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The White Paper - 23 February

mrs.snooks

I'd be interested in what everyone thinks of today's White Paper. While following all of the Online Community Rules, of course. Kissing heart

Thank you today for the NAS email. For those who aren't on the email list, here is a link to the Statement as of today.

https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/news/government-releases-the-long-awaited-schools-white-paper?utm_source=The%20National%20Autistic%20Society&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=15378170_CAMP_EP_SEND_Update_23.02.26&dm_i=YA3,95LVE,K75LTB,12D3FX,1,0,0,0

Feeling very much for all of our young people and their families.

xx Mrs Snooks

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  • I feel we need a major overall of mainstream schooling for schools to be able to be inclusive.

    There is evidence of threupict classrooms having great success for focus, encouraging kids into school and better learning 

    But what they are suggesting isn't redesigning the classroom so a better learning environment for all kids (which is what inclusion would really be)

    Instead we're going to have an inclusive hub which if I've read correctly is a separate area in the school, who will decide who can use the hub or how often?

    And how is it truly inclusive?

    And what about learning and testing styles, I failed my GCSEs due to the exams, I just don't understand exam questions, and extra time wouldn't of helped with that 

    My niece also failed her exams and she always said she didn't need more time,she needed to move, I don't see the white paper saying anything about this 

    • Inclusion hubs doesn't seem the right answer to me,
    • reviewing how the actual classroom can be more inclusive should be looked at 

    Let's look at 

    • Visual clutter within schools 
    • Colour scheme throughout schools 
    • Seating, remove the uncomfortable plastic/wooden chairs
    • Different seating arrangements, introduced high tables so kids can stand if that's what they need 
    • Round tables, instead of long tables in rows, for better collaboration 
    • Remove harsh lighting 
    • Quieter corner within the classroom, where an over regulated kid can sit and use a blanket etc, but still be part of the classroom and listening to the lesson 

    The white paper isn't really looking at inclusiveness, it wants mainstream schools to accommodate children who are finding school environments and the way of learning and testing hard, but what they are suggesting just isn't addressing the fundamentals issues in mainstream schooling 

    And making the right changes would help all children not just sen children, yet this isn't what they are doing 

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  • I feel we need a major overall of mainstream schooling for schools to be able to be inclusive.

    There is evidence of threupict classrooms having great success for focus, encouraging kids into school and better learning 

    But what they are suggesting isn't redesigning the classroom so a better learning environment for all kids (which is what inclusion would really be)

    Instead we're going to have an inclusive hub which if I've read correctly is a separate area in the school, who will decide who can use the hub or how often?

    And how is it truly inclusive?

    And what about learning and testing styles, I failed my GCSEs due to the exams, I just don't understand exam questions, and extra time wouldn't of helped with that 

    My niece also failed her exams and she always said she didn't need more time,she needed to move, I don't see the white paper saying anything about this 

    • Inclusion hubs doesn't seem the right answer to me,
    • reviewing how the actual classroom can be more inclusive should be looked at 

    Let's look at 

    • Visual clutter within schools 
    • Colour scheme throughout schools 
    • Seating, remove the uncomfortable plastic/wooden chairs
    • Different seating arrangements, introduced high tables so kids can stand if that's what they need 
    • Round tables, instead of long tables in rows, for better collaboration 
    • Remove harsh lighting 
    • Quieter corner within the classroom, where an over regulated kid can sit and use a blanket etc, but still be part of the classroom and listening to the lesson 

    The white paper isn't really looking at inclusiveness, it wants mainstream schools to accommodate children who are finding school environments and the way of learning and testing hard, but what they are suggesting just isn't addressing the fundamentals issues in mainstream schooling 

    And making the right changes would help all children not just sen children, yet this isn't what they are doing 

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