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Ex science teacher and PSHE lead 15 years in schools/now a ESRC funded full time PhD student looking at the experiences of autistic adolescents in mainstream school. Recently diagnosed autistic Ex-twitter -honestteacher72 Loyal BHAFC season ticket holder

The cover of Notebook, written by Tom cox
ET built with LEGO - he has a light up stomach and bright blue eyes
A group of musicians standing in front of the monkeys tour bus
Katie, Nikki and Clara answering questions
A crochet clown like mask, yellow hair, brown round the eyes and a blue collar
A ln intricate crochet circle in orangey yellow with a black background
Seagulls flying in a blue sky over the Amex stadium in Brighton
A blue sky with seagulls flying above the Amex stadium
A tiny pink hand crocheted shrimp with 5 legs!
A hand crochet made seahorse in light green with dark green rings around it
A picture of the Amex in the rain
A slide in a lecture hall with a multicoloured fish on it that says, everybody is a genius, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it’ll spend its whole life believing it is stupid.
A full rainbow over the Amex stadium in Brighton
A screenshot showing that my Disney plus subscription has been cancelled
The moon rising above the pier, stones and sea make up the beach here
Qualitaitve inquiry and research design. Choosing among five approaches by John Creswell
A picture of the south coast with red crosses all along it from the surfers against sewage app
A sketched and signed picture of Bruno, that says El Capitan with #once a seagull always a seagull written underneath
What am I talking about today? The reasons why early intervention and timely diagnosis are important • Why Children and Young People (CYP) cannot access support • Health systems and the crisis in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support • An example of an Early Identification Tool • An example of a 'profiling' tool Don't judge me - I'll talk about language later • Findings from a consultation on 'profiling' to support the work of the Neurodivergence Task and Finish Group for the DfE • An example of a school that is taking inclusion to the next level
Brighton beach in the sunshine
Brighton beach in the sunshine - a blue sky and a yacht out to sea
University of Brighton Pure You were added to this content by Michael Jopling Vulnerability, social justice and inclusive education: working the intersections Jopling, M. & Smith, N., 5 Aug 2025, (Accepted/In press) Inclusion, Social Justice and Children’s and Young People’s Rights to Education: Education for All. Mowat, J., McKinney, S. & Macleod, G. (eds.). Springer Research output: Chapter in Book
The kaiser chiefs on stage with pink lights and graphics of a Skelton behind them
A young fox sitting on the grass
Sunset over Windsor park
A screenshot showing 117,850 signatures to a petition to allow transgender people to self identify
A picture of Brighton beach in the uk, blue sky and stones
A photo of a sandy beach with turquoise water
A snippet of page 245 of Kanner’s 1943 paper on autism
A small record player built with LEGO
A snowy field in Brighton with 2 dogs in the distance
Home made Xmas wreath on a door
Poem by shel Silverstein - the little boy and the old man
BHAFC Before the game
BHAFC in the snow
Book - titled autistic community and the neurodiversity movement