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Nikki Fairchild
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Associate Professor in Creative Methodologies and Education. Interest in place-spaces and post-philosophies 🌿

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 20h
There is still time to book for our upcoming webinar, celebrating the new book - The Power of Froebel! 🌿

The book, published by Routledge, shares insights from Scotland’s flourishing community of Froebel-inspired early childhood educators.

📅 15th January
🕖 7pm
💻 Zoom

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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 1d
Chatted to my great uncle yesterday – a northern, working-class guy, not that political. I told him my job involved exposing Farage.

His first question was: “who funds him?”

Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇
New research reveals the best attack lines to use against Reform
How to stop Farage...
writesbright.substack.com

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · 4d
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas from the Froebel Partnership!

#HappyChristmas

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 5d
Not all trios of men bearing gifts are wise:

Christopher Harborne, Jeremy Hosking and Richard Tice have provided 75% of Reform’s funding 👀
https://democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-reform-uks-donations-have-come
75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men
Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors
democracyforsale.substack.com

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 5d
Reform UK-led Derbyshire council announce closure of eight residential care homes just days before Christmas.

That's going to spell misery and considerable upset for hundreds of vulnerable people and their carers.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform council’s plan to shut eight care homes ‘a betrayal of local people’
Announcement after proposed sale falls through prompts backlash and union says more than 200 jobs at risk
www.theguardian.com

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 5d
Letter to the FT that stingingly sums up Brexit and the shit creek we now find ourselves in.
A terrible idea (naive, prejudiced and uninformed) that has deeply divided us and left us poorer and less secure… but unwilling to face up to the damage we’ve done to ourselves. While the EU moves on.
FINANCIAL TIMES I was amused - and saddened - to read the latest instalment of the Brexiters' excuses for the poor performance over recent years of the UK economy and the UK's politics. In "Implementation of Brexit became a business fiasco" (Markets Insight, December 19), Paul Marshall acknowledges the cost of the UK's decision to leave the EU. But rather than acknowledge that his analysis was wrong - cutting ties with your biggest trading partner is never a good idea - Marshall blames bad implementation, and the fact that the EU didn't cut the UK some slack. Implementation of Brexit by the UK has indeed been poor, but that's a direct consequence of the political crisis that everyone should have expected following such a major decision on the back of one simple 52/48 referendum vote at the conclusion of a mind-bogglingly uninformed debate by both sides. That includes the Brexiters' naive insistence that the EU would bend to UK demands and grant it all sorts of privileges not enjoyed by others. So, the roughly 8 per cent of GDP loss in UK output since the Brexit decision in 2016 is easily explained by three perfectly predictable factors: it was a bad economic decision; it has split UK society politically; and the EU27 has moved on. It's time for those who led the UK down this disastrous path to stand up and acknowledge their wrong analysis and naive understanding of Europe. Until that happens, how can one even hope that the UK will begin to heal? Erik Fossing Nielsen Senior Adviser, Independent Economics (a London-based economics advisory firm); Former Chief Economist, UniCredit, and Former Chief European Economist, Goldman Sachs, Berlin, Germany

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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 7d
Now published…

We Reject the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Reflexive Qualitative Research - Tanisha Jowsey, Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Deborah Lupton, Michelle Fine, 2025

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We Reject the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Reflexive Qualitative Research - Tanisha Jowsey, Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Deborah Lupton, Michelle Fine, 2025
Four hundred and nineteen experienced qualitative researchers from 32 countries invite readers of Qualitative Inquiry to consider their position on use of gener...
journals.sagepub.com

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 8d
Return of the Soul..., 2008, installation by Jane Frere, inspired by the plight of Palestinian refugees #womensart
Installation with hundreds of small white figures in a group suspended in a white gallery space

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 9d
Photographer, anthropologist Alegra Ally accompanied the Nenets seasonal migration, to show the lives of indigenous women in the Siberian Arctic #WomensArt
Photo featuring a woman in a pink dress looking out of the entrance of her hide covered dwelling to a snowy landscape with low sun.

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The Ecologist @theecologist.org · 12d
Jane Goodall’s most enduring contribution to the ecological movement may be her conviction that hope is not a feeling, but a tool.
The good in us all
'Jane Goodall modelled a civic practice that the world urgently needs to scale: persistent, emotionally intelligent engagement with both science and society.'
theecologist.org

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 18d
#ICYMI our new blog post is for #DisabilityHistoryMonth!

#Railway200

We look at William Parry's life story. Disabled in a 1907 accident at #Bargoed, #Wales, he returned to railway work in a new role:

www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/disabled-rai...
Disabled railway workers in our new project data - Railway Work, Life & Death
We look at where railway workers with disabilities feature in our newest update to the project database, via the case of William Parry.
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 18d
Plus, you can see our second excellent keynote speaker, Rachna Joshi (@RYJoshi) as she draws on her experience to talk about identity through a Froebelian frame.

Watch now on our website.

➡️ bit.ly/3KjXUvj
➡️ bit.ly/4a48sJh

#EdinburghFroebelConference #FroebelianPedagogy #FroebelTrust
Seeing, Unfolding and Flourishing: A Froebelian Approach to Inclusion…
A powerful exploration of inclusion and belonging through a Froebelian lens, focusing on seeing each child for who they truly are. Catriona Gill presented Seeing, Unfolding and Flourishing: A…
bit.ly

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 19d
Käthe Kollwitz's pietà from the Neue Wache memorial to Victims of War and Dictatorship, Berlin #womensart
Sculpture of a hooded woman and child in black, sited in an interior with grey bricks

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 19d
Did you catch our latest podcast episode? 🎙️

"Everything about Froebel […] helps me to meet the needs of my children and helps me to get it right for them and think about what's important for them and put them at the heart of everything we're doing." – Donna Kilpatrick

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Garry @thegmcconnachie.bsky.social · 20d
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”

Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻

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German at Portsmouth @germanatportsmouth.bsky.social · 23d
We're very much enjoying meeting language degree applicants at today's University of Portsmouth open day!

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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 23d
Good morning #Portsmouth
Wishing everyone a lovely #weekend
Image shows Langstone harbour at high tide under a mainly cloudy sky. A signpost that reads King Charles III England Coastal Path is in the foreground

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 26d
I've had lots of requests to rerun my adaptive teaching webinar, so I'm hosting another one on 20th January. See the link below for details. Lots of practical advice on strategies for an inclusive classroom. Pay what you can to attend. Please share. Thank you!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching - Webinar with Sue Cowley
Sue Cowley shares ideas about adaptive teaching and gives a range of practical strategies for creating an inclusive classroom
www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · Nov 29
My letter in today's Financial Times

#DisabilityRights #Discrimination #Equalities
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Letter: ‘Irresistible’ rise of eugenics: something we must all fight From Natalie Bennett, Green Peer, House of Lords, London SW1, UK The other side of Quinn Slobodian’s op-ed, which online ran as “The irresistible rise of libertarian eugenics” (November 15), is an explosion in the use by many of the prominent would-be eugenicists, and their allies, of abusive terms for the learning-disabled and others they label inferior. These are terms that seemed to be consigned to history, but are being proudly brandished in America, by everyone from Elon Musk to Joe Rogan, who described the return of the word “retarded” as “one of the great culture victories”. Acknowledging that every human being has strengths and capacities, has the right to equal respect and dignified treatment, and the right to be supported to develop to their and the right to be supported to develop to their full potential, was one sign of progress in the late 20th century. We cannot allow the return of eugenicist thinking.

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Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa @benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social · Nov 27
A collection of environmental films made by Indigenous filmmakers that I've screened in Ecocinema over the years (shared today for obvious reasons):

1. It Starts with a Whisper (Shelley & Gronau Niro, 1993) vucavu.com/en/cfmdc/199...
It Starts With a Whisper
A celebration of the strength, wisdom, beauty and humour of Native women; of Native culture and people, surviving and thriving.
vucavu.com

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Antipode @antipodeonline.bsky.social · Nov 25
Author Interview — “Experimenting with Error” — @demonicgrounds.bsky.social speaks with @dancharnas.bsky.social about his book, “Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm” antipodeonline.org/2025/11/25/c...
Author Interview—“Experimenting with Error: A Conversation with Dan Charnas” - Antipode Online
Katherine McKittrick, Canada Research Chair in Black Studies, Queen’s University This conversation took place on March 28th at the 2025 AAG annual meeting in Detroit. Many thanks from everyone here at...
antipodeonline.org

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J Childhood, Education & Society @journalces.bsky.social · Nov 17
🎤 Join Free JCES Colloquium! 🎤

Celebrating the new thematic issue of the JCES on "Anti-Racist Pedagogy in Early Years & Childhood Settings"

🗓 Tuesday, 2 Dec 2025
⏰ 4:00 - 5:30 PM (UK time)
🔗 www.ticketsource.co.uk/umit-yildiz/...

#AntiRacistPedagogy #EarlyYears #Education

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Royal Institution @rigb.org · Nov 16
💼 Work opportunity

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Archivist to continue archiving the Ri’s collection and to review, refine, and further develop our archive structure and systems.

Apply here before 24 November: rigb.org/about-us/work-with-us#a7xPy000000hmfhIAA
A woman standing in front of the Faraday laboratory display at the Museum at the Ri, her image reflected multiple times on the panels of glass

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · Nov 11
Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR

The European Convention on Human Rights celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share

By Dr Pam Jarvis

@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@drpam.bsky.social
Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · Nov 11
The ECHR was drafted after WWII in an attempt to protect Europe from totalitarian states, such as those that had caused its near-destruction between 1935 and 1945. It predates the European Union and is separate from it. So as it passes its 75th year, why do some politicians want to abandon it?
Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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Carolyn Jackson @carolynjackson.bsky.social · Nov 10
Great to see my article with Emily M. Gray is now published open access.
Gender-related violence in Australian and UK universities
We analyse interview data from two projects undertaken in Australia and England to explore gender-related violence (GRV) and its impact on university staff. This focus is novel and important as mos...
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debs201015.bsky.social @debs201015.bsky.social · Nov 8
Really excited to be at the Froebel conference today in Edinburgh @froebeltrust.bsky.social keen to think more about the value of Froebel beyond early years settings to support all children including those with ASN.

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European Educational Research Association - EERA @ecer-eera.bsky.social · Nov 8
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲: On feminist materialist posthuman theory: How might living theory help us produce knowledge which is more fluid, responsive and attentive? How can we be more response-able to the entanglements and commitments our research entails? #EduSci
How theory matters in feminist posthumanist new materialist research
We suggest that working with theory/ living theory changes not only the way we think, but creates a more capacious, inclusive and affirmative sense of what educational research can be and what education can become.
blog.eera-ecer.de

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · Nov 7
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org

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Susan DuBose @houseofbast777.bsky.social · Nov 7
Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future by Patty Krawec
In the Lakota People's Law Project Decolonized Reading List for 2025
Native & settler history, myth, identity & spirituality helps us retrace our steps & pick up what was lost along the way
#Booksky