You know how we say that social media is not always real life.. its just a snapshot. The photos from our day trip show just that... and that is all I have to say 🤣🙈 we DID have a lovely time but there were 'moments'. #dayout #sendfest #banhamzoo #family #siblings

More 1km loops... only 20 minutes, something is better than nothing. #running2keepthecrazyaway #legorunbuddy #sunshine

Its like FB is reading my mind 🤣 wondering how innapropriate the first one would be in my porch. The 2nd one many SEND families will get. And the mugs were my state of kind in a recent meeting.🤣 you HAVE to have a sense of humour about it all or you would go mad...or more mad in my case 🙈 #humour

6am very gentle 5km, by doing 1km loops & checking in on sleeping small every km. Where there is a will there is a way. Possibly desperation tbh but its a start 🤣 plus another 2.5km walked up & down my drive to get to 10,000 steps. #running2keepthecrazyaway #legorunbuddy #keepgoing #babysteps

Sometimes education looks a little bit different... and the smallest things are the biggest wins. A little bit of joy. #Education #differentnotless #joy

Mistycat clearly knows I am on the verge of a breakdown & has come to give me love. No-one tell my children I have shoes on IN the house, and even ON the sofa 🙈 past caring today. At least my clothes & soft furnishings bring joy. #blackcat #lucyandyak #joy #orange&pink #colour #keepgoing

Junior parkrun in the sunshine this morning, M helping out too. Rest of weekend has been drafting a PAP letter & wondering why life has to be this much of a battle. #juniorparkrun #highvisheroes #legorunbuddy #keepgoing

“It's like being in the most abusive relationship with the state…” (Fielding et al., 2026) Access to support should not depend on a parent's capacity to endure. stimpunks.org/access/educa...

Finding some joy, much needed. #keepgoing #wildflowers #clothesofjoy

As part of #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek, this week we are spotlighting different #neurodivergent conditions. To learn more about #TouretteSyndrome, take the free e-learning module from Tourettes Action, Understanding Tourette Syndrome: neurodivergencewales.org/en/i-am-neur...

A little escape, an hour at ice bath & sauna by the river and walk back via the Cathedral. Ever grateful for the beautiful city I live in. #lionsden #icebath #sauna #cathedral

So low on capacity at the moment, but I can always rely on these two fluffballs to help provide comfort and help us all regulate. #blackcats #joy #cuddles #notkittensanymorebutalwaysmybabies

All parents or anyone supervising children near water needs to know this. Drowning is silent, quick & doesnt look like you think. Read and share .

The government’s reforms to the special educational needs and disabilities system will violate disabled people’s rights and worsen inequality, according to a leading disabled people’s organisation. #SEND www.disabilitynewsservice.com/send-reforms...

#Oliverscampaign ⚠️ I have discovered that @trainhealth are charging providers to do the Tier 1 eLearning part of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training. DON'T be caught out. This is provided FREE of charge to everyone living in England www.trainhealthcare.com/courses/the-...

Less than 3 hrs sleep, but managed an early 5km. Wearing the clothes that bring joy, for meetings of doom. I jest, but when it feels like banging your head against a brick wall.. anyway there is movement from one department at least.. #running2keepthecrazyaway #legorunbuddy #running #keepgoing

A walk around the marshes. Little moments of joy amongst complete exhaustion currently. Vist from CWD today, 2 meetings tomorrow, including one with Heads of Service, which am sure will be a joy. It is nearly half term, not that that is a break 🙄😂 #dailyjoy #nature #unwind #keepgoing

And in todays can @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social and the DoE miss the mark anymore wildly, they show us that yes they can. Talk about failing to read the room. www.facebook.com/share/r/17QL... this is actually offensive to SEND families, belittling their lived experience.

Early morning slightly rain, very tired 4 miles. I have given up waiting to feel better, get some sleep. We are just going to run anyway. #running2keepthecrazyaway ##legorunbuddy #running #morningmiles

Batch cooking is great but only do it with food you LOVE, not healthy food you think you should eat more of. If you do that it just sits in your freezer forever sulking at you. www.bbc.co.uk/food/collect...

Hospital appointment... thrilling repeat dexa scan... choosing paint for catio (pink) and the new fences, beach blue. Going bright because... why not. 4 tedious treadmill miles this afternoon & then a little bit of strength. Fighting to find my mojo. #running2keepthecrazyaway #running #keepgoing

Friday miles. Lovely jeff with a friend. Still searching for my mojo but feeling better for getting out. #running2keepthecrazyaway #legorunbuddy #legorunkitten #running #morningmiles

Making progress in the garden with new rubber chippings under climbing frame, catio under construction. New fences going up next week. Its been a long process.. but starting to come together. So excited for a safe space for small. #garden #spring #play #growplay #sensoryseeking

5 morning miles. Pollen making everything hideous. Can't find my mojo but glad I got out. ##running2keepthecrazyaway #legorunbuddy #running #morningmiles

Run with a friend before volunteer duties for junior parkrun. Remembering I DO always feel better for getting out. The lack of sleep at the moment is making it hard though. #running2keepthecrazyaway #legorunbuddy #running ##runwithfriends #parkrun #highvisheroes

Morning run, bimble around the marshes. Yay for lighter mornings! Tired but very glad I got out. ##running2keepthecrazyaway #legorunbuddy #running #runwithfriends

We have a birthday today, double figures. The best present was not the hideously expensive Star wars lego he has gone on about for months, nope it was the £2 chicken nugget keyring 🤣 Also top parenting for the cat wrapping paper that looks just like his cat. #birthday #lego #blackcats #chickennugget

NEW POST: Where will all the teaching assistants come from? SNJ's Tania gathers together research exposing the reality gap in the government SEND plans www.specialneedsjungle.com/where-teachi...

Morning run, marble cake, pretty flowers & getting outgrown toys ready to sell. Finally unwinding after tribunal outcome. We got everything needed, but it doesnt feel like a 'win' when the process practically breaks you & your child. #running2keepthecrazyaway #legorunbuddy #running #cake #grimms

Daffodils cheer whilst setting up for junior parkrun this morning and a photo from dinner out yesterday evening with 4 out of 6 of my children. Plus partners/friends. #dailyjoy #family #siblings #treat #spring

Dragged out by a friend early doors. 5km round the broad. Not wanted, but very needed. Pulling myself out of a slump with a little help from a friend. #running2keepthecrazyaway #legorunbuddy #running #friends #whittlingham #lucky #beautiful

Shout out for some help. I have an EP report for a yr 10 pupil. Would love to get a high school senco to read it over & see what type of provision they think its pointing towards. I suspect SRB but wd be good to get a high school senco view. #Send #Edpsych #highschool #EHCP #support

Finding some joy. Just a walk, but managing to get out was a huge win. #dailyjoy #walk #daffodils #spring #sunshine #keepgoing

How NOT to support an anxious girl at high school. Communication supoort that labels her as a "moody moo" . Really. Tbf the other bits to go with it are not too bad. But the misogyny of this. Seriously who thinks these things up. For context this is for 12yr old. #send #autism #fail #communication

Omg so so tired after tribunal today. Misty knows I need cuddles. If I had a £1 for every time the LA barrister said she cdnt state what the LA position was because they hadnt provided direction...I cd get very drunk. Also high five for LA sending WD with NO page numbers to tribunal. Its a 95 page

Four friday miles. Running feels humbling at the moment. I needed that run this morning though.. #running2keepthecrazyaway #legorunbuddy #running #morningmiles

🚨NEWS🚨 National Demonstration Planned to Protect and Strengthen SEND Legal Rights "The aim of the demonstration is to ensure that any reform strengthens, rather than dilutes, the legal foundations on which children and young people with SEND depend." www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/nationa...

Hell yes, research: "Because stimming is frequently targeted for reduction or elimination, its positive functions are overlooked. This may contribute to stigma, pressure to mask, and harm to Autistic well-being." journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #autism #neurodiversity

4 days before tribunal and the LA email back the WD agreeing to most ammendments & provisions. 2 key points of contention now regarding staffing of supervision & ongoing EP assessment. Why they have to drag it out like this I have no idea. All these ammendments are from THEIR professional reports,

REGISTER NOW! SNJ’s Schools White Paper SEND Legal Roundtable with @stevebroach.bsky.social Hayley Mason-Seager, IPSEA & SOS!SEN: www.specialneedsjungle.com/r...

The number of SEND-related complaints upheld by the councils watchdog has leapt by a quarter in just one year https://schoolsweek.co.uk/upheld-send-complaints-rise-25-in-a-year/

So we always say that Bobbles is the simpler cat, his sister definitely got the brains but it seems he is smarter than we gave him credit for. The dreamies box may be marketed as claw proof, but it is not teeth proof. 🤣 #blackcats #catsofbluesky #naughtycat #treats #dreamies #cat

Misty monday morning miles. Little bit further than the physio said 😬 but only by a km... nice and easy. So so grateful to be out and enjoying the early morning peace. This week is a tough one, so its needed. #running2keepthecrazyaway #legorunbuddy #legorunkitten #running #keepgoing

Daffodils & blossom at junior parkrun and my spring decorations in the dining room. Finding little bits of joy amongst the hard. #spring #dailyjoy #keepgoing #simplethings

What a surprise: Experts are warning that far from being over diagnosed, people with ADHD are waiting too long for assessment, support and treatment. In a new British Journal of Psychiatry study experts say no robust evidence of ADHD over-diagnosis in UK www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/no...

And we go again. 6 wks off for a stress reaction. Slowly we can start to build. Very gentle 5km, my asthma is being a pita, but oh the joy from getting out. If anybody sees me running everyday please slap me #running2keepthecrazyaway #legorunbuddy #legorunkitten #running #returnfrominjury #keepgoing

After a week with meetings with children's services, Head of Chidren with Disabilities, SALT, juggling supervising EOTIS, preparing for tribunal, get to the weekend to decompress only to get an unexpected phone call from an Ed psych that then last an hour. So, so done. Also as I was not expecting

On SNJ Today: Cathy Wassell of @autisticgirlsnet.bsky.social says the Government’s Neurodivergence Taskforce report isn't well reflected in its own SEND proposals. She asks, is it a compass for inclusion or a map to nowhere? www.specialneedsjungle.com/n...

Responding to lots of questions being sent to me about Tourette's and my views johnsonphoenix.substack.com/p/no-sign-sa...