Great to read about ⁦York Travellers Trust⁩ exhibition at ⁦York Castle Museum⁩. Gypsy & Traveller communities are often portrayed as 1 group, however although they share traditions, language and cultures they vary from family to family and from town to town yorkmix.com/truly-inclusiv…

I know it’s not technically the worst thing ever, but equally I will never get over this theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/j…

“One of the most vile, cowardly, egregious political acts I’ve ever witnessed.” emily m on immigration minister Robert Jenrick’s defence of ordering a Mickey Mouse mural to be covered up in a children’s asylum reception centre. Listen on Global Player global-player.onelink.me/Br0x/TNANewEpi…

A Letter to Future Social Workers (coming from someone used to want nothing to do with them). Here are some reasons to #ChooseSocialWork. I hope that one day, someone reads this & goes on to become a Laura in someone else’s life. communitycare.co.uk/2023/08/15/reb…

‘Looked after children and young people’s views on their contact arrangements’. For many years there has been an interest in understanding the impact of birth family time on children’s development and placement outcomes. Read our open access article: ow.ly/83oc50PxEpp

𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁. Check in on those around you. #WorldMentalHealthDay | #YouAreNotAlone | Samaritans

Happy 1st of November! The new Botanical Calendar is now in stock on my website. london-blooms.com

Being kind to the turkeys this Christmas and looking forward to the hedgehogs coming back out of hibernation #BenjaminZephaniah bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

The most supreme of yoghurts and great thread! Slight consternation Longley Farm that I have been unable to find any of the caramel variety for some time, the raspberry and rhubarb are my favourite though so I'll cope 🤔 🤣

An Open Letter to the Social Worker who Wrote my Case Notes 18 months ago I published this letter after accessing my care files. It was a raw, honest account of what it felt like to process words written about, but without me. Much to my surprise, it went viral. I cannot 🧵1/

Today, we published our fourth annual report, containing vitally important data and analysis about the English safeguarding system. We also highlight patterns in practice, strengths, and areas for improvement. Click to read the full report: gov.uk/government/pub…

We’re on Bournemouth beach laying out a memorial to the more than 11,500 Palestinian children and 36 Israeli children who’ve been killed since October 7th. It will be over 5km long and we hope to keep it here for 24 hours. The UK, US and other governments should be doing all

Well this is amazing!! If you work with #CareLeavers please take a look. Free access to The AA driving theory app!! Great work Care Leaver Covenant 👏

Jasmin Paris has just passed the tower during loop 5 of the Barkley Marathons. We are witnessing history 🥲 #bm100 #smalleuropeanwoman 📸 instagram.com/davidmiller.ph…

Stories from Black, Asian and Arab communities you shouldn’t have missed this week 🧵

Thread on the beauty of wildlife 🧵 1. When it’s cold enough to see the melody

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