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Are you gonna spend your day down in the dirt?
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Finding Calm in the Chaos. It’s about the individual. What I’m reading. Are you gonna spend your day down in the dirt? Middot; May 8, 2015. As I write this, it is the morning of Friday 8th March, 2015. The day after the General Election. The day we realised that we are highly likely to have a Conservative Government for the next five years. The day Esther McVey lost her seat. The day Ed Timpson kept his seat. The day Norman Lamb kept his seat. The day Ed Balls lost his seat. I have to be honest, having s...
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It's about the individual
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Finding Calm in the Chaos. It’s about the individual. What I’m reading. Category: It’s about the individual. It's about the individual. October 24, 2013. Daring Greatly – Big Changes. After years of being involved with parent carer forums, I have made the decision to move on to a new challenge. This decision has been hugely daunting, as despite any frustrations the role may have brought to me (as any role will occasionally do), it was also a role I.. Tell your friends about this. It's about the individual.
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What does Participation Look like? A circle or a ladder
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Finding Calm in the Chaos. It’s about the individual. What I’m reading. What does Participation look like? A Circle or a Ladder? Middot; May 1, 2015. From Special Needs Jungle. As I sat scrolling through Twitter a few weeks ago, I came across a conversation that set me thinking. Kath Evans (Head of Patient Experience at NHS England) was asking if people preferred an image showing “the ladder of participation” or “the circle of involvement”. Circle, Ladder or Venn? The diagrams aren’t wrong. I have a dream.
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When Debs met Andy Burnham #GE2015
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Finding Calm in the Chaos. It’s about the individual. What I’m reading. When Debs met Andy Burnham at Radio 5 Live. Middot; May 6, 2015. Last week, I was invited by Radio 5 Live to be part of their “ Your Call. Rdquo; hour. This time it was to be part of a panel of “the public” interviewing Andy Burnham before the big day tomorrow. Despite his football allegiance. For not just talking the talk and actively helping the families. As we know, the new inquest. One of the shocking things we have seen under th...
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Do you ever just feel tired of it all?
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Finding Calm in the Chaos. It’s about the individual. What I’m reading. Do you ever just feel tired of it all? Middot; May 1, 2015. Like many of us, I have children who believe that sleeping through the night is just an urban myth. Oh the joy of having to cope with a full day of paperwork or appointments when you have had a few hours split sleep. Add to this the stress and emotional distress of the community we live in and suddenly there are days when it all just seems too much. I am tired of decisions b...
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I have a dream
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Finding Calm in the Chaos. It’s about the individual. What I’m reading. I have a dream. Middot; April 23, 2015. On St George’s Day, as we approach the next General Election, I wanted to remind us of the awe-inspiring speech by the Rev Dr Martin Luther King on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial. The speech was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement. We still have a battle ahead but if we stand together, we can make a difference. In a sense, we have come to our nation’s capital ...
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Too much on my plate? Or Just Enough and Thinking Slimmer?
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Finding Calm in the Chaos. It’s about the individual. What I’m reading. Too much on my plate? Or Just Enough and Thinking Slimmer? Middot; April 22, 2015. A month or two ago, I mentioned I was using a Slimpod with Thinking Slimmer. It has been a really interesting experiment. Well enough of enough on my plate. It was having too much on my plate that got me here to begin with. Time to start being accountable for myself and take some positive actions. I now listen daily to the Slimpod and then if I have ti...
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Being Mum
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Finding Calm in the Chaos. It’s about the individual. What I’m reading. July 28, 2016. What I love about the SEND Minefield. Previously, I had a rant about the things that really p*ss me off in the world of SEND but today, in order to start the holidays for me with a more positive focus, I am writing about the things I love about life in the SEND Minefield. Yes there are.. Tell your friends about this. July 25, 2016. What I hate about the SEND Minefield. Tell your friends about this. July 24, 2016. Like ...
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Getting Things Done
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Finding Calm in the Chaos. It’s about the individual. What I’m reading. Category: Getting Things Done. June 9, 2016. Bullet Journal in the world of Special Needs. As you all know I am a huge fan of the Bullet Journal and I am an even bigger fan of my three fabulous children, each of whom has their own special needs (sometimes known as Special Educational Needs or SEND). I am not however, a fan of the system.. Tell your friends about this. April 19, 2016. Being Social with IFTTT. March 15, 2016. Finding m...
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