Such a privilege to be invited back to my old primary school this morning to give an assembly about my time there. Attentive, interested and well-behaved children, a really lovely time sharing thoughts with you all. It was interesting to see some of the changes the children could see between

I was pleased to be invited to talk at the Leicestershire Dyslexia Association (LDA) AGM and gave a presentation on dyscalculia which was very well received. The LDA offers support for those with dyslexia or who have concerns about dyslexia with Saturday morning teaching workshops. You can get in touch

So I did go back, I did return to my first primary school very recently. I was a little nervous as I really wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I didn’t want all my old feelings to come flooding back to me, feelings of failure and unhappiness. I was also

Neurodiversity Neurodiversity what does that mean to me, overwhelming failure and pain. Dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD I will never be the same as those children around me, those that thrive, those that spell, those that read and retain will there ever be an end  to my strife, my thinking,  which is

It was lovely to involved in the SEND Roadshow yesterday at Leicester County Hall. Many stalls representing many different areas and services around special educational needs were set up on a beautiful afternoon. Children joined in activities on table tops cycling and sports, all accessible to those with extra needs.

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NO MORE So, what about those children, who went down, deep down in the depths of the mobiles cold and green. Placed at the far end of school, those children not heard and not seen. I can only hope they found themselves able to learn some day, to be the

GOT A DEGREE, ME It wasn’t till uni, yes, I made it you see, got a degree and post grad, me! With no thanks to those who taught me so wrong, who just couldn’t see the way, I needed to learn back then in the day. Maybe they just didn’t

GOT A DEGREE, ME It wasn’t till uni, yes, I made it you see, got a degree and post grad, me! With no thanks to those who taught me so wrong, who just couldn’t see the way, I needed to learn back then in the day. Maybe they just didn’t

Shakespeare? To be or not to be? Well surely it’s a NO, a NO to Shakespeare for children as that’s what they are, a child. Let us not expose them to such horrors of murder, cruel revenge and suicide. This is not the way to solve problems, this is not