Child development experts are calling on the government to support a “summer of play” to help pupils in England recover from the stress of lockdown. @_NatashaDevon asks: Are extra lessons over summer a good idea? Or should we focus on 'play' for our children to socialize again?

I’m looking for a poem that expresses well, from a young person’s perspective the importance of a foster carer. Would greatly appreciate recommendations. lemn sissay OBE FRSL Remembering Ian Dickson Blue Cabin CIO curious monkey

This and the analysis in the thread is shocking

It's Friday again. Could I please ask some of you decent people on Twitter to donate a tweet? Please show some support & help us reach a wider audience & improve awareness for OUR children in care & leaving care? Type - Every Child Leaving Care Matters #ECLCM or RT. Thank U. 🙏

We're so chuffed about these Live Classrooms. @Sage_Gateshead Alix Manning-Jones Kim Johnson @DawnW2605 Jane Gray Gloria Raine Culture Bridge NE Arts Council England Arts Council England, North NAVSH Darlington Virtual School @NPGolightly @laurarcase Miranda Thain We Make Culture Wendy Smith

I was always delighted to take my daughter to the theatre when she was little. She later studied drama at Uni. I try to take my grandkids when I can. I am taking granddaughter number 2 to the theatre in Liverpool next month. She is very excited! Kids need to experience the arts.

"Lee Elliot Major, a professor of social mobility at Exeter University, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that about 2 million children did no learning at all during the first lockdown." Really? Their brains just stood still, did they?

Why in 2021 do our children who come into care to be cared for by the state don't automatically receive therapies, therapeutic interventions or mental health support immediately. We need to invest in our children + give them the best opportunities we can for them to move forward.

I get a call. I say yes. I wait. The doorbell goes. An unfamiliar house. They’re subdued, silent, close to tears, wary and watching. Trying desperately to hold it together. My words aren’t wanted. We sit. We drink orange squash. We eat crisps. Crisps are good. x

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Good to (virtually) meet NAVSH virtual school heads to talk about the importance of arts & culture for children in care and care leavers. Thanks to @MightyCreatives & Arts Connect, leading the way in this national conversation to build connection, resources & partnerships

Yes! Let’s make this a NAVSH movement to enable all children in care and care leavers to find joy, inspiration and aspiration, through arts and culture. Are you onboard?

#OnThisDay in 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from prison. Mark this important occasion by exploring Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and it's film guide on #IntoFilmPlus. Our Black Star: Power of Persuasive Speech resource also incorporates the film. intofilm.org/films/17962

I’m a professor of theatre and performance. I have been teaching ‘rip-off’ degrees all my adult life. Let me summarise the pointless skills and experiences my students have accumulated: 🧵