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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 14h

Exclusive: Reform UK-run Kent council plans to raid £2 million from schools’ already-squeezed budgets to pay for vital services it can no longer afford, sparking fears of more classroom cuts

schoolsweek.co.uk/reform-run-k...

Reform-run Kent council plans £2m school budget raid

Leaders say proposals fly in face of pre-election pledges to identify efficiencies from 'DOGE' unit

schoolsweek.co.uk

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Charlotte Santry @charlottesantry.bsky.social · 13h

The exclusive findings in @johngroberts.bsky.social story make clear that, whatever comes out of the education white paper & broader inclusion push, it mustn't simply heap more tasks onto overworked sencos.

Only 6 per cent of Sendcos can complete their tasks in work hours

The government’s SEND reforms must ensure that special educational needs coordinators get better support, say experts, as exclusive data reveals their ‘unsustainable’ workload

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 13h

"It has been two years since Yehuda Cohen's youngest boy Nimrod was captured by Hamas militants. Even on the eve of a ceasefire and the return of the hostages, he writes, Israel must change and recognise a state of Palestine - and Netanyahu must be held accountable - so that we may say: never again"

The Independent @the-independent.com · 13h

VOICES | My hostage son is coming home - here’s why I want Netanyahu gone

My hostage son is coming home - here’s why I want Netanyahu gone

www.independent.co.uk

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Claire @eyfsclaire.bsky.social · 15h

Don't forget to be a Marxist leftist in between not going to the toilet and eating your lunch in under ten minutes 🤪

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 17h

ANTIFA:

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

Nigel Farage accuses teachers of "poisoning our kids" on race issues.

Here's a reminder of what teachers and fellow pupils at Farage's own school remember of his own views on that subject.

www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...

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Strength Cards @strengthcards.bsky.social · 1d

I am delighted to be attending the Hampshire ELSA & Nurture conference in Fareham on the 23rd October.
We sold out of our ELSA mugs last year so if you’re going don’t forget you can order any of our mugs or resources & collect & pay on the day - see you there! #ELSA

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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO @dailyherald.bsky.social · 2d

#FullFact real-time Government Tracker updated today.
It now shows Labour delivered (or are on track to deliver) 57 of 83 Election pledges.
This is an extraordinary achievement in just 15 months in power.
The Tories managed just 3 (one partially) in 5yrs

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Government Tracker – Full Fact

Full Fact is monitoring the government’s delivery on its promises

fullfact.org

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 2d

Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.

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Mary Wombat @littlemavis.bsky.social · 2d

The last few days I have seen first hand the NHS struggling to meet needs.
Staff of all kinds of nationalities & skin tones at GPs, hospitals & ancillary services working hard and remaining cheerful in the face of overwhelming demand and awkward, sometimes rude patients

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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 2d

if you’ve ever watched the apprentice, that’s the world without arts or humanities degrees

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Rachael the Hobbit @rachael-the-hobbit.bsky.social · 2d

As an artist I don't even want that, to me art is a safe space for exploring emotions of all kinds including exhuberent joy so to me the kid is "getting it" way more than the stuffy pretentious adults

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Jeni Hooper @jenihooper.bsky.social · 2d

Not all children with additional needs are neurodiverse. Quiet space in a crowd is an interesting concept. If the place visited isnt asking for silence maybe that sets the tone.

Jeni Hooper @jenihooper.bsky.social · 2d

Be bold. You are her pathfinder. I hope you meet other families who can make waves. Mainstream schooling can create different challenges in finding like-minded people.

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Jeni Hooper @jenihooper.bsky.social · 2d

Art galleries and museums can be sombre, po faced places for earnest, cerebral contemplation. That is very ablist and joyless. I'm glad she enjoyed your outing and well done to her for her spontaneity and unintentional bid for inclusiveness.

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Jeni Hooper @jenihooper.bsky.social · 2d

Not aiming for the youth vote or for their aspirational parents.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

Victoria Derbyshire, "You described Reform UK as the right wing fascists of 1930s, why?"

Lord Heseltine, "Because that's what they are"

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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 4d

A thing I worry about a lot about a Reform government is basic competency. As in they'll get in and not understand things and just not be able to get anything done properly.

James Ball @jamesrball.com · 4d

*gasp*

“Everyone thought we’d come in and there were going to be these huge costs we could cut away but there just aren’t,” said a third senior Reform cabinet member in Kent.

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Jeni Hooper @jenihooper.bsky.social · 4d

Water is essential for wildlife. There are so few ponds in Norfolk. Animals are coming into residential areas to find water and food in gardens.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 6d

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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12

‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem

Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...

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Anna Rompage @annarompage.bsky.social · 9d

Give the lowest white man someone to look down on, and they’ll empty their pockets for you - LBJ

Nigel Garbage has a solid handle on this concept

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 9d

Many more retirees should start using their professional/academic/political wisdom to contribute in this way. And if anyone in any nation wants to (like me) become a citizen journalist to do this more effectively, we’d love to hear from you at @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 10d

BBC: "normally a year in you would expect lots of policy announcements."

Erm…!?!?

Like the ones already announced such as most recently digital ID?

whathaskeirdone.co.uk/results

Labour can't win against this.

#UKPolitics #Labour #BBC

This is what Keir Starmer has done for you so far

The Tories presided over 14 years of decline, undermined our public services, and wrecked our economy. Keir Starmer's Labour Government is getting on with the job, fixing the foundations of our countr...

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Jeni Hooper @jenihooper.bsky.social · 10d

There are a limited number of appointments available for the 3 GPs at my local surgery. Retired people are a large demographic and may struggle with online booking. Some do not have smartphones.

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Jeni Hooper @jenihooper.bsky.social · 11d

This is very upsetting. Please watch the video clip.

Jenny M @abbyaug.bsky.social · 11d

This needs to be widely shared - the men don’t care one jot about protecting women and children - she told the truth and they didn’t like it.

🏳️‍🌈 Dolly Darren 🏳️‍⚧️ @dollydarren.bsky.social · 11d

This is from a RW gathering in my home town of Hull.

This young women standing up to the racists deserves a medal.

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