Detention Diaries
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Episodes
8 episodes
Make it Make SENDS #4 - Aiming for the Edges with Dr Shelley Moore. How inclusion REALLY works!
In this conversation, Dan speaks with Dr. Shelley Moore about her journey in education, focusing on the importance of inclusive practices for students with disabilities. They discuss the challenges faced by the education system, the need for a ...
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1:09:20
Make it Make SENDs #3 - Talking About Talking: Jane Harris on Fixing the Speech and Language Crisis
This week on Make it Make SENDs, I sit down with Jane Harris, Chief Executive of Speech and Language UK and Vice-Chair of the Disabled Children’s Partnership — two organisations at the frontline of making sure eve...
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1:08:16
Make it Make SENDs #2 - Follow the Empathy Road: Educating for Inclusion with Ginny Bootman
Join me on this week’s episode of the Make it Make SENDs podcast as I chat with the remarkable Ginny Bootman — a SENDCO, former headteacher, author and champion of empathy-driven SEND education.🚀 In this conver...
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1:10:00
Make it Make SENDs #1 - The Autistic Advocate. It’s Not a SEND Crisis — It’s an Education Crisis
💬 Episode Description:In the very first episode of Make it Make SENDs, I sit down with Kieran Rose — better known as The Autistic Advocate — to talk all things autism, inclusion, and the future of educa...
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1:22:27
Detention Diaries #3: From Classroom Chaos to Campus Calm: Training the Teachers of Tomorrow
In this episode of Detention Diaries, I’m joined by Will Evans — my former PGCE mentor and now Music PGCE Lead at Manchester Metropolitan University. Will’s spent years helping new teachers survive (and sometimes even enjoy...
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2:02:44
Detention Diaries #2: Lost Boys: What Schools Get Wrong About Masculinity
In Episode 2 of Detention Diaries, I sit down with Andy — a former mainstream teacher who went on to set up education across multiple alternative provision sites in the North West, and now works with Progressive Masculinity...
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Episode 2
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Detention Diaries #1: From SEND to PRU: Lessons from the Edge of Education
When mainstream can’t meet every need — what really happens inside a Pupil Referral Unit? In this episode of Detention Diaries, I sit down with David — a former SENDCo at my school who’s now working as English Lead ...
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Episode 1
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