same time routinely creating needless child protection nightmares for families with disabled children. LAs must do better - the law is not the issue. Following it is.
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
This really resonates - so many families struggle to know where to start with these issues.
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
This really resonates - so many families struggle to know where to start with these issues.
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
From social care through education and health the staff are burnt out, constantly turned over and have unmanageable caseloads. Failure is inevitable unless investment in people can create an extra workforce. Not currently on any horizon.
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Every word of this
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
A reality that desperately needs to be better understood - the ‘all a bit on the spectrum’ narrative we are seeing now is so dangerous as it will put lives in danger.
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Took a school trip to a World War 1 recruitment / army entry reenactment once. The kids knew all the shouting was acting but it still made some of them cry and we had to take them out. Imagine if that’s your actual teachers doing that to you for real?? #edusky #edusend #teaching
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Doc Sheehan - taught me science. I wasn’t remotely interested but she treated me like a human and asked about my writing. By the end of year 11 I was writing just so I could tell her about it. #edusky #teachers #teaching
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
This is just a brilliant explainer - if you want an insider view of disability this is hard to beat.
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Education Policy Institute @edupolicyinst.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
📝 NEW: Today, the Education Policy Institute publishes its report on Children Missing from Education We explore estimates, trends, and the characteristics of children missing from school. Read the full report: epi.org.uk/wp-content/u... 👇 Key findings below:
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Kimiko Shibata @eslfairy.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Pssssst… It’s possible to be trauma-responsive AND still have high expectations for behaviour and academics in schools. Thank you for coming to my #EdTalk. #EduSky
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a little girl is asking why not both while standing in a kitchen .
Alt: a little girl is asking why not both while standing in a kitchen .
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
This is nice and clear 👍
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
The people who have issues with the content of this thread are unwittingly wedded to a damaging system. There are multiple alternatives where all young people can leave school and with good memories and a future. We need to start seriously thinking about them.
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Eliza Fricker (Missing the Mark) @elizafricker.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
How can our teens find a way back to themselves and create their own roadmaps to an enjoyable and fulfilling life? Join myself and @drnaomifisher.bsky.social tomorrow for our free book launch for The Teenagers Guide to Burnout.
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
This sounds as if it might have incredible applications in other viral conditions - let’s hope
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Not agreeing with everything in this article but it’s a great place to start thinking about the structural issues which underpin the mental health crisis in the young. Add covid (removal of certainty) and climate change (removal of hope) and it’s obvious just how much work there is to do
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Liam SEND HT @wsu-albion.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Conducting student and parents consultations for our new SEMH provision…the stories about their experiences in school is generally heartbreaking…been a very emotional week
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I’m pretty sure with the number of parents we could run an entirely parallel system - so many mums opening forest schools, AP units etc - doing the work the system should be #education #sendsky #send
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Very interesting data - 17% success rate leaves a lot of questions. The need for help is huge and growing so how to make sure people actually benefit long term?
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Tim Linehan @timlinehan.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Well this would be quite funny if the consequences were less serious to the lives of children and their families schoolsweek.co.uk/school-send-...
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School SEND reports harder to read than Stephen Hawking book
'We ought to be able to explain SEND to parents more clearly than someone explains cosmology'
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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Another great post from the amazing @sendwarriormum.bsky.social Follow her today she's shares such great content
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Rebecca Henderson @rebecca-henderson.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Volunteering with the Samaritans, it was alarming how many people wanted to die because of difficulties accessing the services or support they needed. It’s why I research health inequalities now. Agree with @doctoroxford.bsky.social - whatever the outcome, we need properly funded services.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Finally, here’s the lay summary of our #LongCovid paper on @independentsage.bsky.social Substack! open.substack.com/pub/independ... /20
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Long COVID – a dystopian game of pinball
Prof Trish Greenhalgh explains the findings of her recent comprehensive Lancet review of Long Covid
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
This paper is creating such a lot of helpful discussion around #neurodivergence this is very rare which of course it shouldn’t be. More like this please
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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I’m on Teacher Talk Radio this evening at 8pm talking about Multi Academy Trusts. #EduSky I’ve still got to find out whether it’s just audio, or visual as well. I really need to know… www.ttradio.org
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Elly Chapple Founder #FlipTheNarrative©💜 @ellychapple.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Really poignant, brave, and human first #leadership discussions today. Daring to talk about the elephants in the room, making space for mistakes and collectively finding steps forward. Glimmers. Hope. The possible. This. Thank you 🙌 #FlipTheNarrative 💜 @moderncassie.bsky.social 😍🙌
Photo L-R me, Kerry, Maddie and Cassie at the KALE leadership conference
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
What’s really nice about Bluesky is actually seeing the posts of people I actually follow.
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Steplab @steplab.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
👀 Great article from Tamsin Frances on joy being essential for successful schools 👉 schoolsweek.co.uk/joy-belongs-... 🤝We're incredibly proud of our partnership with Ted Wragg Trust and delighted that Tamsin identifies instructional coaching as a key factor in delivering joyous classrooms 🎉
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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
It's my sense that any answers to increasing inclusion and supporting learners with SEND need to start with more flexibility around curriculum and approaches to behaviour. schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-official...
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SEND: 7 things we learned from DfE officials at PAC
Senior civil servants were quizzed on the crisis hit SEND system, after a damning report by the NAO
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Surely, they always needed more time. Anyone who has ever been through an Ofsted knows the immense failures of the fleeting visit. 10 categories is a larger report to write so more time After is required. The idea you could ever adequately assess a school in a few hours was flawed from the start.
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Penelope Shortland-Palmer @shortlandpalmer.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Leanne really knows what she’s talking about. If you want to know more about ADHD, particularly with relation to late diagnosed women, Leanne’s work is a fantastic place to start. #adhd #autism
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