ICYMI: Last week Children in Scotland published this piece about the brilliant Visible Voices project which gives agency to non-speaking learners.
Read more: childreninscotland.org.uk/news-article...
#complexneeds #ASN #supportneeds #additionalsupportneeds #Scotland
This week's IL newsletter: Unseen, undervalued and overlooked – A powerful new portrait series and research from @SenseCharity explores identity, of people with complex needs. #SenseCharity #InclusiveArt #ComplexNeeds #IndependentLiving #ILcommunity
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Happy Monday! 🤗
The Unexpected Gift is heading to The MAC, Belfast International Children’s Festival 2026 in March as part of our international tour!
🗓️ 7-8 March 2026
🎟️ youngatart.co.uk/events/the-u...
#Belfast #festival #dance #childrensfestival #complexneeds
6/16 The crisis undermines the promise of "inclusion."
Integrating students with #ComplexNeeds relies on #SupportStaff ratios that no longer exist.
Teacher Wendy Goodes watched the model implode: "By the end, they were just putting out fires."
2/8 The gathering, organized by #PublicInterestAlberta, saw teachers and supporters door-knock and drop off yellow signs.
About 51,000 teachers have been on strike since Oct. 6, leaving 750,000 K-12 students out of school for more than three weeks.
#ABTeachersStrike #ClassSize #ComplexNeeds
As we anticipate welcoming everyone back for session 2 of #𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 we're reflecting on its growing impact — one course, many classrooms, countless lives changed.
#Inclusion #ComplexNeeds #LiteracyForAll #PMLD
Post 4/8
#ATA President Jason #Schilling disagrees, citing his own experience.
"Forty-two students was a struggle to make sure that they each got my attention... than I could when I had 25 kids," he said, arguing smaller classes make a real difference, especially for students with #ComplexNeeds.
The government of BC is injecting some cash to help people get employment training who might otherwise get sidelined by certain barriers. #complexneeds #disabilityawareness
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4/10
The #AlbertaTeachers'Association ( #ATA) and the provincial government have been deadlocked on a new contract for over a month.
The key sticking points in the dispute are #salaries, ballooning #ClassSizes, and a lack of support for #students with #ComplexNeeds.
Proud to share our latest report on good practices for supporting learners with sensory and physical needs in mainstream schools!
#SensoryNeeds #PhysicalNeeds #ComplexNeeds
#InclusiveEducation
@cantalek.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social
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The summer holidays got me thinking.
Little One, and many children like him, whether neurodivergent or with additional and complex needs, thrive on routine. 1/8
#additionallearningneeds #specialeducationalneeds #sen #aln #complexneeds #parenting #alnparenting #neurodivergence #ndkids #ndparenting
9/11 "We have more kids in the system than ever, large classrooms with the most complex needs my colleagues have seen in a really long time," Schilling explains.
"They don't have resources to meet those kids' needs every day."
#ComplexNeeds #Resources
A warm welcome to all our webinar delegates today, looking forward to hearing from Andrea Astbury and Chris Buckels about the great work they have been doing turning #data into #action across Cheshire and Merseyside.
#webinar #data #transformingcare #populationhealth #fuelpoverty #complexneeds
Understanding the role of psychodynamic therapy in NHS services for complex needs buff.ly/8GsBRO2
#Psychodynamic #PsychodynamicTherapy #ComplexNeeds #ComplexMentalHealth #Psychotherapies #NHS
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#SleepCounselling #ContinuingEducation #LearningAndDevelopment #AdultLearning #LearningDisabilitySupport #ComplexNeeds #Neurodiversity #HealthAndSocialCare #PrivateCare #RegisteredManager #CarersUK #CBTI
New research by Heriot-Watt University for NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde found 1,300+ people with complex needs face significant #housing barriers in #Scotland, despite 20+ years of policy effort.
More here: tinyurl.com/d8usr9xr
#HeriotWattUni #HousingRights #ComplexNeeds @nhsggc.bsky.social
Always a real #privilege to hear from the amazing @lyndseywithers.bsky.social who shared her powerful insights into #homelessness & #complexneeds in #Plymouth with #nutrition & #dietetic #students @plymuni.bsky.social 👌👍🙏
Hello Bluesky 👋
Here for connection and discussion with folks driven to realise #QualityImprovement in #InclusiveEducation for all. #CurriculumDesign and #Accessibility for #Neurodivergent learners and those with #ComplexNeeds. #Communication and #Language in all their wonderful forms.
I know that it sounds strange to people, but I love it that Tom, at 25yo, still adores his bedtime story. We're working our way through Roald Dahl at the moment (again!) & it's one of my favourite times of the day!
#StageNotAge #ComplexNeeds