Concentrating to hear….#FlipTheNarrative
It’s #WorldHearingDay so I thought a short post about how it feels to be #deaf might be apt! I usually…
#Belonging – for every #human to have a seat at the table
This week I was honoured to join a really positive space, with Virgin Media and their #Belonging Series. Vic Whitehouse,…
Ella’s Lesson – Designing for All Human Potential with Dr Kristen Liesch
It was such an honour to discuss the whole view with Dr Kristen Liesch at Tidal Equality. We decided to…
Be More Laura, Relationships and #BrewEdReading to #FlipTheNarrative
About 18 months ago my daughter began working with a whole team that would take her to the next stage…
Trauma, challenging behaviour and restrictive practice in schools #SENExchange discussion to #FlipTheNarrative
A must read from the #SENExchange discussion with Joe White and others, helping to shape and reframe the whole view…
Diversity is the Key to our Survival – Teaglo article for DiverseEd 2020
'No one is more or less than another, everyone has something that they bring to our lives as a whole,…
Our blog: ‘Diversity is the Key to our Survival’ chosen in James Pope’s picks for Schools Week Top Blogs of the Week!
Accountability, complexity and diversity, diversity, diversity are @popejames's top picks of this week's education topics — Schools Week (@SchoolsWeek)…
‘2 minutes’ Podcast with Professor Amanda Kirby, Expert in #neurodiversity and Founder of Do-IT Profiler
It was such an honour to have a discussion with Professor Amanda Kirby recently. Her expertise and reputation go before…
Podcast with Lisa Cherry, Trauma Expert and Relational Activist
It was a huge honour to work with Lisa Cherry last year on her Trauma Resonance and Resilience podcast. We…
Can Do Ella – belief in ability via phenomenal humans and The Association for PE
This article was written by Ella’s grandmother, my mother Joyce Richardson, who is a retired PE teacher. Mum has always…
Time in not Time out #flipthenarrative
I had the honour of attending the Time In Not Time Out conference recently in Glasgow, invited by Dr Brodie…
It begins with being human…..Being You
Last week was National Inclusion Week 2019, with the hashtag #NIW2019 trending across social media. But what did it actually…
TEDx Talk – Elly Chapple
Diversity is the key to our survival: The Shoeness of a Shoe TEDxNorwichED Click here if you’d like to watch…
‘Go Around the Outside’
I adored my Grandma, she was a woman who drew people in and made them feel good. She had a…
The end of the line? Or a better way? #flipthenarrative
The past two and a half weeks have been quite something. Although perhaps I didn’t realise, until afterwards. Following Ella,…
Adverse Childhood Experiences #ACEs: why all the fuss?
Really honoured to share this superb publication now selling on Amazon here. We’re a bit passionate about our chapter on…
TEDxNorwichED Look Again…
After an amazing year that has literally taken our breath away, we decided to be brave and throw our hat…
Restrictive Interventions: We need to change the way we think #flipthenarrative
There is a debate tomorrow in Parliament lead by Norman Lamb, Anne-Marie Trevelyan and Helen Hayes. It is a human…
The Shoeness of a Shoe…..#flipthenarrative
The response to our Special Needs Jungle blog was just amazing. Wow. Thank you to everyone who kindly read and…
Looking ahead to 2019…beginning with the possible and belief…… Eye Can Write
I was very kindly asked to blog a review about Jonathan’s book, Eye Can Write, to support his blog tour…
‘Let’s Walk Together’ #flipthenarrative
I’ve been meaning to blog for ages, writing in my head often and then putting it down, reflecting and working…
Let’s #flipthenarrative
There’s a movement, a hugely positive and strong increase in the discussion around in #SEND and how together as architects…
#FestABLE For Life #thisisme
I suspect there will be many of us who feel the need to write this week after the Education event…
Copeability
I felt the need to write this week. And I’m a little tentative in doing so as the support for…
Dr Jan Van DjikLet me be quite clear with you. A person who is blind and hard of hearing is in the most difficult living situation we can imagine… This is a remarkable story
Orchestral manoeuvres in SEND – sing and sing it loud
There’s a huge anthem for change being sung in the world of SEND right now, and it’s building to a crescendo.
Helen KellerOptimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
Sense Award
Ella was awarded Young Person of the Year 2016 at the Sense (connecting sight, sound and life) Awards for her achievements…