Education Finance and Business specialist. MAT Chair. Rubbish runner. Likes cats. Views all mine.
London, England
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Poorest pensioners set to be shielded from income tax in budget | I am wondering if this could face a McCloud type challenge on age discrimination?
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A child’s postcode should not determine their opportunities.
The Children’s Commissioner’s new report reinforces the need to tackle the structural divide facing the North East.
Read more: ow.ly/LKmZ5100zfe
#Education #NorthEast #EducationalInequality
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The Big Future survey closes tomorrow!
Make sure to encourage young people in your life to have their say on what it's like to be a child or young person in England today.👇🏼
childrenscommissioner.gov.uk…
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Such an honour to be a small part of this: childrenscommissioner.gov.uk… @ChildrensComm @Rachel_deSouza
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I’ve launched my landmark dataset: The Childhood Lottery.
Huge thanks to my panel - Minister @Georgia_Gould; Prof Peter Fonagy; AC Laurence Taylor, Met; Tim Bowman, GMCA; Joanne McCartney, Dep Mayor London.
The stars were my Youth Ambassadors who expertly grilled the panel.
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Here’s my full report and data set on the Childhood lottery - 100 data points that show the hardest places to grow up aswell as the full area by area national picture for children 👇🏻
Today I launch my landmark dataset: The Childhood Lottery.📍
Children feel it's harder to grow up in some places than others. Now I've brought together the evidence showing what a child’s experience is like in every postcode.
Full report👉🏼 childrenscommissioner.gov.uk…
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Today I launch my landmark dataset: The Childhood Lottery.📍
Children feel it's harder to grow up in some places than others. Now I've brought together the evidence showing what a child’s experience is like in every postcode.
Full report👉🏼 childrenscommissioner.gov.uk…
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Celebrating 10 years of @unlockedgrads and also the end of an era. Every single member of staff has stayed to the very end and I could not be more grateful to the huge support we have had over so many years to do something so incredibly hard, but so worthwhile. #ForeverUnlocked
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The final stop on #TheBigFuture tour was a visit to the @EdenProject to speak with Year 4 students from Sky Primary School about what it's like to grow up in Cornwall, their aspirations for the future and their brilliant ideas to make childhood better.
The Children's Commissioner has been in Cornwall to talk to youngsters about what it's like growing up in the county, their hopes for the future and what they want from the government. Dame Rachel de Souza visited the Eden project to meet a group of eight- and nine-year-olds, and some of their answers might surprise you!
Watch Grace Pascoe's full report on ITVX: tinyurl.com/4j6ahav3
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Final leg of #TheBigFuture, meeting children from Sennen Primary School at Land’s End to hear what it’s like growing up in Cornwall👇🏻
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Join us next Monday - to hear the truth about children’s lives - and info and data never shared publicly before 👇🏻
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Great to visit Thornhill Community college in Dewsbury with Alan Milburn to discuss the importance young people put on work experience and the opportunities they want 👇🏻
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Fantastic to take a break from party conference and head to @thereaderorg Great conversation about the power of shared reading and how it helps us to be human. The need for radical change and story telling in the criminal justice system, how to support young care leavers & more👇🏻
I’m convinced south London is being cut off. The Bridge situation is bad. No Hammersmith, no Albert & restrictions on Vauxhall.
Waterloo Bridge is not a nice-to-have.
It is a lifeline for South Bank, Waterloo and SE1: for residents getting to work, for buses, for businesses, and for visitors coming across the river.
The reports of water damage and cracks, and a possible shutdown within three years, need a straight answer from both Westminster, which is responsible for the structure, and Lambeth, whose communities would live with the disruption.
We cannot be expected to absorb a long closure. Whatever repairs are required must be funded and programmed now, and carried out in a way that keeps the crossing open as far as possible and does not hollow out our local high streets, theatres and neighbourhoods while the work is done. @lambeth_council @westminsterco @RNBlake @FloEshalomi @coyleneil @Martin_Abrams @clairekholland
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Here’s a petition to ask @lambeth_council to reduce its licensing fees for @WN_FEAST docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/…
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Standing room only at our Big Conversation at #Lab26.
@Georgia_Gould, Alan Milburn, @MetroMayorSteve @DanielKebedeNEU Iona Ledwidge @frankcottrell_b passionately debated making devo work for children.
Young people had the last word… put children at the heart of decisions.
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Join us at #Lab26 for The Big Conversation on the opportunities devolution can unlock for young people, and why children must be central to decision making.
@Georgia_Gould @alanmilburn1958 @MetroMayorSteve @DanielKebedeNEU Iona Ledwidge @frankcottrell_b and my Youth Ambassadors.
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The nation that fails to value childhood fails to value anything at all.my inaugural lecture @JesuitRefugee lecture 👇🏻
Failure to protect refugee children must be addressed urgently, warns Children’s Commissioner. Report from @JesuitsBritain Refugee Service by @RuthieGledhill thetablet.co.uk/news/failure… #catholic
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Around the country young people consistently tell me getting a good job is their top priority. Thanks to @patmcfaddenmp for discussing how we can make their big ambitions a reality 👇🏻
