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Seb Chapleau

@sebchapleau.bsky.social

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Dad, Organiser @CitizensUK, Fellow @CharteredColl, Senior Associate @Innovation_Unit, ex-EHT @gesherschool, Founding HT @FontaineAcademy, PhD @CardiffUni

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Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Jun 25

@citizensuk.org great to meet with Pope Leo today. Over 30 years of organising across the UK, fighting for justice and the common good. Powerful moment of recognition and encouragement from Pope Leo.

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Jun 1

Brighton, you never disappoint…

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · May 15

Looking forward to reading!

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · May 1

You’ve read my mind!

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · May 1

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Logo Authority: vote for your favourite English council logo

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Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Apr 16

www.afterbabel.com/p/industrial...

Reposted by Seb Chapleau

Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo.bsky.social · Apr 15

I am reading the new book by the Facebook / Meta whistleblower - Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams.

Interesting bit where she says that the big tech bosses all push their products on other people's kids but refuse to let their own kids use them.

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Apr 14

The whole thing as in BL? It’s defo surfacing in more and more Labour circles.

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Apr 5

The Tour de France, on 13th July, will ride down the road at the end of our field in France. Can’t wait! 🚴🇫🇷 @le-tourdefrance.bsky.social

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Apr 1

In a nutshell, why not much changes within our society…
Too much performative nonsense. 😉

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Mar 31

Let’s catch up, Sean. Our organising work in the most underserved parts of Brighton (where I spend a fair bit of time, these days) has won hundreds of thousands of ££ (mental health costs, transport costs, etc) for 10,000s of families. Keen to keep pushing beyond the school gates (upstream).

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Mar 31

education-power-change.com/readers-into...

LET’S MAKE READERS INTO LEADERS

Politics puts people off. The concept of politics has become a dirty one. I simply see politics as meaning the ‘wellbeing of our city’ and not as a partisan construct established within Westminster…

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Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Mar 31

Good catching up with @andywolfe.bsky.social today and hearing about the great work on Flourishing happening across England. @leoracruddas.bsky.social

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Mar 31

Walking into a library as a 2-3-year old is magical. Even more magical as we teach children how to read.
Imagine not giving that same magic to children as they want to impact society. Often, we ignore the need to teach children how the world works, baking political apathy/inefficacy into them.

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Mar 31

Le Pen found guilty. This makes me joyful.

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Mar 31

Spent parts of the weekend with Muslim family members who live in the US. Saying that they live in fear, due to Trump’s policies, would be a massive understatement.

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Mar 30

We should shout much, much louder about the importance of ‘voluntary association’. Coming together for no other reason than to create bonds of solidarity and community is so important. People who decide to build relationships in their ‘free’ time are heroic. They make our planet human.

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Mar 30

@michaelt1979.bsky.social Caught up with a very excited Merlin today! Thanks for all you’re doing. M loving being at EPJS!!

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Mar 19

Spending a lot of time in Oxford these days, building power across the huge gap that separates ‘gown’ and ‘town’. Good to see some powerful links being built to reshape the city more equitably.
The ‘banlieue’ kid in me can’t wait to get those Cowley kids to fight for what they deserve.

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Mar 18

My new favourite summary of what it means to ensure that people are in the driving seat.

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Mar 17

A wonderful school indeed and a key part of a local @citizensuk.org alliance in Southwark. Wonderful place, indeed!

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Mar 11

One of the key reasons why we’re developing a new alliance in Oxford fundamentally interested in building power to take on those that need to understand what accountability is about.

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Mar 8

Running to Mars… @rochestercathedral.bsky.social

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Mar 6

Enjoyed meeting with @churchofengland.org Directors of Education, reflecting on their mission to ensure YP flourish, whilst also arguing that flourishing is rooted in collective power. If we can’t shape what happens in our lives it’s hard to imagine how we can truly flourish. @andywolfe.bsky.social

Seb Chapleau @sebchapleau.bsky.social · Feb 22

Nothing says ‘Welcome Back to the UK’ from a lovely week away better than a Bus Replacement Service. 🥰