Carer Aware training for social work staff is: -Fully funded 💰 -Accessible remotely 👩‍💻 -Co-produced with unpaid carers and social work professionals 🤝 Book your space for the 2024-25 sessions here: buff.ly/3OC8cpi

Happy Blackcountry day, all. Mek it as yampy as ya con...😆

Congratulations to the graduates of Cardiff School of Education & Social Policy who attended today’s ceremony. We loved celebrating with you and being part of your special day 🎓✨

Congratulations to Inas Alali, who graduated from Cardiff School of Education and Social Policy almost five years to the day she arrived in Wales as a Syrian refugee. 🎓 Read more about Inas' inspiring journey from maths tutor to Cardiff Met graduate: bit.ly/3WpB2NR

Despite being halfway through her studies, Bethan Fry made the brave decision to leave her university and look for a course which would suit her better. After exploring her options, Bethan decided to apply to Cardiff Met through Clearing: bit.ly/3WbQcVP

I am so proud that my first act as Welsh Labour Leader was to return to Ely – to be in the place where I grew up and with the people who shaped me.

Amsterdam skies 🥰

Wisdom, from a fruity beauty…

New free school meals analysis. The UK and devolved governments must change the qualifying criteria so that every child who needs a school dinner has one, while working towards removing means-testing entirely from the dinner hall.

A few Wednesday thoughts.. None of us truly know what others are dealing with - a little bit of kindness (underrated, in my opinion) can go a long way to help, sometimes. Oh, and life's too short to worry about listening to Christmas tunes 'too early' (Kirsty and Shane ❤️)

Engaged with a really thought-provoking Advance HE webinar on student success with McKendrick_GCU this morning, feeding in nicely to this afternoons reading on student capital, recognising non-traditional education experiences to improve retention. Candles and tea help...

Word of the day is ‘cancelphoria’: the joy of discovering that an arrangement you were dreading has been called off, leaving you with the satisfaction of not having cancelled first, and the bliss of staying at home. Created by Rob Rinder for BBC Radio 4’s ‘Unspeakable’,

Our landmark study found that students from disadvantaged backgrounds are much more likely to become socially mobile and end up as a high earner than those who don’t go to university. Efforts to widen access must continue. suttontrust.com/our-research/u…

Due to the severe weather forecast for tomorrow, our hubs & libraries across the city will not be open. If you need assistance with accessing advice services, ☎️ 029 2087 1071 or 📧 [email protected] If you need help to access homelessness services, ☎️ 029 20 57 0750.

My heart absolutely aches for those abused in Rotherham. I know their pain because I share in it. I am one of the one in four girls sexually abused before the age of 18. Having been abused as a young child I then fell for a situation with an older “boyfriend”. I’m not going

Really interesting article on the search for happiness from the perspective of someone with PTSD and depression. BBC News - I spent 30 years trying to unlock the secret to happiness - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

36 years ago, Cardiff welcomed me as a student to this great city, and today I have the privilege of welcoming CSESP applicants, and their significant others to their Applicant day. The sun is out and there is a great buzz on campus #studentbelonging Cardiff Metropolitan University

Great start to National EdD Summer School from Dean of Teaching and Learning Professor Julia Longville. Professional collaboration between universities in Wales not competition.National MA and National EdD are capacity building at its very best! Professor Michelle Jones CIRLE Cardiff Metropolitan University

This is a very real issue and concern for support staff who are a vital part of any school community. BBC News - Some school staff earn less than minimum wage - union bbc.com/news/articles/…

This is a very real issue and concern for support staff who are a vital part of any school community. BBC News - Some school staff earn less than minimum wage - union bbc.com/news/articles/…