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16/06/2024

In the very, very early stages of a possible collaboration for some 1 off classes in a ā€˜kids gym’ style environment in the September/October school holidays.
Could look at a variety of age classes from 2-7yo.
If it sounds like something that may be of interest to you, pop a little comment below so I know if it is something I should continue to peruse.

31/05/2024

UPDATE - story is a go! Watch 7NEWS Perth tonight and spread the word so we can save this vital service!!

Quick call out. DDWA Developmental Disability WA are losing their government funding and will no longer be able to provide their school advocacy service if they don’t get private support. Has anyone had personal experience with this amazing service? I’m helping 7NEWS Perth get a story together to hopefully save the service!!

My response (in the words of Greg Santucci, Occupational Therapist) to the new ā€˜behaviour’ framework from the Australian...
05/05/2024

My response (in the words of Greg Santucci, Occupational Therapist) to the new ā€˜behaviour’ framework from the Australian Education Research Organisation. šŸ¤¦ā€ā™€ļøšŸ¤¬ I would love to know which ā€œevidence based strategiesā€ they have used to determine putting kids in rows of desks and ā€˜super walking’ in straight lines is beneficial to their learning. Perhaps putting more money into teacher education, more of a focus on educator understanding of neurotypes and neuro divergent approaches and as I have advocated for previously, making some of the required Teacher Professional development to achieve TRBWA registration and renewal to have a required component of ā€˜neuro affirming practice’ would help alleviate many of the low key challenging behaviour such as ā€˜calling out’ and ā€˜chatting’. I am yet to be in a classroom where any children benefit from ā€˜stricter’ rules. Building relationships and getting to know the children is the key to managing those behaviours by adapting what educators do as the adult in the room, not creating little robots who are not allowed or encouraged to take note and acknowledge their own needs.

This!!!!! Neurodivergent brains aren’t wrong, they are different…and we need to celebrate difference…seeing things in a ...
25/02/2024

This!!!!! Neurodivergent brains aren’t wrong, they are different…and we need to celebrate difference…seeing things in a different way is what brings progress and change and is what the world needs more of. šŸŒ±šŸ’•

25/02/2024

A little Kate’s Place Perth update 🌱
As many of you are aware, my little man started pre primary this year…this unfortunately coincided with his father and I separating…so best laid plans for his transition and smooth introduction to full time school went out the window šŸ¤¦ā€ā™€ļø
This has meant that the Kate’s Place classes have been put on hold for the time being so I am available to manage shortened days, reduced schedule etc with him.
We are both doing fairly well, but as you can understand, even more so than usual, it is a day by day situation at the moment.
I will keep everyone updated on how we’re going later in the term and hopefully I will be able to have classes back up for term 2.
Meantime, I’m hoping in the second half of this term I will be able to commence 1:1 visits with those who have contacted me…I will be in touch.
Thanks to my current clients for your understanding and support…please stay in touch and let me know how your cherubs are going…I miss seeing their faces each week.
And please stay in touch with each other - the tribe is not gone, it’s just temporarily online whilst this member jumps some hurdles šŸ’•

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