Going to be logging off as of tomorrow afternoon in prep for Viva. Be back in a month or so ❤️👍 Big Loves wish me luck !

Absolutely 💯

I know of many (including @bennewmark.bsky.social @hazelmpinner.bsky.social @primarythink.bsky.social @ka81.bsky.social) who are #SEND, #SEMH & #Inclusion advocates. I genuinely believe the 4 principles of EYFS are essential throughout ALL education. @suecowley.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social

Got my viva date comfirmed officially. I managed to make it all the way to modor in same time 🤣🤣 I would have made the best ring bearer 🤣🤣 Off to focus on viva for month now I can! Thank you to everyone supportive these last months. 🙏🙏🙏❤️

EDS set to be debated in parliament, while no improvements in NHS care seen Genetic, hereditary, and with comorbidities that can be life-threatening. So, why has EDS been systemically ignored by governments? @ehlersdanlosuk.bsky.social www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Long day. Notes to people in policy meetings.... Facilitating. You can't just get anyone do it. Here is good practice. It's not direct the thing to narrow objects you define. iaf-world.org/the-iaf-core...

New guidance on how to claim against a school in England if you think they have discriminated against a pupil, or a potential pupil because they have a disability under Section 6. One for #schools #SEND & #Parents look over! www.gov.uk/government/p...

What a wicked study @kellybirtwell.bsky.social delighted to attend tonight. Obviously need way more research into the benefits of dance for autistics! Everyone should check this one out ! www.autism.manchester.ac.uk/research/pro... #Autistics youtu.be/7OGcmYHq_KY?...

I'd point out here this is particularly relevant as well if your from a marginalised community in a meeting where you're community not representated well. Not just #NDs all communities.

This one in my post on meetings pretty important to know in certain type of meeting. The redundancy meeting. Your job is to get someone in with you (Union), don't discuss it without them, get better terms or/and oppose it hard. It's not a meeting that at all. Its ratification of a decision ⬇️

Note for Neurodivergents in meetings. The meeting often isn't the point. They could have done it on a email. The conclusion isn't the point either. It's a social oiling thing to make people feel heard, seen and encourage social bonding. That's the point of meetings.

Note for #Audhd #Autistics #ADHDer. You're allowed to take up space. Unclench your jaw. Drink some water. Act like your allowed to take up the space. You are! Take it up.

All go email your MPs and Councillors ⬇️👍 Esp if your in teaching, a librarian or an author.

I’ve made a template letter for people to contact their MPs and representatives in the meantime open.substack.com/pub/gemmacla...

If you go into your settings there's an option to have it remind you to add alt-text to your images. Maybe go turn that on.

Would point out that we all taught to dislike women. So when you see this...remember all the women who you might have critiqued for how they look. Never be critical of how any women looks. She could have turned up in bin bag and I would have been like ...cool 👍❤️ I refuse to feed Patriarchy.

OK @bsky.app you're really going hard at me for Rocky Shore Ecologists here.....

I'm in the Observer today looking at why Reform is doing worse in the polls, despite an almost perfect set of circumstances for them. observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Very good. Reform imploding due to strong links to trump obvs. I told a friends of mine in westminster over a year ago they would start to decline, wouldn't believe me this would happen. Negativity, Trump, Msg 'It's all someone else's fault' immigration. Doesn't stretch 4 years to inspire voters.

We live in such a weird era guys. It's outright strange times

On a alternative note that #BannedBookList pretty good actually for my summer reading So here you go...books to buy ⬇️ Think I'll add these in 20s over the year 🤣👍 1. She Gets the Girl Rachael Lippincott & Alyson Derrick 2. Heartstopper Alice Oseman

I bet you money if you look into who is funding school book bans in the UK, you will find dirty US evangelical money behind it. Anyway, my book Great Goddesses which is a poetry collection about Greek myths is on this list.

Might also want to read what was said about book banning in House of Lords by Labour Gov on 30th June. For a Labour gov it's unreal. hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-0...

Btw they used AI for this and it was accepted in the tribunal.

There were three criteria for removal: books that were not written for children, books with themes that could be upsetting to children and books that could be inappropriate or constitute a safeguarding risk. No definition of “inappropriate” was provided. 3/4

I recently found out, thanks to this investigation by @indexoncensorship.org, that my book, Queerly Autistic, was caught up in a mass book ban in a Greater Manchester school. I’m furious that the librarian, who is autistic, was harassed by the school for providing my book to autistic young people.

Btw these are YOUR books they are banning here authors ⬇️ @colleenhooverbooks.bsky.social @aliceoseman.bsky.social @renieddolodge.bsky.social @junodawson.bsky.social @caseymcquiston.bsky.social @holly-jackson.bsky.social @zadiesmith.bsky.social ⬇️

@nlisn.bsky.social "Emily [an anonymised pseudonym for the librarian] is autistic, and she described how she “always assumes that surely people will see the common sense in things”." "Emily" if you see this, we're at nlisn.org and there's loads of us.

Just a note for the @cilip.bsky.social @cilipslg.bsky.social #Libraries Community. So much of my career has been shaped by the brilliance of librarians. They are incredible experts and we're lucky to have them. ❤️ #LoveYourLibrary #DefendYourLibrarians

"Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time" Swear Terry Pratchett's Words are Trolling us this from one of my favs Hogfather. Imagine banning his books. Unreal.

A school leadership team has misused safeguarding procedures against a librarian for stocking 'controversial' books - which, by the way, are not controversial at all. This makes me feel sick to my stomach.

Btw guys this isn't even a one off case I think. School #Libraries are under attack. This was last year. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a....

A concerning case of school library censorship in Greater Manchester: Read more: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/scho... SLG supported the librarian with expert guidance, and CILIP continues to speak out against censorship. School libraries must remain safe, inclusive spaces @cilip.bsky.social

My thoughts today on this awful book Banning in schools story in UK. ⬇️ Read OG reporting by @katiedd.bsky.social pls amplify it. As educators we owe more to our #librarians here so defend them! open.substack.com/pub/ckeep/p/...

Florence wants a word. youtu.be/t7XL4ehHoE0?...

I'm writing today and emailing having been completely horrified at the use of AI to remove books in a school library and then used to ban a librarian from working in a school....in the UK. Honestly I'm so livid.

This is why AI is so appealing & convincing to certain groups, if you're brought up on the idea — implicit or not — that stealing ideas is OK... well, AI just automates that theft for you from that naturally flows olivia.science/cryptogyny & racist versions of hiding who really did the work

A shocking new investigation by Index reveals that Emily (not her real name), a school librarian in Greater Manchester, faced disciplinary action after stocking the book Men Who Hate Women. Nearly 200 books were targeted. 1/4 By @katiedd.bsky.social

What the hell is going on here? This is unreal. School Banning books!! Check that out ⬇️ in UK ! ? @missmc.bsky.social @johngroberts.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social ? Well done to @katiedd.bsky.social but this needs looking at.

These bingos #academics. Oh these bingos. Epic post @equitableforall.com 👏👏

Solid thread from @victoriaduncan.bsky.social there. Also quite true in my case, but worked hard at articulating and recording issues to complete view now in case I need to raise them.

Hold up is the new eps of Amazing Digital Circus out ? Is it out? I'm going to have to hold off watch this with the teen aren't I. Goddamn it.

Autistic people are more likely to have hypermobility disorders. And people with hypermobility disorders are also "more likely to have co-occurring physical and mental health conditions.” Health care folks, take note. Per @ejwillingham.bsky.social, via our newsletter: buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...

If you've not seen this from @sanders.senate.gov you should. youtu.be/h3AtWdeu_G0?...

Great 😑

Mayne listen… you don’t choose the stim the stim choose you You just gotta find somebody who alright with it

Just got a apology & new process from GP, NHS & ICB (This time for my daughter) Kids learn how to advocate, adults demonstrate it, paper trails, email communications, keep it focused, by the rules. It's too easy fail #neurodivergent kids. Make it hard. Make it near impossible do in the future!

If you are #autistic, come along to see if our findings resonate with you, and watch some amazing autistic dancers share their joy, and some challenges they experience. More info & link to register below. View our short trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OGc... End/ bsky.app/profile/nihr...

I'll be there for this one delighted to be part of it 🙏❤️👏👏👏

Covid Inquiry. Want you all have to have a good look at this ⬇️ It's why disabled, autistic and learning disabilities paid the price for everyone's lack of even consulting or considering them. In autistics we don't even know how many died. #CovidInquiry