A very warm welcome to Hannah - our new manager for our children's home in London!

An enormous thanks to the Garfield Weston Foundation Garfield Weston Foundation for announcing they will be funding us over the coming years to develop Lighthouse and our children's homes - we would not be able to reach our goals without you!

Are you an experienced administrator who is organised and personable? Interested in shaping and helping to run a new children’s home? Want to work in an organisation that will support you to develop and grow? Visit bit.ly/2Kzdns7 to find out more and apply.

People have been asking if they can donate to our first children's home, so we have set up a gift wishlist on Amazon. Follow this link if you would like to buy something (£10-350). Thank you for all your support 🙂 amzn.to/398BUNE

In honour of a new academic year: Why I find the word 'PROBLEMATIC' problematic: A Thread

Fascinating submission to The Times and The Sunday Times #EducationCommission from Sir Michael Barber

After years of careful design and renovation work, we are delighted to share our building is almost complete! 😃We were thrilled to hold our tour of our first children's home in Sutton. Thanks to our dedicated team working on the project and all our partners for joining us! 🙏

Thanks for sharing @light_houseedu. So proud and grateful for the work everyone has put in to making this happen! What a transformation from first discussions with Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang at the Teach First summer institute in 2014!

Nearly 3 years ago, Treebeard agreed to partner with @light_houseedu to purchase & renovate their very first children's home in Sutton. That home is now finished ready to welcome children. Proud & in awe of the dedication & passion of the Lighthouse team. lighthousechildrenshomes.org.uk/sutton-london/

Read our latest thought piece in Children and Young People Now about how we overcame property-related and financial challenges to open our first children's home, and how collaboration is key to opening more homes in places of need cypnow.co.uk/opinion/articl…

NEW: We have today launched a review of blended learning, amidst concerns that a poor quality of online experience for some students during the pandemic could undermine the positive potential of mixing in-person and online course delivery: bit.ly/3ifPtPQ

BREAKING: Somerset County Cricket Club are delighted to announce that Sir Michael Barber will become the Club’s new Chair #WeAreSomerset Sir Michael Barber

Hugely looking forward to be joining UniBristol this autumn as professor of HE Policy to research issues that have interested/concerned me for the last 10 years but have never had time or space to look at. Super exciting!

We're delighted to announce Nicola Dandridge, former Chief Executive of The Office for Students (OfS) and Universities UK, will be joining us in October as Professor of Higher Education Policy.   Read more 👉 fal.cn/3oIjk #HigherEd

Delighted to be publishing these reports today. Fantastic work from Prof Susan Orr and her review panel and our OfS student panel. Enormous thanks to those in the sector who worked with us on this review. Great to build on Sir Michael Barber's Gravity Assist report too!

We welcome The Office for Students (OfS)’s blended learning review and recommendations which were released this week. Here’s managing director for higher education Liam Earney’s response in full ji.sc/3shTrN0

Blended learning in Higher Education Our event next week will explore the future of online learning delivery in #HigherEducation and the @OfficeStudents' review of #BlendedLearning. Chaired by Lord Norton of Louth. Read more about it here: policyconnect.org.uk/events/blended…

Huge thanks to John Lewis & Partners for asking what we'd like & donating this beautiful tree & decorations to our children's home - the children (and carers) love it! They will be opening their presents donated by John Lewis on Christmas Day & enjoying a Christmas meal too! 🎄🎁🧑‍🍳🙏

Park and picnic day ✔ Commute to work ✔ Full day city break ✔ Discover many shared and sustainable ways to travel in the Uber app📲 #Bettertransportweek Campaign for Better Transport