Prof. David Kitchener
@davidbsky1.bsky.social
Retired Professor of Inclusion and Diversity in Education. Worked in a comprehensive school, PRU, special school, FE college as a manager and various universities.
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Humbling and revealing. @marcdavenant.bsky.social @desdelboy.bsky.social @davidgleavephoto.bsky.social @theguardian.com
Humbling and revealing. @marcdavenant.bsky.social @desdelboy.bsky.social @davidgleavephoto.bsky.social @theguardian.com
‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures
At 90, McCullin has spent seven decades recording conflict and tragedy – while escaping snipers, mortar fire and capture. He reflects on pain, pride and regret
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October 29, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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I wholeheartedly agree with the letter writers. Philistine view that STEM subjects more worthy because of employability. A good Humanities degree leaves you knowing more but understanding less. @insidehighered.com @desdelboy.bsky.social @marcdavenant.bsky.social
I wholeheartedly agree with the letter writers. Philistine view that STEM subjects more worthy because of employability. A good Humanities degree leaves you knowing more but understanding less. @insidehighered.com @desdelboy.bsky.social @marcdavenant.bsky.social
Degrees that teach critical thinking can never be a ‘rip-off’ | Letters
Letters: Readers defend courses that Kemi Badenoch has deemed not worthy of government funding
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October 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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I wholeheartedly agree with the letter writers. Philistine view that STEM subjects more worthy because of employability. A good Humanities degree leaves you knowing more but understanding less. @insidehighered.com @desdelboy.bsky.social @marcdavenant.bsky.social
I wholeheartedly agree with the letter writers. Philistine view that STEM subjects more worthy because of employability. A good Humanities degree leaves you knowing more but understanding less. @insidehighered.com @desdelboy.bsky.social @marcdavenant.bsky.social
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More sadness, Brian Patten's passing. I can still recite Little Johnny's Confession from nearly 60 years ago. Remarkable love poet too.
@poetrysociety.org.uk @poetrydaily.bsky.social @ofpoetrypodcast.bsky.social @liverpoolecho.co.uk Memorable nights on stage.
More sadness, Brian Patten's passing. I can still recite Little Johnny's Confession from nearly 60 years ago. Remarkable love poet too.
@poetrysociety.org.uk @poetrydaily.bsky.social @ofpoetrypodcast.bsky.social @liverpoolecho.co.uk Memorable nights on stage.
Brian Patten obituary
One of the Liverpool poets, along with Roger McGough and Adrian Henri, who was a perceptive writer on love
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October 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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More sadness, Brian Patten's passing. I can still recite Little Johnny's Confession from nearly 60 years ago. Remarkable love poet too.
@poetrysociety.org.uk @poetrydaily.bsky.social @ofpoetrypodcast.bsky.social @liverpoolecho.co.uk Memorable nights on stage.
More sadness, Brian Patten's passing. I can still recite Little Johnny's Confession from nearly 60 years ago. Remarkable love poet too.
@poetrysociety.org.uk @poetrydaily.bsky.social @ofpoetrypodcast.bsky.social @liverpoolecho.co.uk Memorable nights on stage.
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Excellent Guardian obituary of Tony Harrison. Can't imagine he's resting in peace, not his style. @marcdavenant.bsky.social @theguardian.com @poetrysociety.org.uk @leedsunited.com @desdelboy.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social
Excellent Guardian obituary of Tony Harrison. Can't imagine he's resting in peace, not his style. @marcdavenant.bsky.social @theguardian.com @poetrysociety.org.uk @leedsunited.com @desdelboy.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social
Tony Harrison obituary
Outspoken poet and dramatist admired for his stage adaptations, including The Mysteries
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September 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Excellent Guardian obituary of Tony Harrison. Can't imagine he's resting in peace, not his style. @marcdavenant.bsky.social @theguardian.com @poetrysociety.org.uk @leedsunited.com @desdelboy.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social
Excellent Guardian obituary of Tony Harrison. Can't imagine he's resting in peace, not his style. @marcdavenant.bsky.social @theguardian.com @poetrysociety.org.uk @leedsunited.com @desdelboy.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social
Wonderful holiday in Bergen #Norway, such friendly people and interesting places to visit. Superb Munch gallery. @desdelboy.bsky.social @mooseallain.bsky.social @davidgleavephoto.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Wonderful holiday in Bergen #Norway, such friendly people and interesting places to visit. Superb Munch gallery. @desdelboy.bsky.social @mooseallain.bsky.social @davidgleavephoto.bsky.social
Morning all. Here's something to warm us. Takes our mind off the likes of Trump, Farage, Putin and Netanyahu with a moment of humanity. @desdelboy.bsky.social @internationaltimes.bsky.social @fritters.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Morning all. Here's something to warm us. Takes our mind off the likes of Trump, Farage, Putin and Netanyahu with a moment of humanity. @desdelboy.bsky.social @internationaltimes.bsky.social @fritters.bsky.social
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Sad, sad news, Allan and Janet brought so much happiness and joy to both children and adults. Loved reading them with my children.
Sad, sad news, Allan and Janet brought so much happiness and joy to both children and adults. Loved reading them with my children.
Allan Ahlberg obituary
Writer of books such as Each Peach Pear Plum and Peepo! capturing a child’s outlook with his illustrator wife Janet
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August 1, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Sad, sad news, Allan and Janet brought so much happiness and joy to both children and adults. Loved reading them with my children.
Sad, sad news, Allan and Janet brought so much happiness and joy to both children and adults. Loved reading them with my children.
Shame on Labour to even consider removing #SEN support.
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Rights were hard fought for. @inclusivelucie.bsky.social @disabilitycommission.boston.gov @disabilitystor1.bsky.social @scopepolicy.bsky.social #inclusion @disrightsuk.bsky.social
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Rights were hard fought for. @inclusivelucie.bsky.social @disabilitycommission.boston.gov @disabilitystor1.bsky.social @scopepolicy.bsky.social #inclusion @disrightsuk.bsky.social
Labour must keep EHCPs in Send system, says education committee chair
Helen Hayes says commitment would help rebuild trust among parents in England worried about children’s future
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July 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Shame on Labour to even consider removing #SEN support.
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Rights were hard fought for. @inclusivelucie.bsky.social @disabilitycommission.boston.gov @disabilitystor1.bsky.social @scopepolicy.bsky.social #inclusion @disrightsuk.bsky.social
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Rights were hard fought for. @inclusivelucie.bsky.social @disabilitycommission.boston.gov @disabilitystor1.bsky.social @scopepolicy.bsky.social #inclusion @disrightsuk.bsky.social
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Excellent brief overview in The Guardian of Picture Post exhibition in Cardiff. Post massively influential culturally @desdelboy.bsky.social @marcdavenant.bsky.social @davidgleavephoto.bsky.social @mooseallain.bsky.social
Excellent brief overview in The Guardian of Picture Post exhibition in Cardiff. Post massively influential culturally @desdelboy.bsky.social @marcdavenant.bsky.social @davidgleavephoto.bsky.social @mooseallain.bsky.social
Immigrants, flying sheep and Brigitte Bardot: Britain through the lens of Picture Post
From 1938 to 1957, the celebrated photo magazine captured tattooists, transgender women and topless men sinking pints – and changed the way the country saw itself
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July 3, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Excellent brief overview in The Guardian of Picture Post exhibition in Cardiff. Post massively influential culturally @desdelboy.bsky.social @marcdavenant.bsky.social @davidgleavephoto.bsky.social @mooseallain.bsky.social
Excellent brief overview in The Guardian of Picture Post exhibition in Cardiff. Post massively influential culturally @desdelboy.bsky.social @marcdavenant.bsky.social @davidgleavephoto.bsky.social @mooseallain.bsky.social
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Nick Hedges' Shelter project profoundly moved me as did later work. Social documentary photography at its finest. Sad news. Thanks Nick. @davidgleavephoto.bsky.social @socialismforall.bsky.social @elainedyson1.bsky.social @marcdavenant.bsky.social
Nick Hedges' Shelter project profoundly moved me as did later work. Social documentary photography at its finest. Sad news. Thanks Nick. @davidgleavephoto.bsky.social @socialismforall.bsky.social @elainedyson1.bsky.social @marcdavenant.bsky.social
Nick Hedges obituary
Photographer who took harrowing images of the conditions in which poor British people lived in the 1960s and 70s
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June 22, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Nick Hedges' Shelter project profoundly moved me as did later work. Social documentary photography at its finest. Sad news. Thanks Nick. @davidgleavephoto.bsky.social @socialismforall.bsky.social @elainedyson1.bsky.social @marcdavenant.bsky.social
Nick Hedges' Shelter project profoundly moved me as did later work. Social documentary photography at its finest. Sad news. Thanks Nick. @davidgleavephoto.bsky.social @socialismforall.bsky.social @elainedyson1.bsky.social @marcdavenant.bsky.social
@privateeyenews.bsky.social #PrivateEye #BarryFantoni
Full credit to Private Eye for the warm Barry Fantoni tribute. If, like me, you have read the magazine all your adult life, might be surprised to learn of the extent of Barry's contributions. Recommend buying to read the whole thing.
Full credit to Private Eye for the warm Barry Fantoni tribute. If, like me, you have read the magazine all your adult life, might be surprised to learn of the extent of Barry's contributions. Recommend buying to read the whole thing.
June 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
@privateeyenews.bsky.social #PrivateEye #BarryFantoni
Full credit to Private Eye for the warm Barry Fantoni tribute. If, like me, you have read the magazine all your adult life, might be surprised to learn of the extent of Barry's contributions. Recommend buying to read the whole thing.
Full credit to Private Eye for the warm Barry Fantoni tribute. If, like me, you have read the magazine all your adult life, might be surprised to learn of the extent of Barry's contributions. Recommend buying to read the whole thing.
Bizarre. Anyone shed any light? Completely bemused. @desdelboy.bsky.social @internationaltimes.bsky.social @arfursmith.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Bizarre. Anyone shed any light? Completely bemused. @desdelboy.bsky.social @internationaltimes.bsky.social @arfursmith.bsky.social
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Only just found out, sad news. A fine investigative and campaigning journalist. I too remember well Time Out as a radical force rather than the tame listing paper it has become.
Only just found out, sad news. A fine investigative and campaigning journalist. I too remember well Time Out as a radical force rather than the tame listing paper it has become.
Duncan Campbell obituary
Guardian crime correspondent admired for his determined and scrupulously fair reporting of wrongdoing, including miscarriages of justice
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June 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Only just found out, sad news. A fine investigative and campaigning journalist. I too remember well Time Out as a radical force rather than the tame listing paper it has become.
Only just found out, sad news. A fine investigative and campaigning journalist. I too remember well Time Out as a radical force rather than the tame listing paper it has become.
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This is deeply worrying. Since the 1981 Act there has been a statutory duty to provide support, money should not be the issue, it's a basic human right to access the full experience of education.
This is deeply worrying. Since the 1981 Act there has been a statutory duty to provide support, money should not be the issue, it's a basic human right to access the full experience of education.
Children with special needs in England may lose legal right to school support
Exclusive: Schools minister declines to rule out replacing EHCP documents as part of plans to change Send system
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May 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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This is deeply worrying. Since the 1981 Act there has been a statutory duty to provide support, money should not be the issue, it's a basic human right to access the full experience of education.
This is deeply worrying. Since the 1981 Act there has been a statutory duty to provide support, money should not be the issue, it's a basic human right to access the full experience of education.
Happy Socialist Sunday Mark and everyone. #SocialistSunday
May 18, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Happy Socialist Sunday Mark and everyone. #SocialistSunday
#York #Yorktheatreroyal #GaryOldman #Beckett #Krapps-last-tape
Superb interpretation of Beckett, Gary runs Gambon close. Absolutely brilliant. Strongly recommend.
Superb interpretation of Beckett, Gary runs Gambon close. Absolutely brilliant. Strongly recommend.
May 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
#York #Yorktheatreroyal #GaryOldman #Beckett #Krapps-last-tape
Superb interpretation of Beckett, Gary runs Gambon close. Absolutely brilliant. Strongly recommend.
Superb interpretation of Beckett, Gary runs Gambon close. Absolutely brilliant. Strongly recommend.
Happy May Day everyone.
May 1, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Happy May Day everyone.
Sticker on car near my home. Haven't the heart to tell her...
April 27, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Sticker on car near my home. Haven't the heart to tell her...
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Cuts to international aid and now targeting disabled groups, heartless and cruel decisions. Expect this from a Tory not Labour government. Shame on you #Starmer #Reeves.
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Cuts to international aid and now targeting disabled groups, heartless and cruel decisions. Expect this from a Tory not Labour government. Shame on you #Starmer #Reeves.
@disrightsuk.bsky.social
Labour ‘to slash disability benefits for 1 million people’ as part of huge cuts
Those who have difficulty washing, dressing or eating will be denied payments due to a tougher eligibility criteria
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March 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Cuts to international aid and now targeting disabled groups, heartless and cruel decisions. Expect this from a Tory not Labour government. Shame on you #Starmer #Reeves.
@disrightsuk.bsky.social
Cuts to international aid and now targeting disabled groups, heartless and cruel decisions. Expect this from a Tory not Labour government. Shame on you #Starmer #Reeves.
@disrightsuk.bsky.social
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All of the increase in defence spending taken from Aid budget. How cruel and inhumane. Starmer appears to have same attitude as Trump, overseas lives unimportant.
All of the increase in defence spending taken from Aid budget. How cruel and inhumane. Starmer appears to have same attitude as Trump, overseas lives unimportant.
Starmer slashes aid to fund major increase in defence spending
Announcement prompts concerns that PM is pandering to US president and warnings over consequences of aid cuts
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February 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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All of the increase in defence spending taken from Aid budget. How cruel and inhumane. Starmer appears to have same attitude as Trump, overseas lives unimportant.
All of the increase in defence spending taken from Aid budget. How cruel and inhumane. Starmer appears to have same attitude as Trump, overseas lives unimportant.
This is so totally and utterly wrong. Trump is rewriting history, the discrimination is from him and his ilk.
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Donald Trump DEI order sees female and black WWII pilots cut from air force training - BBC News
It comes after the US president imposed a ban on diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) programmes.
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January 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This is so totally and utterly wrong. Trump is rewriting history, the discrimination is from him and his ilk.
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Reposted by Prof. David Kitchener
Whatever happens, never forget: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. So always make time to share books with kids, and help them find books to love. Make reading central to everything you do. It will change their lives forever!
#literacy
#literacy
January 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Whatever happens, never forget: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. So always make time to share books with kids, and help them find books to love. Make reading central to everything you do. It will change their lives forever!
#literacy
#literacy
