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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Sep 17

‼️Did you know that 1,180 schools in England have lost more than £1,000,000.00 in real-terms school funding since 2010?

It’s shocking and it’s unacceptable.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObI_...

£1 million isn't just a number.

YouTube video by Stop School Cuts

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Shannen Johnson @shannenjjohnson.bsky.social · Sep 9

It's #GEMConference2025 eve! The team are busy prepping for and we are so excited to welcome delegates tomorrow! Who is joining us?

A photo of programmes, tote bags and bookmarks being prepped for conference

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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Jul 31

Congratulations! I’m excited to be working with these seven museums, or groups of museums, across England for the Inclusive Pathways Action Research Programme on behalf of @gem.org.uk

GEM (Group for Education in Museums) @gem.org.uk · Jul 31

📣 Exciting GEM News!

£30k Awarded to Action Research Exploring Inclusive Career Pathways in Museums.

To find out the seven museums that have been selected to participate in their new Inclusive Pathways Action Research Programme, click below!

🔗 gem.org.uk/our-work/gem...

#GEM #inclusivepathways

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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Jul 14

It was great to also see the projects by the local community, in particular the V&A East Youth Collective who have reinterpreted the London Underground’s tube map with places familiar to themselves. What an amazing resource for East London and the wider community!

Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Jul 14

There are highlights that you come across like the Kaufmann Office designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the 15th-century Spanish ceiling from the now gone Torrijos Palace, the interior from the Robin Hood Estate, and the giant stage backdrop copy of a Picasso created for the musical comedy Le Train Bleu.

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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Jul 14

I had an amazing visit to the V&A East Storehouse today - so much to see as you navigate the three floors of the building. The transparency is carried out throughout the building with open display of the objects and showcases explaining things like interpretation and how numbers are given to objects

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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Jul 7

This week is #YouthEmploymentWeek and as usual I will be working on career related activities supporting young people into working in museums and creative careers @tate.bsky.social @foundlingmuseum.bsky.social @gem.org.uk

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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Jul 3

Last chance to apply for this great opportunity with @gem.org.uk for Museums in England - deadline to apply is 7 July. I’m looking forward to reading the applications and working with the organisations given the action research grants 👍🏻

GEM (Group for Education in Museums) @gem.org.uk · Jun 30

Don’t miss your chance to apply for #GEM Inclusive Pathways Action Research!

Application deadline: 7 July 2025

This new funding opportunity supports projects that are aimed at unlocking barriers to work experience, work placements and inclusive pathways.

Apply: gem.org.uk/our-work/gem...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jun 30

Number of new UK entry-level jobs has dived since ChatGPT launch – research

Vacancies for graduate jobs, apprenticeships, internships and junior jobs with no degree requirement have dropped 32%, Adzuna finds * Business live – latest updates The number of new entry-level UK jobs has dropped by almost a third since the launch of ChatGPT, new figures suggest, as companies use AI to cut back the size of their workforces. Vacancies for graduate jobs, apprenticeships, internships and junior jobs with no degree requirement have dropped 32% since the launch of the AI chatbot in November 2022, research by the job search site Adzuna released on Monday has found. These entry-level jobs now account for 25% of the market in the UK, down from 28.9% in 2022. Continue reading...

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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Jun 19

I’m excited to launch the new GEM Case Studies publication - Career Pathways in Museums. Thank you to #KatyaProvornaya - I loved working on this with you! Thanks to #LouiseMcAward-White for your article on making fairer career pathways, and to the 19 other contributors who have shared case studies

GEM (Group for Education in Museums) @gem.org.uk · Jun 19

You can now download the 34th edition of GEM Case Studies, Career Pathways in Museums!

Thank you to Rachel Moss for leading on this edition and to all contributors for sharing their insights.

🔗 You can download and read here: gem.org.uk/wp-content/u...

#GEM #museumlearning #GEMcasestudies

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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Jun 5

Yesterday I was excited to visit
@paraheritage.bsky.social and talk to some of their trainees and work experience students as part of my evaluation work. The highlights for me of the objects on display were work placement student Electra’s Paralympic Mascot’s display and the 2012 Paralympic torch!

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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · May 14

Thank you @foundlingmuseum.bsky.social for inviting me to His Majesty’s garden party for those working in education & skills at Buckingham Palace today. The weather was beautiful and the cake was delicious. We got very close to King Charles and he even shook my friend’s hand! 😮

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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · May 14

🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...

Petition: Make the arts part of UK National Renewal | Campaign for the Arts

The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them.

www.campaignforthearts.org

Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · May 13

I’ll be @museumsandheritage.com on Thursday in theatre 3 at 10.15 as part of a talk for @gem.org.uk on Inclusive pathways in Museums and Heritage with an amazing panel of speakers. It is also #LearningAtWorkWeek @cforlearning.bsky.social so I’ll be listening to other speakers & networking on the day

Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Apr 22

I am excited to announce I will be speaking at the @museumsandheritage.com Show this year. 14-15 May, Olympia London. Hope to see you there! invt.io/1bxbmqka4v8

I'm speaking at Museums + Heritage Show, join me

Register now

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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Apr 22

I am excited to announce I will be speaking at the @museumsandheritage.com Show this year. 14-15 May, Olympia London. Hope to see you there! invt.io/1bxbmqka4v8

I'm speaking at Museums + Heritage Show, join me

Register now

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Refugee Action @refugeeaction.bsky.social · Mar 25

The government has ditched one provider of asylum accommodation because of its 'performance and behaviour', only to pass it to three of Refugee Action’s most wanted companies: Corporate Travel Management (CTM), Mears and Serco.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Home Office axes asylum hotel contract and hands it to Bibby Stockholm firm

Stay Belvedere Hotels, which manages 51 hotels and Napier barracks, is removed amid performance concerns

www.theguardian.com

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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Mar 25

Loved the exhibition ‘Lives Less Ordinary: Working-Class Britain Re-seen’ in the beautiful #TwoTemplePlace Artist Kelly O’Brien’s ‘Cleaner No.1’ & ‘Three Generations of Work CV’ resonated with the conversations I’ve had with underrepresented young people recently about their CVs

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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Mar 13

Looking forward to working with the #YoungNewContemporaries on Saturday 15 March, 2-4pm at #ICALondon Free event. Everyone welcome #NewContemporaries #InstituteOfEducation
www.ica.art/exhibitions/...

ICA | Young New Contemporaries - Making Space

The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is London’s leading space for contemporary culture. We commission, produce and present new work in film, music, performance and the visual arts by today’s most...

www.ica.art

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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Mar 8

Finally got to visit @brunelmuseum.bsky.social We particularly enjoyed going down into the shaft. Loved that Marc Isambard Brunel’s daughter Sophia was interested in engineering - ‘Brunel in petticoats’ - although sadly she was born in Victorian times so no further education as a woman.

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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Mar 7

Today’s the day - thanks for asking me #ERIC #NCW2025

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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Mar 6

I’m excited to be back at the M+H show later in the year with @gem.org.uk I’ll be part of a panel discussion on Thursday 15 May focusing on Inclusive career pathways in museums and heritage

#NCW2025 #NationalCareersWeek
@museumsandheritage.com

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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Mar 5

Most of my work is with young people looking to work in museums & galleries but people change careers too. I am working with #IdleWomen to support them to set up a paid traineeship for women from local refuge #Humraaz, and I have a new mature student mentee through #UALProfessionalMentoring
#NCW2025

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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Mar 4

It’s #NationalCareersWeek. Katya and I are working on the next @gem_heritage Case Studies publication focusing on Career Pathways in Museums. In the meanwhile take a look at the toolkit I wrote for GEM focusing on Work experience, Work placements & Inclusive pathways 👇 #NCW2025 shorturl.at/9fswP

Work experience, work placements and inclusive pathways for young people - GEM

This toolkit focuses on work experience, work placements and inclusive pathways for young people, sharing the learning so far from research and discussions, along with case studies, resources and temp...

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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Mar 3

35,000 students have signed up to the #ERIC talks this week showing how much we need to talk about careers. Excited to be part of Friday’s Arts line up #NationalCareersWeek

Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Feb 24

Looking forward to talking about my career journey and what I do work wise as part of a series of career talks organised by #ERIC to celebrate #NCW2025 I am part of Friday’s Arts focused talks. To book a free place visit www.meet-eric.com/2025-ncw
@careersweek.bsky.social

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Rachel Moss @particip8tion.bsky.social · Feb 24

Looking forward to talking about my career journey and what I do work wise as part of a series of career talks organised by #ERIC to celebrate #NCW2025 I am part of Friday’s Arts focused talks. To book a free place visit www.meet-eric.com/2025-ncw
@careersweek.bsky.social

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