C.E. Jottings

Work, Citizenship and Orthofunction #CondEd

The aim of conductive education, one might say, is orthofunction. One way I interpreted this when at Paces was that our aim for all children and adults was “independent adulthood as active citizens”. Just hold that as a thought for a moment. Who knows what a “saggar makers bottom knocker” was? Saggar-making was a skilled job requiring a craftsman, someone with experience; bottom-knocking however was less skilled, often left to young lads who worked with the saggar makers. There were... Read more →

"If I were PM for a day, I would ...." - former Civil Service Head's surprising proposal

So what one thing would you do if you were Prime Minister for the day? Lord O'Donnell, Gus O'Donnell, former Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, interviewed in today's The Times "Good luck dismissing the experts if your car breaks down, Mr Gove" (£ paywall), makes a somewhat surprising proposal: "If I could be prime minister for a day, the first thing I would do is to make schools measure the well-being of their pupils." Admittedly, his reasoning... Read more →

Care Act 2014 - Wellbeing principle - legal challenge by disabled man against cut to his care package

I hope Community Care won't mind but I'm going to quote their report in full: High Court allows first legal challenge over Care Act wellbeing principle My personal interest is that my daughter, Sarah, is going through the same process of re-assessment, is of a similar age and, most importantly, we as her parents would want a similar case to be made for her in terms of the importance of her wellbeing. Paces - where she attends the adult group... Read more →