Clare
@clarec.bsky.social
Education and Employment lawyer at Southwark Law Centre
Mother of two, one with SLD
Cricket fan: Surrey, Glamorgan and England
Mother of two, one with SLD
Cricket fan: Surrey, Glamorgan and England
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Short on time? Here's a quick, visual version:
December 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Short on time? Here's a quick, visual version:
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‘Belonging, not banishment, changes outcomes.'
An assistant headteacher outlines how her school has avoided issuing a single suspension or exclusion for seven years
An assistant headteacher outlines how her school has avoided issuing a single suspension or exclusion for seven years
Why we haven’t suspended or excluded a student for seven years
An assistant headteacher explains the practical ways in which her school has implemented a policy of not removing young people from school
www.tes.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
‘Belonging, not banishment, changes outcomes.'
An assistant headteacher outlines how her school has avoided issuing a single suspension or exclusion for seven years
An assistant headteacher outlines how her school has avoided issuing a single suspension or exclusion for seven years
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A pensioner with dementia gets a criminal conviction over an unpaid TV Licence
This one is pretty heartbreaking
The #SingleJusticeProcedure is broken
www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/p...
This one is pretty heartbreaking
The #SingleJusticeProcedure is broken
www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/p...
Pensioner with dementia convicted over unpaid TV Licence bill
Ailing pensioners, people with mental health struggles, grieving families and children have all been caught up in the Single Justice Procedure scandal
www.standard.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
A pensioner with dementia gets a criminal conviction over an unpaid TV Licence
This one is pretty heartbreaking
The #SingleJusticeProcedure is broken
www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/p...
This one is pretty heartbreaking
The #SingleJusticeProcedure is broken
www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/p...
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The failure to lift the overall benefit cap means that for many of the poorest families (unless already exempt) they will see NO increase to UC as a result of today's announcement regarding the removal of the two child policy. As previously ranted about - probably both here and elsewhere.
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The failure to lift the overall benefit cap means that for many of the poorest families (unless already exempt) they will see NO increase to UC as a result of today's announcement regarding the removal of the two child policy. As previously ranted about - probably both here and elsewhere.
I wonder how many crown court judges will be keen to provide written reasons? And what the government will require those reasons to be.
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I wonder how many crown court judges will be keen to provide written reasons? And what the government will require those reasons to be.
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On SNJ Today: The Education Committee's @helenhayes.bsky.social seems a bit sceptical in her reply to Bridget Phillipson's letter that said #SEND changes will be “co-created” Who can blame her—and we're here for it! @tanialt.bsky.social brought the popcorn 👀 🍿
www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
On SNJ Today: The Education Committee's @helenhayes.bsky.social seems a bit sceptical in her reply to Bridget Phillipson's letter that said #SEND changes will be “co-created” Who can blame her—and we're here for it! @tanialt.bsky.social brought the popcorn 👀 🍿
www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
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An insider has claimed that long-promised changes to the SEND system, now due in early 2026, are "going around in circles" trib.al/GMQtUA1
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
An insider has claimed that long-promised changes to the SEND system, now due in early 2026, are "going around in circles" trib.al/GMQtUA1
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Once upon a time, American soldiers handed out food to Germans because *they* had followed a fascist madman into national ruin.
How times change.
How times change.
NEW: The US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany told its soldiers and employees that it might need to obtain free food from the German government during the US government shutdown.
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It
The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Once upon a time, American soldiers handed out food to Germans because *they* had followed a fascist madman into national ruin.
How times change.
How times change.
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Got an issue at work?
We're partnering with @southwarklawcentre.bsky.social and Citizens Advice Southwark to help people in the borough access free and confidential support for employment problems.
Find information and advice on our website.
www.southwark.gov.uk/employment-r...
We're partnering with @southwarklawcentre.bsky.social and Citizens Advice Southwark to help people in the borough access free and confidential support for employment problems.
Find information and advice on our website.
www.southwark.gov.uk/employment-r...
November 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Got an issue at work?
We're partnering with @southwarklawcentre.bsky.social and Citizens Advice Southwark to help people in the borough access free and confidential support for employment problems.
Find information and advice on our website.
www.southwark.gov.uk/employment-r...
We're partnering with @southwarklawcentre.bsky.social and Citizens Advice Southwark to help people in the borough access free and confidential support for employment problems.
Find information and advice on our website.
www.southwark.gov.uk/employment-r...
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I won't be happy till King Charles III is called Charles, the Queen Consort is called Camilla and Buckingham Palace is called The Green Park Paddington Bear Experience.
November 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I won't be happy till King Charles III is called Charles, the Queen Consort is called Camilla and Buckingham Palace is called The Green Park Paddington Bear Experience.
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She never lived to see this moment, but today's victory of accountability belongs to Virginia Giuffre.
It's thanks to her moral courage, perseverance through trauma and willingness to confront power that Andrew has finally been fully stripped of royalty.
Justice must now follow accountability.
It's thanks to her moral courage, perseverance through trauma and willingness to confront power that Andrew has finally been fully stripped of royalty.
Justice must now follow accountability.
October 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
She never lived to see this moment, but today's victory of accountability belongs to Virginia Giuffre.
It's thanks to her moral courage, perseverance through trauma and willingness to confront power that Andrew has finally been fully stripped of royalty.
Justice must now follow accountability.
It's thanks to her moral courage, perseverance through trauma and willingness to confront power that Andrew has finally been fully stripped of royalty.
Justice must now follow accountability.
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Amid all the fuss, remember that for much of the 1960s and 1970s, "the Spare" Andrew Windsor was just one unfortunate incident away from being the next king.
Hopefully, this appalling saga will lead to a proper national debate on our hereditary monarchy.
Long, long overdue.
Hopefully, this appalling saga will lead to a proper national debate on our hereditary monarchy.
Long, long overdue.
October 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Amid all the fuss, remember that for much of the 1960s and 1970s, "the Spare" Andrew Windsor was just one unfortunate incident away from being the next king.
Hopefully, this appalling saga will lead to a proper national debate on our hereditary monarchy.
Long, long overdue.
Hopefully, this appalling saga will lead to a proper national debate on our hereditary monarchy.
Long, long overdue.
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One in 12 secondary pupils put in isolation rooms at least once a week, study finds, often for more than 8 hours.
Children with SEND more than twice as likely to experience “internal exclusion”. www.theguardian.com/educatio...
Warwick Mansell’s view here: warwickmansell.substack.com/...
Children with SEND more than twice as likely to experience “internal exclusion”. www.theguardian.com/educatio...
Warwick Mansell’s view here: warwickmansell.substack.com/...
One in 12 secondary pupils put in isolation rooms at least once a week, study finds
Children with special educational needs more than twice as likely to be put in isolation, say Manchester researchers
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
One in 12 secondary pupils put in isolation rooms at least once a week, study finds, often for more than 8 hours.
Children with SEND more than twice as likely to experience “internal exclusion”. www.theguardian.com/educatio...
Warwick Mansell’s view here: warwickmansell.substack.com/...
Children with SEND more than twice as likely to experience “internal exclusion”. www.theguardian.com/educatio...
Warwick Mansell’s view here: warwickmansell.substack.com/...
Not amazed by this news. Just hoping it will mean positive engagement with families rather than delaying bad news to enable Philipson to win the deputy leadership election.
October 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Not amazed by this news. Just hoping it will mean positive engagement with families rather than delaying bad news to enable Philipson to win the deputy leadership election.
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'A gold mine' for extortion and more stressful than the pandemic
@fionabawdon.bsky.social talks to lawyers about the impact of the Legal Aid Agency’s catastrophic data breach – and their fears about what happens next.
Click to read more 👇
@fionabawdon.bsky.social talks to lawyers about the impact of the Legal Aid Agency’s catastrophic data breach – and their fears about what happens next.
Click to read more 👇
Waiting for ‘the monster around the corner’
Fiona Bawdon talks to lawyers about the impact of the Legal Aid Agency’s catastrophic data breach – and their fears about what happens next.
swiy.co
October 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
'A gold mine' for extortion and more stressful than the pandemic
@fionabawdon.bsky.social talks to lawyers about the impact of the Legal Aid Agency’s catastrophic data breach – and their fears about what happens next.
Click to read more 👇
@fionabawdon.bsky.social talks to lawyers about the impact of the Legal Aid Agency’s catastrophic data breach – and their fears about what happens next.
Click to read more 👇
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EHRC anti-trans campaign loses its momentum - a week of absolute scenes has left the organisation in limbo. Here's what happened, why it happened, and what it all means iandunt.substack.com/p/frightened...
Frightened and desperate: EHRC anti-trans campaign loses its momentum
A week of absolute scenes leaves the organisation in limbo.
iandunt.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:24 AM
EHRC anti-trans campaign loses its momentum - a week of absolute scenes has left the organisation in limbo. Here's what happened, why it happened, and what it all means iandunt.substack.com/p/frightened...
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My teachers had no idea I was homeless. People like me hide in plain sight in the UK | Isra Sulevani
My teachers had no idea I was homeless. People like me hide in plain sight in the UK | Isra Sulevani
The housing crisis has reached catastrophic new levels, and Labour is planning to slash affordable housing even further. It doesn’t have to be this way, says medical student Isra Sulevani
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
My teachers had no idea I was homeless. People like me hide in plain sight in the UK | Isra Sulevani
Oh dear Marks & Spencer may lose their Scottish customer base by selling these…
October 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Oh dear Marks & Spencer may lose their Scottish customer base by selling these…
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Last year, Nadine made headlines after she was awarded £65,000 for unfair dismissal by Peckham Levels
Preparing for the tribunal cost Nadine her health – but she has yet to see the money
Preparing for the tribunal cost Nadine her health – but she has yet to see the money
October 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Last year, Nadine made headlines after she was awarded £65,000 for unfair dismissal by Peckham Levels
Preparing for the tribunal cost Nadine her health – but she has yet to see the money
Preparing for the tribunal cost Nadine her health – but she has yet to see the money
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The government is currently passing through parliament the employment rights bill, which will extend worker and trade union rights
But it’s unclear how this will lead to any meaningful change for those who are still chasing what they’re owed 👇
But it’s unclear how this will lead to any meaningful change for those who are still chasing what they’re owed 👇
Thousands of rogue bosses get away with not paying tribunal awards
The government scheme ‘enforcing’ money owed to workers has been unsuccessful in a staggering three-quarters of cases
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The government is currently passing through parliament the employment rights bill, which will extend worker and trade union rights
But it’s unclear how this will lead to any meaningful change for those who are still chasing what they’re owed 👇
But it’s unclear how this will lead to any meaningful change for those who are still chasing what they’re owed 👇
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We’ve obtained data showing that more than 7,000 workers have gone to the government’s employment tribunal penalty enforcement scheme since it was launched in 2016 – 75% of them did not get their money
That’s £36m in unpaid funds
That’s £36m in unpaid funds
October 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
We’ve obtained data showing that more than 7,000 workers have gone to the government’s employment tribunal penalty enforcement scheme since it was launched in 2016 – 75% of them did not get their money
That’s £36m in unpaid funds
That’s £36m in unpaid funds
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🚨 Fundraiser at Prince of Peckham for Aylesham Community Action!
🎬 Mother City — a 6-yr doc on Cape Town’s fight vs developers.
Panel after w/ Reclaim the City, Ndifuna Ukwazi + ACA — linking struggles Cape Town ↔ Peckham.
💷 £10 donation.
🎟️Tickets: shorturl.at/6i8Y0
🎬 Mother City — a 6-yr doc on Cape Town’s fight vs developers.
Panel after w/ Reclaim the City, Ndifuna Ukwazi + ACA — linking struggles Cape Town ↔ Peckham.
💷 £10 donation.
🎟️Tickets: shorturl.at/6i8Y0
Fundraiser Screening of Mother City, a Documentary
Donation screening following by conversations with the Director, Aylesham Community Action, Reclaim the City, and Black History Walks.
shorturl.at
September 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🚨 Fundraiser at Prince of Peckham for Aylesham Community Action!
🎬 Mother City — a 6-yr doc on Cape Town’s fight vs developers.
Panel after w/ Reclaim the City, Ndifuna Ukwazi + ACA — linking struggles Cape Town ↔ Peckham.
💷 £10 donation.
🎟️Tickets: shorturl.at/6i8Y0
🎬 Mother City — a 6-yr doc on Cape Town’s fight vs developers.
Panel after w/ Reclaim the City, Ndifuna Ukwazi + ACA — linking struggles Cape Town ↔ Peckham.
💷 £10 donation.
🎟️Tickets: shorturl.at/6i8Y0
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Former Camden Council leader, Georgia Gould MP, has replaced Catherine McKinnell as Schools Minister after the resignation of Ms McKinnell. Right on cue for a SEND minister, just before a massive reform.
schoolsweek.co.uk/reshuffle-...
schoolsweek.co.uk/reshuffle-...
Georgia Gould appointed minister as Catherine McKinnell resigns
Newcastle MP says she was offered another role but will return to the backbenches
schoolsweek.co.uk
September 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Former Camden Council leader, Georgia Gould MP, has replaced Catherine McKinnell as Schools Minister after the resignation of Ms McKinnell. Right on cue for a SEND minister, just before a massive reform.
schoolsweek.co.uk/reshuffle-...
schoolsweek.co.uk/reshuffle-...
Looking at photos of my daughter (who has severe learning disabilities) ready to go to school & so excited & happy to be going. Many people will have seen the comments by Richard Tice this week about education of disabled children.
September 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Looking at photos of my daughter (who has severe learning disabilities) ready to go to school & so excited & happy to be going. Many people will have seen the comments by Richard Tice this week about education of disabled children.