Tony Mancini
@tmancini.bsky.social
Ed psychologist sick & tired of racism, inequality & exclusion. Distracted by all things psychology, the outdoors, Munros, wilderness, Victorian seaside paraphernalia, place & nature writing, humour, family & footy - COYS! Live Sheffield Love Peaks
Chatting with 20s GenZ daughter about the state of the world and the notion of hope. Some days I feel it and have a sense of playing a part to change things for the better. Her response was, 'That's your generation dad. My generation grew up knowing there's no f****ING hope, lol'. We need to talk!
November 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Chatting with 20s GenZ daughter about the state of the world and the notion of hope. Some days I feel it and have a sense of playing a part to change things for the better. Her response was, 'That's your generation dad. My generation grew up knowing there's no f****ING hope, lol'. We need to talk!
Loving the title Lisa #edpsychs
A reading of the Introduction of my next book so you can see if you'd like it!
open.substack.com/pub/drlisach...
open.substack.com/pub/drlisach...
Caring for The People Who Care
The Introduction
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Loving the title Lisa #edpsychs
Fed up with Farage? Me too. I’ve signed the Never Nigel Pledge. Add your name today, and help show that division and hate have no place in our communities.
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Take the Pledge: “I’ll never vote for Nigel Farage”
Join thousands across Britain taking the Never Nigel Pledge. Say no to hate and division and help stop Reform UK from tearing apart our communities. Let's show there is strength in standing together f...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Fed up with Farage? Me too. I’ve signed the Never Nigel Pledge. Add your name today, and help show that division and hate have no place in our communities.
secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/170649/... @hopenothate.org.uk
secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/170649/... @hopenothate.org.uk
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Beautiful turnout for the anti fascist/ anti racism march yesterday in Sheffield UK. There was definitely more of us than them! Reassuring in these crazy times when the media and governments seem intent on promoting hate and division ❤️❤️❤️
November 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Beautiful turnout for the anti fascist/ anti racism march yesterday in Sheffield UK. There was definitely more of us than them! Reassuring in these crazy times when the media and governments seem intent on promoting hate and division ❤️❤️❤️
Good question
Isn’t this what James Timpson was appointed to help with? Seemed like a good idea but what’s he actually doing?
November 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Good question
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Well, this is lovely.
#CelebrityTraitors
#CelebrityTraitors
Lovely message from @neuroblastomauk.bsky.social thanking Alan Carr.
Shared on their X.
#CelebrityTraitors
Shared on their X.
#CelebrityTraitors
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Well, this is lovely.
#CelebrityTraitors
#CelebrityTraitors
Sooooo Sheffield. Always raises a smile. Though surprising someone hadn't come along by now and painted its namesake an autumnal orange #outdoorcity. Any other other treasured Sheffield or South Yorkshire physical, architectural or landscape #oxymorons out there? #Sheffield
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Sooooo Sheffield. Always raises a smile. Though surprising someone hadn't come along by now and painted its namesake an autumnal orange #outdoorcity. Any other other treasured Sheffield or South Yorkshire physical, architectural or landscape #oxymorons out there? #Sheffield
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109 kids are falling into poverty every day because of the two-child limit.
The government must scrap it for all children.
Please share.
The government must scrap it for all children.
Please share.
November 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
109 kids are falling into poverty every day because of the two-child limit.
The government must scrap it for all children.
Please share.
The government must scrap it for all children.
Please share.
Can't stop thinking about the Mickey Van Der Ven goal last night. Comparisons made with Sonny, but it immediately took me back 15 years to Gareth Bale's goal against Inter youtu.be/dI2GwCf2ABk?...
And the one at the San Ciro. Is Mickey a reborn No 11?
And the one at the San Ciro. Is Mickey a reborn No 11?
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November 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Can't stop thinking about the Mickey Van Der Ven goal last night. Comparisons made with Sonny, but it immediately took me back 15 years to Gareth Bale's goal against Inter youtu.be/dI2GwCf2ABk?...
And the one at the San Ciro. Is Mickey a reborn No 11?
And the one at the San Ciro. Is Mickey a reborn No 11?
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The highest paid MP in the country has suggested that the minimum wage may be “too high” for younger workers 🤷
November 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The highest paid MP in the country has suggested that the minimum wage may be “too high” for younger workers 🤷
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This is such a rich piece of half term reading from @carlhendrick.substack.com. Scaffolding is more complex than it might first appear. The contingency rule is hopelessly reductive, and instead tutors must make "uncertain judgements" about support #edpsychs
carlhendrick.substack.com/p/we-need-to...
carlhendrick.substack.com/p/we-need-to...
We Need to Talk About Scaffolding
A new replication challenges the evidence behind one of education’s core ideas.
carlhendrick.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is such a rich piece of half term reading from @carlhendrick.substack.com. Scaffolding is more complex than it might first appear. The contingency rule is hopelessly reductive, and instead tutors must make "uncertain judgements" about support #edpsychs
carlhendrick.substack.com/p/we-need-to...
carlhendrick.substack.com/p/we-need-to...
While the city of culture idea is gimmicky, it has had a beneficial cultural and economic effect so I can see how it would spur some change in towns which ultimately could attract later investment. But there are a lot more towns in need. Overdue, is a Coastal Seaside Town of Culture. Desperate need.
UK launches search for ‘town of culture’ among places ‘written out of national story’
Lisa Nandy says government hopes to build on success of cities of culture programme, with £3.5m for winner
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:05 AM
While the city of culture idea is gimmicky, it has had a beneficial cultural and economic effect so I can see how it would spur some change in towns which ultimately could attract later investment. But there are a lot more towns in need. Overdue, is a Coastal Seaside Town of Culture. Desperate need.
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Children may have complex needs and overlapping conditions.
Why so many children in the youth justice system have special educational needs
Children may have complex needs and overlapping conditions.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Children may have complex needs and overlapping conditions.
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Exactly ONE YEAR AGO TODAY (just before the presidential election) we created "Bohemian Trumpsody" ... so now people can play #Project25 bingo with what was in the parody vs what has transpired in the USA in the 365 days since ...
youtu.be/YY_8WzcHqMQ
youtu.be/YY_8WzcHqMQ
"Bohemian Trumpsody" - Marsh Family adaptation of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen about Donald J. Trump
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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October 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Exactly ONE YEAR AGO TODAY (just before the presidential election) we created "Bohemian Trumpsody" ... so now people can play #Project25 bingo with what was in the parody vs what has transpired in the USA in the 365 days since ...
youtu.be/YY_8WzcHqMQ
youtu.be/YY_8WzcHqMQ
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
We're going to have to acknowledge that Spurs don't have a reliably consistent striker. Even when Dom is fit he's not in that mould. Are we ready for a Bale style transformation to that role? Johnson, Kolo Muani, and Kudas all fighting for the right flank. Could one of them convert to a 9? #COYS
October 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
We're going to have to acknowledge that Spurs don't have a reliably consistent striker. Even when Dom is fit he's not in that mould. Are we ready for a Bale style transformation to that role? Johnson, Kolo Muani, and Kudas all fighting for the right flank. Could one of them convert to a 9? #COYS
Most books I read about nature, the outdoors and in particular mountains - and I read a helluva lot of them - are mind-opening and nurture my soul. But not many make me lol in a good way. So I went on a hunt, seeking out the ingredients to a wholesome yet side-achingly ripper of a read. Here it is
October 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Most books I read about nature, the outdoors and in particular mountains - and I read a helluva lot of them - are mind-opening and nurture my soul. But not many make me lol in a good way. So I went on a hunt, seeking out the ingredients to a wholesome yet side-achingly ripper of a read. Here it is
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Reform candidate visibly squirms as he's confronted by a local family in Caerphilly.
👏 "We've lived here all our lives. And I have never felt so unwelcome in my own hometown as I do since your party came into Caerphilly."
"With all the rhetoric that you bring in, I have to say to my sons, please don't go there. Please don't do this."
"I blame you for that."
"With all the rhetoric that you bring in, I have to say to my sons, please don't go there. Please don't do this."
"I blame you for that."
October 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Reform candidate visibly squirms as he's confronted by a local family in Caerphilly.
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NEW POST: The Government must acknowledge and act on the devastating “double disadvantage” impact of poverty and SEND policies says a new report from @suttontrust.bsky.social www.specialneedsjungle.com/g...
October 16, 2025 at 5:02 AM
NEW POST: The Government must acknowledge and act on the devastating “double disadvantage” impact of poverty and SEND policies says a new report from @suttontrust.bsky.social www.specialneedsjungle.com/g...
I found out today that crocodiles can never stick out their tongues, a group of flamingoes is called a flamboyance, it's physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky (no star gazing), and a snail can take three whole years to have a nap. I wish I'd known when I was a kid. Can't wait to share
October 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I found out today that crocodiles can never stick out their tongues, a group of flamingoes is called a flamboyance, it's physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky (no star gazing), and a snail can take three whole years to have a nap. I wish I'd known when I was a kid. Can't wait to share
Dreadful. If ever you needed a case for the chancellor to introduce a wealth tax and for council tax to be abolished altogether...
💬 “The system shouldn’t force parents to pay to get the support their children need.”
The Government's proposals for SEND reform are coming out very soon.
Urgent action is needed to tackle the huge socio-economic disparities in the system ⤵️
www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
The Government's proposals for SEND reform are coming out very soon.
Urgent action is needed to tackle the huge socio-economic disparities in the system ⤵️
www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
October 16, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Dreadful. If ever you needed a case for the chancellor to introduce a wealth tax and for council tax to be abolished altogether...
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In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
Research Excellence Framework 2029.
Research Excellence Framework 2029.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
New library catalogue website.
New library catalogue website.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
Research Excellence Framework 2029.
Research Excellence Framework 2029.