Labour will need to think beyond the boundaries of normal institutional reform and turbocharge the imaginative change already happening on the ground, writes @adamjlent. newstatesman.com/spotlight/regi…

📢𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 Tickets for the community power event of the year are live! This is your opportunity to share inspiring stories of change & help shape the future of public services. This is #StrongerThings 2023. Be part of it 🪄newlocal.org.uk/events/stronge…

Over the past few months we’ve heard inspiring stories of councils, communities & partners boldly moving beyond traditional methods of engagement to find new ways of listening to & involving residents. Today we’re showcasing some of these stories & exploring system-wide change🔎

Really looking forward to this next week!

So pleased this is being discussed in parliament today. If all education staff had training on autism it would make such a huge difference.

The Ofsted inspection at my son’s school was a truly horrible experience for the whole school. The inspector was rude and dismissive and the approach totally non sensical. Glad to see these stories are being shared, definitely time for change. bbc.co.uk/news/education…

"To state the blindingly obvious, this is not about pushy mums and dads: it is a story about systemic failure, and its sheer expense." As councils crumble, a new scapegoat has been found: the parents of disabled and vulnerable children | John Harris theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The debates about children absent from school are still missing the crucial points about why some children feel unable to attend, and what could be done to address that. Improving #SEND support is a vital part of the picture.

We have a really exciting opportunity for a senior policy and campaigns manager to join the team at Ambitious about Autism. Please do share with anyone you think might be interested! #charityjobs #policyjobs #SEND #Autism jobs.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/jobs/vacancy/s…

We're looking for someone brilliant to lead our policy and campaigns at @AmbitiousAutism - closing this weekend so get in quick! jobs.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/jobs/vacancy/s…

Good to see this Guardian Opinion piece pulling no punches about the failings in the #SEND system -'children don't deserve this chaos'.

Very proud to see this fantastic programme launching today - never more needed. 👇 Huge congratulations to the fabulous project team at @AmbitiousAutism

How much would it cost to widen access to free school meals? Our research has shown that more pupils are coming into school on an empty stomach 👎 Rebecca Montacute discusses how much it could cost to expand FSM eligibility to cover all families who receive universal credit ⬇️

In our latest polling, 88% of senior leaders said that the pupil premium is less than they need to fully support disadvantaged pupils. Despite this, leaders are increasingly having to use pupil premium funding to plug gaps in their budgets 💰 Urgent action is needed 👇

🗨️"The pandemic was a huge part of our lives and for our year group it certainly changed how we experienced our young teenage years." COSMO Youth Panel member Riley reflects on the impacts of the pandemic on their journey into higher education⬇️ cosmostudy.uk/latest/adaptin…

🚨 NEW: Britain’s most powerful people are still 5x more likely to have been privately educated than the general population. Our brand-new research reveals that jobs in the media, business, charity, creative and public sectors remain dominated by those from private schools ⤵️🧵

Cricket is the most elitist sport in Britain, with 50-60% of top players having attended private school (vs 7% of the population). Football is broadly representative. Olympians in the middle with "only" 20-30% private school background. Interestingly, Rugby is very split men

🆕 Journalist and broadcaster Lewis Goodall will also be joining our panel this afternoon. Come and join us to talk about elitism in Britain at 3:15PM!

🚨 NEW: Children from low-income homes are more likely to have special educational needs and are also less likely to get the support they need, we have found. Our new research reveals massive socio-economic inequalities in accessing support from a SEND system in crisis 🧵⤵️

We’re at The Royal Society today for our joint Higher Education Summit with Carnegie Corporation of New York, focusing on our latest research into HE and social mobility!   Follow along with our live posts on this thread, or join our livestream to watch the event 📺 eventee.com/e/higher-educa…