Helen @simpledevonjoy
Dodging the dreary with glimpses of Devon magic. Joined December 2024-
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@bookishasma Adore the gael song series. I’m about to dive into Son of the Serpent (era 2, book 2).
It seems that humans are predisposed to think that when lots of other people say the same thing, it’s pretty well guaranteed to be correct. The more we hear it, the truer it feels. When combined with social media algorithms, this leads to us drowning in misinformation which, to the majority, feels 100% true.
We've given our children worthless degrees, mountains of debt and forced them to compete with migrants from around the world
GCSE results are in - 8s & 7s across 8 subjects as a home educated candidate. She lost Y9 to surgery for severe scoliosis. Beyond happy for her!
Navigating GCSEs as a home-ed candidate: my girl finished her courses early, has spent months managing her time, revising, studying - up at 6am and hitting the books by 7:30. She’s now breezing through her exams with so much composure and intent. Couldn’t be prouder!
The goal of children's reading shouldn't be to produce children who can pass a reading test. It should be to produce adults who still read at 35 because they love it. Those require completely different approaches and we're only using one of them.
loads of questions recently about when the changes to home ed law are coming in and whether its better to deregister now, this is my updated post edyourself.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/hom…
Kids often get just 30 minutes to eat, drink, and use the loo in 1 sitting. They queue for lunch, queue for bathrooms, guzzle their food. Some skip eating or drinking. It’s not surprising they need loo breaks, struggle to concentrate, get infections…
What happened when a school started monitoring toilet breaks? They introduced a simple system: 📻 Behaviour team alerted 📊 Visits logged 👀 Accountability added The result? The number of toilet trips declined. So was it about biology… or behaviour? In this Points of View
My daughter missed most of Y9 for scoliosis surgery and recovery. We switched to home education. She’s just scored 9–7s in her mocks across sciences (+human bio), English, maths and psych. Reminder, amid all the Children’s Wellbeing Bill talk - learning isn’t one-size-fits-all
@newstart_2024 We chose home-ed for this very reason. My son’s focus improves massively when learning is balanced with movement. He’s sporty and competitive. Long periods of sitting, with breaks treated as a reward rather than a need, just didn’t work for him.
@dylanwiliam If your friend has to ask, then it’s most certainly a yes.
Kids can be mean. As an adult, if somebody's a jerk, I simply don't hang out with them. Problem solved. In school, you're stuck in the cage with the other rats. They eat each other's tails. You can't leave. You can't choose your company. You just endure. Adults have forgotten what this feels like. We've built lives where we control who we spend time with. Children have no such option. We trap them with peers they didn't choose and call it socialization. Then we wonder why they're miserable.
@_Unknown_D_ Agree - Did the same. My husband’s business crashed and we lost everything. Within 4 years of council housing, my own business took off and afforded us the ability to move. Initially into private rent and later we purchased our 1st home. A proud moment!
@Artemisfornow It’s so upsetting. People keep talking about fear and safety… but what’s happened to instinct? That part of us that just acts when someone needs help. No overthinking. No hesitation. Just an automatic, human response. Are people just numb to it all?!
So lucky to capture this Hummingbird-Hawk Moth on camera today. The garden is super busy with butterflies et al this year - it’s wonderful to see @DevonWildlife @DevonWildlife
@Fox_Claire @edfreeuk Thank you for speaking up. After scoliosis surgery, my teen returned to school in pain. Her MH spiraled. Choosing HE was the turning point. Less than a year on, she’s taken 2 GCSEs early and is happy & thriving. I’m grateful we had the freedom of choice.
Definitely not an everyday sight 😬 This frog showed up in our wildlife pond two days ago-already busy with newts. Today, I spotted my 1st ever grass snake in the wild! Its intentions weren’t exactly friendly, but I feel lucky to have witnessed the standoff (the frog got away!)
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Bev @TheMSKittylady
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3K Followers 3K Following Raising awareness of alternatives to conventional schooling and campaigns for change. Subscribe at https://t.co/CqVm8ckP9c
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Suitable Education @SuitableEd
1K Followers 1K Following Fighting for suitable education for all. To not lose our right to home educate and also to join those fighting to fix the broken school system.
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Ben @Wheelieking2025
39 Followers 55 Following living each day to the best of my ability. love being a teacher and a partner to an amazing lady. am going to attempt to cross the country once again in 2026
ECTRIMS @ECTRIMS
9K Followers 63 Following The European Committee for Treatment & Research in Multiple Sclerosis - the world's largest organisation dedicated to treatment & research in MS | #ECTRIMS
Barry Singer MD 🧠 @drbarrysinger
8K Followers 301 Following Director, MS Center for Innovations in Care. 🧠 doctor helping people live well with multiple sclerosis. Podcast host: https://t.co/POevAw4x7s Tweets ≠ medical advice
Geoff Allix @GeoffAllix
2K Followers 2K Following Podcast host for @overcomingms. DX with MS 2015. Lemtrada since 2018. From Essex to Devon via London. #MS, #MultipleSclerosis @geoffallix on BlueSky He/him
Eating Lemons @Eatinglemonsblg
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theMSguide.com 🧠 @themsguide
5K Followers 4K Following I have had MS since ‘93. in May ‘25 I will ride 8000km across Canada to raise $1m for MS Brain Health. Follow it all on https://t.co/aHXj0R1KWe 🇬🇧+🇨🇦
Shift.ms @shiftms
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National MS Society @mssociety
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MS Society UK @mssocietyuk
52K Followers 4K Following We’re here to provide support for people living with multiple sclerosis and drive research into better treatments. Together, we are strong enough to stop MS.
@msawareness ♿️ �... @MSawarenessIndy
7K Followers 7K Following 72 year old male with advanced PPMS - *I’m not a doctor or expert on any health topic! I rarely read DMs *Please read pinned post*
Aaron Boster MD @AaronBosterMD
13K Followers 102 Following MS Neurologist & Spasticity Doc. Founder of The Boster Center For Multiple Sclerosis, https://t.co/EoJjH5eoVz. He/Him. Tweets ≠ medical advice. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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7K Followers 4K Following Journalist with MS, Honorary Research Fellow @QMUL, set up Rachel Horne Prize for Women's Research in MS, Co-chair @DeNPRU_QM patient/public engagement group
Dr. Brandon Beaber @Brandon_Beaber
19K Followers 2K Following Neurologist and MS specialist. YouTube creator. Author of "Resilience in the Face of Multiple Sclerosis". Father of 2. Tweets my own & not medical advice.
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Dorset Wildlife Trust @DorsetWildlife
31K Followers 2K Following To share the joys of Dorset's wildlife, find us on Insta, Facebook, Bluesky, Threads and LinkedIn. We're not posting here but will monitor DMs.
Wild Your Garden @WildYourGarden
15K Followers 1K Following Everything for your #WildlifeGarden | Founded by @_joelashton | #WildYourGarden Book - OUT NOW | #NoMowSummer
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Devon Wildlife Trust @DevonWildlife
31K Followers 6K Following The leading conservation charity protecting Devon's wildlife for the future. We’re not posting here, find us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
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7K Followers 2K Following Environmental educator, Wildlife Photographer + Naturalist. Talks ---All opinions my own --- My Freshwater related stuff now at @PondManUK @ukwildlifepod cohost
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1K Followers 578 Following Home Education support and information website; resources, merchandise, UK law and all things UK Home Ed.
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