Today was the launch of the @theopenuniversity's "Supporting Neurodivergent Children" hub for which I contributed to toolkit giving parents tools and rights advice. Check it out at www.open.ac.uk/courses/choo.... #neurodiversity #parentcarer #openuniversity #studentcarers #neurodiversechildren

Lots of people citing Starmer's various terrible decisions under this post but not sure anyone has recognised the damage he has done to children with additional needs and mental health issues with the parental blame and attendance policies he has enforced.

If you’re a parent of a young person with #SEND aged 16-19 and in receipt of home to school transport, please take a moment to fill in this short survey. Contact particularly wish to hear from families who have been refused transport. Thank you. contact.org.uk/about-contac...

Neoliberal austerity in universities has definitely made us way more vulnerable to attacks.

Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.

A social sciences and humanities reading list on AI in education 🧵

Last Friday, we lost our dear friend, @sareetadomingo.bsky.social. I wrote about the immense loss I feel in the following post: www.linkedin.com/posts/mel-gr.... I am still reeling and thinking deeply about her and her family. She was a beautiful soul and wonderful friend.

Possible causes of your problems. It’s a diagram that (sadly) still seems relevant in 2025, so reposting a year and a bit on.

How is GenAI changing student assessment? Join Open University's @welspraxis.bsky.social ARIA hub for a discussion with Prof Kathleen Quinlan & Dr Dave Thomas on Culturally Sensitive Assessments in the Age of GenAI Tues 30th September at 1-2:15pm. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/culturally...

I know genocide supporting ghouls lack empathy so I want them to imagine this was their neighbourhood. Islington maybe. The house you own - gone. Your neighbours - dead. The businesses where you met friends for coffee or brought food - destroyed

✨Save the Date: Saturday 13th September 2025✨ Our first book launch for "Mothering at the Margins" with the incredible Marsha Martin of Black SEN Mamas! Families welcome in all their stimming glory! 💙 Panel, workshop & book signing. Email me for updates on venue and time: [email protected]

Check out my latest article, which explores how vocal accent, a seemingly auditory construct, reinforces the problematic idea that race is simply something we see. It is open access, so there is no excuse not to read it: doi.org/10.1111/ijal...

@supernovaparenting.org Hello lovely, long time no speak! Here's the results of the participant recruitment advert I shared with you over a year ago! livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... Discount code is MMCM30 to get 30% off and is valid until October 15th

Parents/carers/educators 👋 While our children still have a legal right to education & health care that meets needs, SEND charity IPSEA has excellent guidance on securing an effective EHCP/challenging a poor one. The template letters are super helpful 🙏 www.ipsea.org.uk/Pages/Catego...

Another thing to keep the parents of special needs children awake at night. Like we needed more...

This looks incredible!

🌟 Exciting news! My book "Mothering at the Margins: Black Mothers Raising Autistic Children in the UK" (co-authored with Dr Claire Malcolm) is coming out on 8th July! With a foreword by Professor Jason Arday! Available for pre-order now! #BlackMothers #AutismCommunity amzn.eu/d/djSyVzs

Thank you for inviting me to chat with you in June's PRAXIS podcast, @melalygreen.bsky.social , and to @openuniversity.bsky.social , particularly Paulette Johnson for the opportunity to participate in the 2024-2025 reciprocal mentorship programme. open.spotify.com/episode/1VlE...

The June episode of our Praxis podcast is now available 📻This month @melalygreen.bsky.social chats with Paulette Johnson and @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social about Reciprocal Mentoring as a racial equity intervention. Grab a coffee and have a listen: open.spotify.com/episode/1VlE...

I hate being on video. But I said yes for #CarersWeek. I spoke abt studying at the OU while caring and how many people are carers without naming it. My son is autistic and non-speaking yet I have only recently named myself as a carer. #OpenUniversity #StudentCarers www.linkedin.com/posts/theope...

“Feminised governance has significant emancipatory potential for a progressive urban politics.” Alina Pop and co-authors look at the role played by female decision-makers in addressing the marginalisation of the Roma community. #OnlineFirst in the journal buff.ly/SaFM6vq

Busy day over here. About to do my second presentation about ARIA (anti-racist and inclusive assessment) at the PRAXIS festival. There's been some really interesting talks exploring a whole variety of teaching practice scholarship.

Next up is a session about the Praxis Scholarship Hubs led by @melalygreen.bsky.social , @Oliviakellyou.bsky.social and Lisa Bowers. Our hub leads will each present on their hub and there is time for questions at the end #Praxis2025

That's great to hear. Do let us know what you think and if you want to discuss further, please get in touch #Praxis2025 @melalygreen.bsky.social

tonight ! 😛

New episode of @welspraxis.bsky.social PRAXIS scholarship Hub Podcast where I talk to OU learning designers, Anna Judd-Yelland and Mark Williams about the potential for anti-racist assessment in a distance learning context and what that means for learning design. open.spotify.com/episode/1Oyw...

Creating a US government registry to track autistic people using private medical records is like a ‘How to Nazi in Easy Steps’ manual. It’s not science. Science has an ethical foundation based on consent. Science already studies autism, and many other neurotypes ethically.

Breast cancer diagnoses rose by over 300% between 1973 and 1992. Was there a breast cancer epidemic?! NO. Mammograms were implemented for screening in 1976. PREVALENCE is a function of being able to correctly diagnose something. This is also about autism.

For Week 5, we have a special book talk event with Paula Akpan @paulaakpan.bsky.social, who is releasing her debut book, When We Ruled, this May! Registration is free, but required: www.ticketsource.co.uk/race-resista...

Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.

New podcast episode just released! This month, the Praxis Scholarship Hub podcast is a discussion on the use of Discord in distance education settings between two Praxis Scholarship hub leads @oliviakellyou.bsky.social and @melalygreen.bsky.social Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0ZUQ...

“Scores of English councils could go bankrupt when hidden SEND debt reappears” - 2 stories in one paper on SEND deficits—lots of briefing by LAs going on, though some figures are wrong, SNJ's Matt says. Tania quoted in one www.theguardian.com/educatio... www.theguardian.com/educatio...

💥 Free event 💥 Reserve your free ticket now at this insightful and valuable event hosted by Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social and Claire Malcolm 🗓️ Thurs 13 March www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-moth...

It maybe a cliche but I really am 'thrilled to announce'! Looking forward to working with @poppygibsonuk.bsky.social and the team to bring this project that intersects all of my interests in terms of widening access, young people and neurodivergence to life! www.bera.ac.uk/bera-in-the-...

Been thinking re #ReflectingRealities report and the fact that publishing has gone backwards in terms of representation (including publishing authors of colour being published with big marketing and fanfare - in fact more that than character based representation). booksforkeeps.co.uk/wp-content/u...

The latest @theclpe.bsky.social #ReflectingRealities Report has just published. It’s a critical read for publishers, educators, creatives. And, this year, some of the findings are esp. concerning. Authored by Farrah Serroukh.

🔊 Our 7th annual #ReflectingRealities report is out now! This year’s report shows a significant drop in the presence of racially minoritised characters in books published for children in 2023 in the UK.

Well today absolutely sucked.

My husband and I are at a point in our relationship (10 years of marriage, 16 years together, two kids) where taking our lunch break together to pick up a bit of furniture I've bought off Facebook marketplace is considered as a date.

Please bask in the beauty of my new planter, hand-crafted by @cera.nic (on Insta). I have wanted one of Nicole's pieces for over a year now so I am so happy she's finally here. I have named her Nyah, she's going on my desk and I am going plant shopping in her honour this weekend.

Finally made a #Blackademics starter pack! Let continue to build community here. This is part of #Blacksky so please show your appreciation to the architect, @rudyfraser.com

Hello! I’m Rianna, an assistant professor of communication at university of Maryland. I research Black (British) identity, community, and communication practices on social media and our relationship to the broader Black diaspora! I wrote this in April 🔮 just-tech.ssrc.org/field-review...

Gotta admit. I stopped posting on Twitter regularly such a long time ago that I'm no longer sure how to do this.

We've just created our first Starter Pack for staff at The Open University (UK)... join us! go.bsky.app/UhqW8VR #OUfamily

Started vibing on here and realised I haven't posted yet. Obligatory intro: Should be writing my EdD thesis. Lecturer in Education Studies. Parent/carer of autistic children. Externally bubbly. Internally grumpy. Will post anything from education and politics to perimenopause and keeping chickens.