#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek Daughter out of school since early December. Anxiety, ASD/ADHD (waiting list >24mnths). Slowly coming back to her true self - bright, kind, funny, and caring. Grateful for supportive team and employer so I can support her. @UoS_CHEP

Watch the NEC+12 webinar 🎉This webinar explored the themes of youth engagement in national evaluation systems and the challenges associated with evaluating and strengthening these systems in crisis settings. Global Evaluation Initiative UNDP Independent Evaluation Office betterevaluation.org/tools-resource…

NEW on Wonkhe: Alex Blower laments the closure of a charity dedicated to supporting and amplifying the voices of estranged students. Dr Alex Blower wonkhe.com/blogs/we-canno…

My thoughts in Wonkhe on the future of #uniconnect. 👇 What is at stake is not just whether the programme is funded - which it absolutely should be - but how it helps to deliver social justice (and how we define social justice in the first place)

If you work in #HigherEducation I'd encourage you to read this piece we UMHAN wrote for Higher Education Policy Institute about the importance of students disclosing their #mentalhealth conditions #IChoseToDisclose on #UniMentalHealthDay

DfE has raised the "strategic priorities grant" for universities by... £2m. That's a huge real terms cut, and it's added a bunch of strings to it too. One them is the famous "magic money twig" student premium fund - up by £5m, and so another big real terms cut in the middle of a

After two years of hard work, and the support of some incredible colleagues and educators, we have launched the Boys' Impact website. It's home to our work to support young working-class men on their journey toward a more hopeful future. boysimpact.com

The call for abstracts for our 2024 Boys' Impact Conference is now open! If you work with young working-class men to support them on their journey toward a happy, healthy future, we'd love to hear from you. Please rt/share 🙂 boysimpact.com/events-1

Ready to advance your academic career? 🚀 We’re recruiting colleagues to help us achieve the remarkable in education, research excellence and enterprise. Start your journey with us today 👉 brnw.ch/21wIVL7 #WeAreUoS #JoinUoS

Do you need help calculating environmental footprint this #earthday? You can find advice and lots of resources to explore on this page created by the #FootprintEvaluation Initiative team. betterevaluation.org/methods-approa…

NEW: Our @TASO_he blog discusses the importance of implementation and process evaluation. Understanding the journey and the routes taken is just as valuable as noting the outcomes. Lydia Fletcher taso.org.uk/news-item/stay…

Whoever made this… 😂 The kids are alright.

NEW on Wonkhe: Evaluation really does show what works when it comes to students' outcomes, but that doesn't mean that's what happens. Liz Austen and Stella Jones-Devitt call on policymakers to take the pledge Liz Austen (Booth) Stella Jones-Devitt wonkhe.com/blogs/a-challe…

Thinking about pt online Masters study but worried about fees? Southampton Education School now offer one full fee waiver (our civic scholarship): southampton.ac.uk/study/fees-fun…. Applications close 15 July. So what are you waiting for!

"enabling brilliant working-class kids to succeed in drama, dance or journalism – their raw talent so obvious, but for too many of whom geography is destiny, we will be a government that walks alongside them" theguardian.com/politics/artic…

Should we stop using the word #stakeholder in #participatory #engagement research & practice? Our paper critically examines the limitations of "stakeholder" and its ambiguity, normativity, potential for (further) exclusion & marginalisation. Open access: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

🚀Exciting News!🚀 Developing a 1-year training programme for early-career WP practitioners with Causeway Education. Complete our 5-min survey for potential participants:forms.office.com/pages/response… & WP leaders:forms.office.com/pages/response… Spread the word! #WideningParticipation #CPD

🖋️🖋️🖋️ New post on the SRHE blog from Simon Benham-Clarke and me about our recent study with care-experienced (#cep) academics - focuses on issues of precarity, belonging and authentic identities in #HigherEducation.

Essential reading as HE policy begins under the new government

This autumn, we are holding a training course for QAA Members on effective evaluation, delivered by Stella Jones-Devitt and Liz Austen (Booth). It is designed to develop and increase skills in planning and implementing impactful enhancement of practice. Sign up 👉 eur.cvent.me/Vb928