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Parent Carer & Supporter. Home educator & volunteer advocate.
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#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…

✍️ The US is talking about mass sterilisation – again A senior US government official has called for “lower quality humans” to be sterilised en masse – his country has been here before By Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social

Nevermind the scientists and politicians .. Trump’s loaded the military with loyalists. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

The @cfyounglives.bsky.social Play Commission publishes its interim report today, making the case for more play in more spaces for all children and calling for a national play strategy and a play sufficiency duty. So good to see play on the agenda. www.centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/...

Friends in the top 5% genuinely answer top 50 when asked where they think they are on the income scale. www.newscientist.com/article/mg23...

And, the number of children unable to actually attend these places is utterly scandalous School says, ‘Can meet need’. Gets funding, fails child … LA paying transport, paying school .. child still not receiving education or therapies. Several private providers taking the absolute ****!

Texas measles outbreak nears 100 cases, the worst in decades. Health officials warn of undetected spread as low vaccination rates drive the surge. Cases now reported in New Mexico. www.scientificamerican.com/article/texa...

There are 3 special elections coming up and those 3 seats are the keys to stopping the Congressional Republicans doing Trump & Musk’s evil bidding. We need just 1 seat to block them, 2 seats to stop them, and with all 3 we can FLIP THE HOUSE. Join us!! Monday 2/24 @7:30 EST. 👇👇 mobilize.us/s/Y9NrBb

Fun fact: while Phony Stark and the DOGEbags are taking money from our veterans, the world’s poorest people and kids with cancer, Assistant President Poopy Pants has already spent nearly $11 million of our money… playing golf.

Why run if you haven’t done anything .. www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/sp...

"Under the best of circumstances, disabled students face barriers to access, and getting accommodations can be difficult. Dismantling the Department of Education and taking away protections from disabled students will make the problems students face even worse." autisticadvocacy.org/2025/02/acti...

Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party says it will begin process of disbanding

Here are the top 10 most overcrowded prisons in England and Wales in January 2025. Durham had capacity for 561 but was holding 984. More info here: howardleague.org/pri...

Almost nervous, totally chilling ..

We are delighted by today's decision from the High Court that school exclusion hearings are covered by the European Convention of Human Rights, opening the possibility of legal aid being granted in appeals against exclusion. More info: www.coram.org.uk/news/high-co... @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social

Kinship carers in England contribute more than £4.3 billion a year to society by raising children - many of whom would otherwise be in the foster care system - new research from the Centre for Care has found. www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/kinship...

Still so much to do!

‘While confirmation that inclusion will be part of the new framework is a step in the right direction, there is a danger it becomes just a tick box…' @annelongfield.bsky.social and @jonnyuttley.bsky.social sound a warning over Ofsted's proposed reforms ⬇️

Canadian supermarkets removing ALL American products. THAT is the way to do it! Buy Canadian and Mexican products. #BAP - boycott American products. www.facebook.com/share/18dfsa...

💜 Children’s Mental Health Week 💜

Then & Now ..

Absolutely! But, the whole system needs that accountability. schoolsweek.co.uk/how-labour-c...

Thankfully this kid’s Dad was there to report too. If you are going to SAR and pursue an LGSCO investigation, prepare carefully for the findings. www.facebook.com/share/r/189j...

After months of relentless work, we’ve done what no one else has globally—correlated financial data of the de-escalation, and restraint industry. This data, will soon be submitted to the UK government inquiry. ✊ bsky.app/profile/agai...

One of the most important things to get right as a teacher is also one of the easiest things to overlook: giving clear directions and making sure students know you'll notice whether they follow them. teachlikeachampion.org/blog/the-wha...

'While there have been undeniable advancements in curriculum development and pedagogy, the analytical tools employed to examine and enhance the schools system remain limited and, arguably, imprecise…' @andrewoneill.bsky.social makes the case for a data revolution in education

Using games and tasks to assess maths in KS1 is more fun for the pupils and give teachers a greater insight into their progress, say these experts from @atmmathematics.bsky.social and @mathematicala.bsky.social

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📣 ‘Trauma & the Family Courts: developing a trauma-informed practice’ published in Family Law Journal 📣 The article is co-written by Amanda Weston KC & Amanda Meusz of Garden Ct & Lucy Barnes (@cepbarrister.bsky.social) of Lawyers Who Care. Find out more 🔽 gardencourtchambers.co.uk/trauma-and-t...

Disabled campaigners have raised serious concerns about the fairness of the committee of MPs that is carrying out detailed examination of a bill to legalise assisted suicide, after it prevented any disabled people’s organisations from giving evidence in person.

Game changing, in so many ways! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Unbelievable how carers are not adequately supported when caring for children in care! ‘Have you read it? More than anything it's heartbreaking’ 😢 #fosterWiki Full report here: fosterwiki.com/2024-indepen... #fostercare #fosterWiki

Ideologically driven Education Policy .. isn’t that what the left does .. The adulteration of Adonis’ vision for Academies is tragic.

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‘I can’t sleep, I’m terrified’: the rise in mothers having their babies taken away within days of giving birth in England

All That’s Left of You review – deeply moving epic of Palestinian intergenerational trauma

THIS!!! MORE. OF. THIS. www.mlive.com/news/grand-r...

NEW BLOG: "A system of inquiries which deliver neither justice nor change is a waste of time, energy and money. Worse, it is a focus for division, feeds corrosive cynicism and, giving an illusion that action has been taken, makes future tragedy likely." johncosgrove55.wordpress.com/2025/01/26/i...