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Trump's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt just said she doesn't want anything but math, reading and writing to be taught in American classrooms.

It will come as no surprise to anybody that she got into college on a softball scholarship.
February 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Please read this remarkable article from the great Ian Birrell

RIP Iona

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic...
As I held my dying daughter's hand, what did I feel? Pride...
My daughter Iona was born 32 years ago. She arrived at home, in such a rush to enter the world that my wife was unable to reach the nearby hospital.
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February 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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This is a powerful and moving piece - and it is true “perfection comes in many guises” and is often expressed in unexpected ways. R.I.P Iona
My piece reflecting on life, love, loss and learning disabilities following the death of my daughter www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic...
February 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Having spent the last few weeks talking to voluntary and community groups about the importance of Annual Health Checks for people with #LearningDisabilities, it’s incredibly hard to understand why the NHS have removed the 75% target.

Folks, the check is still available. Go get it done.
February 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Sharing this because it needs to be shared. Again. And again.

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Baroness Hollins' final report: My heart breaks - solitary confinement in hospital has no therapeutic benefit for people with a learning disability and autistic people
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December 7, 2024 at 9:04 PM
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Just in case you thought the 🍊💩’s cruelty came with his decreased mental capacity
February 7, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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Some thoughts from me in @tesmagazine.bsky.social about reliability as we enter this important period of inspection reform
Moderation in everything: how Ofsted could reassure the sector
Whatever shape Ofsted’s report cards end up taking, we need to be confident that the judgements are reliable says CST’s deputy chief executive Steve Rollett
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February 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Only the best people.
Who is Paula White?
Paula left her first husband for second one before cheating on him. Married Jonathan Cain of Journey, broke into the band's bank account, stole thousands, then ran a Ponzi Scheme and grifts at a Megachurch.
She also now leads the White House Faith Office
February 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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Specifically no Science of any description, no technology, no history, arts or humanities.

Just let that sink in.

Recipe for a failing state on every level.
Trump's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt just said she doesn't want anything but math, reading and writing to be taught in American classrooms.

It will come as no surprise to anybody that she got into college on a softball scholarship.
February 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Once it’s in, it’s really in 💦🤝

Hospital shuts three wards due to norovirus outbreak
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tooting: Hospital closes three wards due to norovirus outbreak - BBC News
A health boss said the bug could rip through wards "like a wildfire" unless it was contained.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Can anyone help me understand this conclusion of the HSCC on Assisted Dying laws. I thought the Canadian legislation began with "reasonably foreseeable" death then expanded? publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5804/cm...
November 30, 2024 at 8:09 AM
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The Tizard Learning Disability Review is an invaluable resource for professionals working with individuals with intellectual disabilities. This new issue features various insightful articles. We trust they will provide valuable perspectives among practitioners. www.emerald.com/insight/publ...
Tizard Learning Disability Review: Vol. 29 Iss. 3/4 | Emerald Insight
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November 25, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Very sad, a regular haunt in my teens and student days.
Very sad to learn that this renowned music shop is closing in Newcastle. As a teenager I used to visit after school and listen to Bowie in one of their stereo listening booths and then browse through the records and sheet music and wish I could afford a posh guitar. It will be much missed. Neil x
November 30, 2024 at 7:20 AM
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Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark.
November 29, 2024 at 8:46 PM
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Some thoughts I shared with the Cultural Inclusion Conference
today about adapting and staging Sara Ryan's Justice for Laughing Boy earlier this year.

www.stephenunwin.uk/thoughts-and...
Staging Laughing Boy — Stephen Unwin
Thanks for inviting me to speak today. I’m a great fan of the Cultural Inclusion movement and as someone who’s been working in the theatre for 40 years, and who’s the dad of a young man with severe le...
www.stephenunwin.uk
November 29, 2024 at 3:40 PM