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Sep 30, 2020 13 tweets 11 min read Read on X
I want to thank the following schools, orgs & staff for actions you have taken in implementing relationship-led practice. gave examples of practice from each of you in my presentatn today to t @BEPvoice Conf to school leaders in Birmingham. You create paths others can follow.
2. @PitteucharE - I spoke, as I so often do, of your language change, from 'challenging behaviour' to 'distressed behaviour', and its transformation for your school. I recommended this @ACEAwareNation talk from your head @JKnussen .
3. @PortobelloHigh I spoke of yr practice of personal greetings for pupils as they step into a classroom - and considered t challenges posed by COVID, substitutng handshakes w/ other greetngs. I recommnded ths @ACEAwareNation video frm Head @ruthsmckay .
4. @bainsfordht - I spoke of yr use of Connection Bracelets to help children manage partings and the Relationship Agreement you introduced to replace your Behaviour Policy. I recommended this @ACEAwareNation video w/ your Head @bainsfordht.
5. @clydebankhigh - I spoke of your Nurture Hub and the international interest there has been in your mindfulness activities at secondary level. I highlighted the message on the door in this news article with Nurture Lead @gerrydiamond71 . clydebankpost.co.uk/news/18615384.…
6. @MonkseatonHigh in North Tyneside - You won't even know I was talking about you! I was talking about the way you have helped schools to think about adolescents' sleep patterns & how they relate to self-regulation (and thus exam performance). chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-eas…
7. @ACEBearSchools - I spoke of your Teddy Bear Policies and the increased opportunities you offer childrn to comfort themselves when feeling dysregulated. I recommended this @connectedbaby video w/ Heads @AngelagGardner @leenybrennan & @FrancesAnneBur3
8. @lullabynursery - I spoke to @BEPvoice today of your daily practice of mindfulness & yoga w/ your young children. Breathing is fundamental! I shared ideas like those in this video from you. I know you hv plans afoot to help other nurseries learn this!
9. @BurnsidePS - I spoke of the work you have done to create a trauma-informed school culture, and of the enthusiasm there was to hear your story when shared by (then) Head @scotsleadership at the 2018 @ACEAwareNation Conf, captured in this video.
10. @St_monicas_prim - I spoke to @BEPvoice school leaders of your whole school project to help children explore their emotions during COVID lockdown recovery, using #TheLittleIceberg. Feeling alone in the rain is definitely tough!
11. @BoclairAcademy - I shared with @BEPvoice school leaders the difference that toast is making in helping your pupils to connect & emotionally self-regulate. Yes, everyone, simple TOAST! Thank you Mrs Morgan @CMorgan_1 for that insightful story.
12. Dad & Mum @briancar1983 & @kellydeans3003 , I once again shared t photo of yr precious lockdown baby, to help others see the ability to connect with which all human beings are born & that goes on to shape emotional regulatory capacities. Thank you for sharing yr photo w/ me. Image
13/end. Thr are so many other schools whose relational practice I cd hv named! But I only had 40 mins. I'm saving you for nxt time!
Meantime, thank you @BEPvoice for t opportunty to contribute & for yr kind email abt my "giving people permissn to stop 'fixing' others' feelings".

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"What is it that we still don't get?"
This is t title of an insightful article writtn by Cliffe & Solvason in 2022 an academc journal called 'Power & Education' @PowerandEd . That quote is frm me.
This is a THREAD highlightng the important qstns they ask.
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2. "In t opening speech for @TIGERSEYAcad 2017, Zeedyk asks 'what is that we still don't get?' Her point is that EY educators are often still not gettng the importnce of relatnshps, at policy or practice level."
Yep. I still think this. Well done @TIGERS_UK for opening up debate. Image
@TIGERSEYAcad @TIGERS_UK 3. "The dilemma Zeedyk alluded to emerges clearly when human development is closely scrutinised....Relatnshps are key to a child's learning, developmnt & resilience - inside & outside EY provision."
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A #BabyThread about the sophistication of baby teasing.
This latest post from @DanWuori has been getting lots of shares & many of you have tagged me. I thought I would highlight some of the nuances so noone misses its fabulous complexity. THREAD.
2. So what can we see? Well, first, there aren't just 2 of them in on this joke, but 3! I am guessing that Daddy is filming the interaction, because there are two points when the baby looks directly at the camera as he says 'Dada'. With that look, he pulls Daddy into the joke.
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How the new challenges faced by women footballers help us in thinking about responses to increased “school violence”. An analogy I didn’t have time to draw on today in my intvw w/ @Fionasstalker on @BBCRadioScot . THREAD. Image
2. A piece in this weekend's @guardian describes the increased hamstring injuries faced by top female footballers. Playing more often in elite matches places new demands on them. "Coaching methods are failing to keep up." The article explains how coaching has to adapt & change. Image
3. The @guardian article explains clearly how hamstrings work. We get a helpful schematic drawing & a Quick Guide. "Injuries tend to occur during sudden movements. Footballers are at high risk." So we've linked t biology (physiology) of hamstrings to real life (football). Grand! Image
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The “Behaviour Crisis” in schools is not going away. The pandemic has affected developmnt even of babies. We must stop searching for who to blame: kids, govt, parents, teachers, etc. We must understand human development (ie trauma). Let me explain. THREAD bbc.com/news/uk-scotla…
2. This 2022 study found a "striking decline" in t verbal, non-verbal & cognitive performance of babies born during the pandemic. These core capacities will affect all areas of developmnt as babies age. (I have talked about this study to many audiences.) medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
3. This 2021 report showed that yng childrn's language develpmnt had been affected. I hear abt delayed language everywhere. Strugglng to express yrself results in frustration, which leads to behaviour that adults often punish & then relational conflict. bbc.co.uk/news/education…
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How @ScotGovEdu announcement of a Behaviour Summit is turning into a #DramaTriangle that scapegoats children - and what we can each do to stay out of that mindset, thereby helping both teachers AND children (and their parents). A THREAD.
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2. Yestrday I was quite vocal on Twitter, talking abt what I am watchng unfold as talk of ‘Youth Violence’ in Scotland unfurls across t media, Parliament, school staff rooms & third sector support organisations. By day’s end I was offerng analyses of absent words like “distress”.
3. Earlier in t day, I spent time at @BannermanHigh , deliverng an inservice ssn where I tried to help staff think abt trauma & stress. Many staff said they found it helpful. Some said I hadn’t offered enough practical ideas abt what teachers can DO to manage yng ppl’s behaviour. Image
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