here we are. am going to start a bet on who is next to get broody!
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120 · 14/09/2010 18:44
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teaandcakeplease ·
14/09/2010 18:53
Just put a post on the old one when I x posted with you. Oops 
Been out all afternoon swimming and then running errands.
Do people really read the DM and consider it credible? Until I came on mumsnet I had no idea as I'd never read it but it's almost as bad as The Sun which I personally think belongs in the fiction section. LOL
hackneyzoo ·
14/09/2010 19:41
Didn't realise there was a shiney new thread so x posted....
Tea, I think it's more the way it is being spun by the media and the politicians driving the spin than who commissioned the report. I think labour have done a lot to reform education over the last twelve years, especially in SEN, and sadly I think we are about to see a lot of this work come undone and the gap between rich and poor widen again with the introdcution of academies, massive cuts in budget, especially in funding towards AEN. Having looked at the report briefly today it does seem to have a lot of valid points but the way its been reported...well....call me a cynic...seems very 'toryish' to me...sorry, I meant Coalitionish 
[depressed emoticon] I don't think the fact that the PM's son has SN is going to have a huge influence on Tory education policy unfortunately...but maybe it will...it will be interesting to see how things unfold after the end of this tax year.
Sorry that just me spouting after a long day of rather heated debates flying round the staffroom! I love it when everyone gets fired up at work, I think we all teach better 
So has baby dog got a name yet? Am looking forward to birth story to feed my raging hormones.
PatTheHammer ·
14/09/2010 20:09
bookmarking the new thread,
Although perhaps I'll stay away if 120s plan is to get us all broody
report......schmeport is my take on it.
Ignore, ignore, ignore and focus on my pupils. I have been teaching kids for years that don't have statements and probably should have them and I don't think I treat them any differently tbh just judge what each individual needs in the moment, needs must as they say!
Don't they know that teachers don't have time to read the papers during the week anyway, we're too buy planning, marking and assessing ready for outstanding lessons everyday If they wanted a proper ruck they should have put it in the weekend rags!
D0G ·
14/09/2010 20:29
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missjackson ·
14/09/2010 22:15
Oh he is soooo yummy! Kids must have been so happy to wake up to that yummy newborn along with their cornflakes. Did they not stir all night? I'm not sure I could risk a home birth with N sleeping upstairs!
Waves to ray, we missed you but were keeping up with gorgeous E on fb - how cute was she cleaning up ice-cream from the pavement?!
Braved ikea today and got the mandatory trofast toy storage along with a few trolleys worth of inessential items. Had my Dad along to look after N which helped, otherwise it would be pretty impossible I think! We are finally doing up N's room, with a big boy bed. And he better sleep in it after all this effort. Have had a lovely time buying stuff for it including cath kidston cowboy print duvet, which was a bit naughty, but he must have horses after all. 
That's my story anyway.
Dying for birth story! You have been brilliant dog to keep us so updated and in touch.
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moosemama ·
14/09/2010 23:12
Well, I have had an interesting evening - in A&E!
I was supposed to be at ds2's Parents' Information Evening, but unfortunately dd had different ideas.
Dd had been happily sitting and rocking herself gently in the rocking chair while I cooked tea, when ds1 decided he wanted to sit in there too and rock it for her. All was well until he decided to rock a bit harder, just as she decided to let go. She fell forwards out of the rocking chair and landed on her front. Phew thinks me, at least she didn't hit her head (she usually leads with her head) then I realised she wasn't getting up and had her arm at a really odd angle underneath her - oh - and she was screaming the place down.
Picked her up, hugged and kissed her but she wouldn't settle, the screaming just got worse. This is most unlike dd, she is a tough little nut and very much from the quick kiss better and get on with it school of thought. Gave her a dummy and more cuddles, still no good and she was holding her arm really gingerly. Dh walked in the front door and took her off me, that would usually be guaranteed to make her stop crying, but no - she got worse. Tried the one final thing that usually guarantees a smile - offering a chunk of cheese. She went to take it, but couldn't seem to grip it and started holding her arm out to me and sobbing - "hand, Mummy, hand". 
That was it, decision made, a trip to A&E it was.
Fortunately, Mum had just arrived to babysit while we were at the school, so I ran round, packed some snacks, toys and a change of clothes for dd, called one of the other Mums to ask if she'd pick up an extra copy of all the letters/leaflets at the meeting and off we went to A&E.
After waiting for about an hour, she gradually started using her arm again and by the time they saw us she was using it almost normally, although her grip wasn't very strong. The nurse that examined her (I say examined, she actually sat opposite, looked at her and pressed her wrist twice.) said she felt it wasn't broken as she was using it and in most cases the only way you can tell a baby has a break is that they stop using the arm. We also agreed it was best to avoid an xray unless absolutely necessary, so she was discharged with the advice to go straight back if she gets worse or stops using it again. They thought that it was most likely a twist/sprain type injury rather than a break.
We have had a couple of "ow hand" type whimpers since we got back, but she is still using it, so I think she'll be ok. Gave her a bottle and some calpol and she promptly fell asleep.
tinkhasboughtoutalltheshops ·
15/09/2010 09:24
hi ladies
oh no mm - glad dd ok bless her
hi rray - i have finished girls winter wardrobes 2
doglet is scrummy
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