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It’s Holocaust Memorial Day. This year, I’m thinking of a woman called Sulamita Szapiro. Here she is as a student. We weren’t related and I don’t even know much about her, but I’m pretty sure that remembering her still falls to me. This is a thread about why.

My daughter likes to share useful articles with me #purecheek #twosleeps #taylorswift dailymail.co.uk/femail/article…

👨‍👨‍👧‍👦 Looking to strengthen your relationship with the children you're fostering? With STV Children's Appeal support, and in partnership with The Fostering Network, our Parenting Smart - Online Course is again available for foster carers registered in Scotland. Book today: place2be.org.uk/tfns

When I started Place2Be Scotland in March I was so excited to see how well this work was going. Do look and share with networks. Genuinely brilliant! 👇🏼👇🏼

So much joy Taylor Swift last night. My Texan cowboy boots have returned to my life and this Swifty dad was superb!

Congratulations to our new Prime Minister Keir Starmer. We welcomed your manifesto pledge to increase mental health support in schools and look forward to working with the new Government on implementing this. Read about our policy asks here 👇 bit.ly/3WbANpQ

‘It’s lovely to see you’ New blog from Place2Be team, focused on worrying absence rates, particularly pronounced in Scotland. Do get in touch if you’re thinking about this; we are and would love to chat. place2be.org.uk/about-us/news-…

Brilliant to meet with Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP and Paul Sweeney and the fabulous staff at Gowanbank Primary Everyone so generous with their time. Thankyou!

🎒 To reduce school absence and raise attainment, we need to listen to children and respond with therapeutic support that meets their needs, delivered where they are. Here's our Director for Scotland Fiona McFarlane on how Place2Be is doing just that. tfn.scot/opinion/raisin…

Is it better to be late, or can it feel better to be absent? Some thoughts on the relationship between attainment, wellbeing and attendance in Scotland. tfn.scot/opinion/raisin…

Fiona McFarlane Fiona McFarlane Director of Place2Be Scotland on the significant relationship between children's mental health and educational attainment. okt.to/rsNGoL

Until very recently, Jane was a neighbour of ours. This is the most horrific way to treat just the loveliest of women. Come on AXA do better, much better.

Teachers are human rights defenders everyday🩷. Today, on #InternationalHumanRightsDay with Martin Whitfield MSP I was proud to join student teachers and staff from Edinburgh University who are working with Place2Be Scotland to ensure teachers and pupils get the support they need.

Thank you for Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP and Martin Whitfield MSP for visiting Moray House School of Education and Sport. Important discussions about teacher education and supporting future and current teachers’ development, work and wellbeing. #InternationalHumanRightsDay Place2Be Scotland

Thread. I’m not going to post in-depth about the excoriating FAI determination into the suicides of Katie Allan & William Lindsay. I’ll be writing about it anon & at length BUT what runs through it is a sense of the perceived disposability of the young people the state /

Thankyou Martin Whitfield MSP an important week and keen to engage in how we can make sure funding supports these vital early help services.

Giving teachers space, time and support ultimately supports children and young people. Some thoughts in Tes Scotland on emotionally focused reflective practice this #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek tes.com/magazine/teach…

Dipping a toe into the conversation around waiting lists and diagnosis. We need to do more than count numbers, we need to think about what a good childhood looks like and what we can do to facilitate it.

🤔 How do we improve children's mental health in Scotland and move the conversation beyond waiting lists? 📢 Our Director for Scotland, Fiona McFarlane, shared her thoughts on the reformscotland think tank's blog. reformscotland.com/nhs2048/rethin…

📺 With Pupil Equity Funding, our embedded clinician supports St Catherine's Primary School to create mentally-healthy classrooms - watch their headteacher talk about our partnership below. Find out more about our in-school services here: place2be.org.uk/our-services/s… youtube.com/watch?v=lOjfhO…