Lou Mycroft
@drloumycroft.bsky.social
FE Green Changemaker and Bowerbird. Joyful practice and releasing the #potentia within us all 💛
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So pleased that @gabiwitthaus.bsky.social brought images to her keynote and hoping there might be a video in due course. People wanting to know the story of the quilt can find it in a chapter of the wonderful #HE4Good book books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp... @drloumycroft.bsky.social
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October 24, 2025 at 9:53 AM
So pleased that @gabiwitthaus.bsky.social brought images to her keynote and hoping there might be a video in due course. People wanting to know the story of the quilt can find it in a chapter of the wonderful #HE4Good book books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp... @drloumycroft.bsky.social
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UTA dropped Bob Vylan but represents Chris Brown just so you know where the line of acceptability is
July 5, 2025 at 7:59 AM
UTA dropped Bob Vylan but represents Chris Brown just so you know where the line of acceptability is
Great match #Gracheva #Eala 🎾
Look forward to seeing them both at @wimbledonltc.bsky.social 👏🏻
#Eastbourne
Look forward to seeing them both at @wimbledonltc.bsky.social 👏🏻
#Eastbourne
June 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Great match #Gracheva #Eala 🎾
Look forward to seeing them both at @wimbledonltc.bsky.social 👏🏻
#Eastbourne
Look forward to seeing them both at @wimbledonltc.bsky.social 👏🏻
#Eastbourne
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1. It’s good to see this scandal being called out at last. My thanks and congratulations go to Lee Schofield, Karen Lloyd and Ian Convery. But it’s also absolutely infuriating that it has come to this point, as I explain in this thread.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Conservationists call for Lake District to lose Unesco world heritage status
Campaigners say designation promotes unsustainable sheep farming at expense of nature recovery and local communities
www.theguardian.com
June 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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UK benefit fraud prosecutions are 23 times more than for tax offences. Tax fraud up to nine times higher than benefit fraud.
Laws against the rich are not always enforced.
Govt taking powers to snoop on bank accounts of benefit claimants. Same won't apply to tax abusers, scammers.
It is class war
Laws against the rich are not always enforced.
Govt taking powers to snoop on bank accounts of benefit claimants. Same won't apply to tax abusers, scammers.
It is class war
Why the UK is a two-tier society where money wields power
Laws and policies are crafted to give the appearance of sternness and fairness, but are rarely fully enforced on corporations and the rich.
leftfootforward.org
May 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
UK benefit fraud prosecutions are 23 times more than for tax offences. Tax fraud up to nine times higher than benefit fraud.
Laws against the rich are not always enforced.
Govt taking powers to snoop on bank accounts of benefit claimants. Same won't apply to tax abusers, scammers.
It is class war
Laws against the rich are not always enforced.
Govt taking powers to snoop on bank accounts of benefit claimants. Same won't apply to tax abusers, scammers.
It is class war
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Jess Thom, co-artistic director of Touretteshero, can no longer do her job after a 61% cut to her #AccessToWork support. This is not a unique case - disabled people across the UK are being hit hard. Read @graeaetheatre.bsky.social here and consider writing to your MP: graeae.org/resource/gra...
I’m profoundly sad to say that as of today, I’ll no longer be able to do my job as co-artistic director of #Touretteshero because of a recent decision by #AccessToWork to cut my support by 61%. Read & share this post, the hardest I've had to write: www.touretteshero.com/2025/05/23/a... 1/4
May 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Jess Thom, co-artistic director of Touretteshero, can no longer do her job after a 61% cut to her #AccessToWork support. This is not a unique case - disabled people across the UK are being hit hard. Read @graeaetheatre.bsky.social here and consider writing to your MP: graeae.org/resource/gra...
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Median UK annual wage for employees is £30,252.
Net pay of £25,301 attacked by corporate profiteering. Hard to survive, raise family even with two wage earners.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Can't revive economy without boosting purchasing power of the bottom 50%.
Net pay of £25,301 attacked by corporate profiteering. Hard to survive, raise family even with two wage earners.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Can't revive economy without boosting purchasing power of the bottom 50%.
Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK - Office for National Statistics
Monthly estimates of payrolled employees and their pay from HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) data.
www.ons.gov.uk
May 14, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Median UK annual wage for employees is £30,252.
Net pay of £25,301 attacked by corporate profiteering. Hard to survive, raise family even with two wage earners.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Can't revive economy without boosting purchasing power of the bottom 50%.
Net pay of £25,301 attacked by corporate profiteering. Hard to survive, raise family even with two wage earners.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Can't revive economy without boosting purchasing power of the bottom 50%.
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#OtD 14 May 1938 the England football team gave a Nazi salute before a match in Berlin. They had been ordered to do so by the govt which had made a pact with Hitler when much of the ruling class supported fascism stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8604/England-football...
May 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
#OtD 14 May 1938 the England football team gave a Nazi salute before a match in Berlin. They had been ordered to do so by the govt which had made a pact with Hitler when much of the ruling class supported fascism stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8604/England-football...
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The BBC is institutionally biased towards the right and the far right, and here's the proof: the results of an almost perfect before-and-after experiment.
My column today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My column today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC is utterly beholden to the right. Why else would it fear a podcast about heat pumps? | George Monbiot
The broadcaster behaves like Starmer’s government: suppress the left, cave to your critics, and undermine your own survival, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The BBC is institutionally biased towards the right and the far right, and here's the proof: the results of an almost perfect before-and-after experiment.
My column today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My column today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
So proud to be watching this ❤️
Shout out to #WIASN and so many other people in the room and not, who have contributed to my dear friend Az feeling brilliant today.
“Words create worlds of possibilities”
@openuniversity.bsky.social
Shout out to #WIASN and so many other people in the room and not, who have contributed to my dear friend Az feeling brilliant today.
“Words create worlds of possibilities”
@openuniversity.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
So proud to be watching this ❤️
Shout out to #WIASN and so many other people in the room and not, who have contributed to my dear friend Az feeling brilliant today.
“Words create worlds of possibilities”
@openuniversity.bsky.social
Shout out to #WIASN and so many other people in the room and not, who have contributed to my dear friend Az feeling brilliant today.
“Words create worlds of possibilities”
@openuniversity.bsky.social
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Gay people kissing or holding hands in public is “gay ideology.”
Gay teachers being visible in school is “gay ideology.”
Gay couples raising kids is “gay ideology.”
Some politicians dismiss gay lives as an “ideology.” But we’re people. And we will keep existing despite the political trashing.
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Gay teachers being visible in school is “gay ideology.”
Gay couples raising kids is “gay ideology.”
Some politicians dismiss gay lives as an “ideology.” But we’re people. And we will keep existing despite the political trashing.
🌈🎓
March 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Excited to present our @altuk.bsky.social / @ufitrust.bsky.social @amplifyfe.bsky.social Insights research on how innovative #digital pedagogy and #AI narrow the #digitaldivide at the #WorldSkills Professional Exchange today at the wonderful Satellite Catapult Centre Oxford
#AmplifyFE #UKFE #EduSky
#AmplifyFE #UKFE #EduSky
March 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Excited to present our @altuk.bsky.social / @ufitrust.bsky.social @amplifyfe.bsky.social Insights research on how innovative #digital pedagogy and #AI narrow the #digitaldivide at the #WorldSkills Professional Exchange today at the wonderful Satellite Catapult Centre Oxford
#AmplifyFE #UKFE #EduSky
#AmplifyFE #UKFE #EduSky
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Do you teach in Further Education? Could you help me with some research? If so please get in touch. #FurtherEducation #AmplifyFE #loveFE #ukfechat #FEResearch
March 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Do you teach in Further Education? Could you help me with some research? If so please get in touch. #FurtherEducation #AmplifyFE #loveFE #ukfechat #FEResearch
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#OtD 16 Mar 1978 Mary Brooksbank, Scottish mill worker, socialist, trade unionist died. She founded the Working Women Guild, helped organize unemployed workers, was critical of Stalinism, and spent several years in prison for her efforts stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8...
March 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
#OtD 16 Mar 1978 Mary Brooksbank, Scottish mill worker, socialist, trade unionist died. She founded the Working Women Guild, helped organize unemployed workers, was critical of Stalinism, and spent several years in prison for her efforts stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8...
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When people feel genuinely understood and acknowledged by others, it activates neural pathways associated with safety and social connection, releasing bonding hormones like oxytocin. This validation goes beyond simple listening www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A manager’s flat response to Gail’s initiative left her deflated. Feeling seen is fundamental to human wellbeing | Gaynor Parkin
The relationship between employees and organisations isn’t just about pay and benefits – it’s about being valued and respected for our contributions
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
When people feel genuinely understood and acknowledged by others, it activates neural pathways associated with safety and social connection, releasing bonding hormones like oxytocin. This validation goes beyond simple listening www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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...and they think all fields, all change, are button-pushing, not complex human collaborative enterprises, which they prefer to gut for profit 🫠😭
March 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
...and they think all fields, all change, are button-pushing, not complex human collaborative enterprises, which they prefer to gut for profit 🫠😭
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TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY!
If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!
Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.
JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺
#24HourEconomicBlackout
If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!
Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.
JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺
#24HourEconomicBlackout
February 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY!
If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!
Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.
JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺
#24HourEconomicBlackout
If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!
Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.
JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺
#24HourEconomicBlackout
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bhoys celtic get it. “kick genocide out of football” 🇵🇸🍀
February 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
bhoys celtic get it. “kick genocide out of football” 🇵🇸🍀
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🌟 Join us at the Learning and Skills Research Network (LSRN) National Conference 2025 on April 4th! 🌟
📅Event Details:
Date: Friday April 4th, 2025
Venue: University Centre West Anglia, College of West Anglia, King's Lynn, Norfolk
🔗 Book your spot now: cwa.ac.uk/store/events...
📅Event Details:
Date: Friday April 4th, 2025
Venue: University Centre West Anglia, College of West Anglia, King's Lynn, Norfolk
🔗 Book your spot now: cwa.ac.uk/store/events...
February 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I want Frankie to win because I love her clothes #TheTraitors
January 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I want Frankie to win because I love her clothes #TheTraitors
Sending love to all my friends in Ireland. Hope you can keep safe and sound during #StormEowyn 😘
January 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Sending love to all my friends in Ireland. Hope you can keep safe and sound during #StormEowyn 😘
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This is a clear and authoritative briefing on FE funding in England. researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CB...
researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk
January 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This is a clear and authoritative briefing on FE funding in England. researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CB...
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Start the day snugly productive, in the company of #JoyFE💛
#BowerbirdWritingRoom opens at 9am. Everyone is welcome. DM for Zoom link.
#BowerbirdWritingRoom opens at 9am. Everyone is welcome. DM for Zoom link.
January 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Start the day snugly productive, in the company of #JoyFE💛
#BowerbirdWritingRoom opens at 9am. Everyone is welcome. DM for Zoom link.
#BowerbirdWritingRoom opens at 9am. Everyone is welcome. DM for Zoom link.
Saturday afternoons with #LittleEl 🦁
Silent Witness and knitting toys for my doggy grand-daughter Miss Pippin #DogsOfBlueSky 🐶
Silent Witness and knitting toys for my doggy grand-daughter Miss Pippin #DogsOfBlueSky 🐶
January 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Saturday afternoons with #LittleEl 🦁
Silent Witness and knitting toys for my doggy grand-daughter Miss Pippin #DogsOfBlueSky 🐶
Silent Witness and knitting toys for my doggy grand-daughter Miss Pippin #DogsOfBlueSky 🐶