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Fancy a cuppa with a change maker? The latest Cuppa with a Change Maker blog-series installment is here. In it, I feature #TeesMaritime lead Jo Vinton-Bullwinkel who shares why her anchor is in place-based change in #Teesside thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/cuppa-with... #Tees #TVEd #PLACE #CtC

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A long (& hot!!!) day in london... but one in which I got to serve @teesvalleyed communities through so many wonderful opportunities If my shoes could talk, I think they'd say "well done" Maybe I'm just tired, but I think they are trying to 😆 #WorthTheBlisters #Service

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A genuine privilege to serve the children, families & staff @teesvalleyed today We presented evidence to the Education Committee @ukparliament.parliament.uk on the topic of making curriculum equitable Thank you to the committee for the opportunity #Tees to #Thames

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📥 Did I land in your inbox today? Catch up on the latest 🧠 Research 💡 Insights 📰 News 📚 & other resources All for #FREE over in my SubStack thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/news-resea... #News #Education #Poverty #Trending #Inequality #ThatPovertyGuy #Funding #Free #Resources

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😎📚 How is your summer reading list? @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social are celebrating with a brilliant @bloomsburyed.bsky.social sale Readers can get 30% off Tackling Poverty & Disadvantage in Schools for a limited time bloomsbury.com/uk/tackling-poverty-and-disadvantage-in-schools-9781801994750/

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🚨 What's the latest edu-news? Catch up with news + insights for #FREE in my Substack 📉R+R data in teaching 💷Spending review summary for schools open.substack.com/pub/thatpove...

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💷Safe Bets? My reflections on the #SpendingReview and what it might mean for those with less. Thanks to @thefea.bsky.social @teesvalleyed North East Child Poverty Commission @cpaguk.bsky.social @teachfirst.bsky.social @unicef.org for inspiration thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/safe-bets

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💬The 'C' Word... In case you missed my latest blog series on 'curriculum' and making it fair for low income pupils - here you go All parts are now published over on my Substack Start here with Part 1 👇👇👇👇 thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/the-c-word... #Curriculum #Equity #Poverty #Education

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Spending Review: A missed opportunity? Investments in teacher pay, free school meals and technology are a good start – but fall short of what’s needed for children and young people. Read Janeen's full response to the Spending Review here: www.faireducation.org.uk/news-blogs/t...

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💤 Don’t sleep on this opportunity…. Come and join Zarach and get involved in our place based work across #TeesValley to tackle inequalities You’ll be working closely with @teesvalleyed and other partners - thanks to @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk zarach.org/vacancies/ #Vacancy #Place #Tees

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🚂 Shaped by the past…. ⚒️ Stirred by the problem…. 💰 And now funded for further impact! £1.4m to help fund experiences for children and young people in Middlesbrough We are delighted to be part of this! Thank you to partners & @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teessid...

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🐘 ☕️ Elephants and cuppas…. Find out why an independent school features in our book about Tackling Poverty and Disadvantage in Schools! Thank you @Educatinghuman1 @RGSNewcastle for your partnership, not outreach… 🔗 thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/cuppa-with... @bloomsburyed.bsky.social

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The number of online searches for volunteering opportunities in the UK has risen by 13 per cent over the past year, research has found

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Lift Schools CEO @vianclark.bsky.social‬ has told Lords that 'radical solutions' are needed to address an 'engagement crisis' that is fuelling pupil absence

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Delighted to see @livingwageuk.bsky.social logos across Tees Valley Education!  If we’re serious about understanding and tackling injustice in our communities, it has to be there in our organisational principles and practices too Thank you LivingWageUK for helping us go further. #LivingWageUK

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A really nuanced and reflective blog from @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social on today’s FSM announcement.

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Welcome. Applauded. Celebrated. But we can be hungry for more! #FreeSchoolMeals thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/extending-...

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🚨 NEW: Labour is lifting 100,000 children out of poverty by expanding access to free school meals. Alongside free breakfast clubs, cheaper uniform costs and government-funded childcare, Labour is putting money in parents’ pockets and giving children the best start in life.

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I'd add this doesn't change the need to scrap the two child limit which largely affects a different group of kids who are already FSM eligible and whose households are right at the bottom of the income distribution

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🚨 The Government has just announced that free school meals eligibility will be expanded to cover all children living in households that receive Universal Credit. This is a very positive move, marking a significant step towards taking hunger out of the classroom 👇🧵

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This was one of our top ten asks of the new govt a year ago. We've repeated that call in two other reports since. It’s a welcome decision and an important step forward that will help 1000s of children.

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‘A game-changer for children and families. We hope this is a sign of what's to come in the autumn's child poverty strategy, with government taking more action to meet its manifesto commitment to reduce child poverty in the UK.’ - Our head of education policy Kate Anstey www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Genuinely good news. Extending FSM to all children on Universal Credit is long overdue. Will cut poverty and help improve concentration and health.

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Breaking: All children from households eligible for universal credit will be offered free school meals in what the prime minister has hailed as a 'historic moment' But schools will not receive additional pupil premium funding schoolsweek.co.uk/free-school-...

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DfE lifts the £7,400 income cap for accessing FSM – but this won’t result in more pupil premium cash for schools and it is unclear how many extra pupils will benefit. @ramshodgson.bsky.social has the detail www.tes.com/magazine/new...

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Great to see progress on Free School Meals; a vital step in tackling child poverty. But we can’t stop here. It’s time for government to make auto-enrolment trending news too. No child should miss out because of red tape. #FreeSchoolMeals www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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“This is great news and something we’ve long campaigned for...It is really good to see such a positive statement from the government on tackling the scourge of child poverty. There is much more to be done but this is a welcome step forward." ASCL welcomes #freeschoolmeal expansion: ow.ly/XNxK50W4aHJ

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Bridget Phillipson told a webinar for primary school staff yesterday that ministers were thinking about 'how we use the school estate, both in terms of education, but also wider family services' schoolsweek.co.uk/minisers-mul...

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🚨 We're hiring in Tees Valley! 🚨 Zarach is expanding with @TeesValleyEd + @thesleepcharity.bsky.social thanks to @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk 📍 Family Engagement Officer 🕔 Apply by 22 June Help tackle sleep inequality + support families👇 👉 zarach.org/wp-content/u... #TeesValley #CharityJobs

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🎬 Take 2… How do we craft a curriculum with poverty in mind? The next instalment in my equitable curriculum series has landed. The finale is scheduled for Tuesday next week. Subscribers (also FREE) get early access to this direct to inboxes 📥 🔗 thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/the-c-word...

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The absolute last thing schools need right now - while dealing with an extremely tight funding settlement and rising poverty - is a radical overhaul of the exam system.

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💡I took a punt last week and scheduled a blog to land in #HalfTerm It's since become my most read blog to-date. In it, I explore what it means to have an equitable curriculum for learners facing poverty and hardship thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/the-c-word... Part 2 lands tomorrow....

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'Let us unite in understanding the complexities of poverty and endeavour to create meaningful change.' - @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social, Katrina Morley OBE 💡A few enlightening chapters into this important book - written for educators and leaders. ✨️ Highly recommended. @bloomsburyed.bsky.social #edusky

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Lots here applies to the curricula we use with adults too. Our #ITT programme partner's materials often assume all ITTs are middle class with refs to theatre trips etc that some of our trainees have found alienating. #Curriculum

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