Jo
@joriley.bsky.social
Ex head teacher. Yet to decide what's next. Passionate about Primary and EYFS education, inclusion and ethical leadership. Reader, writer, coach. Lego lover.
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My baby is 20 today, and I can't bear it. It's not about him, it's about how me. And how the time flies and leaves you utterly bereft, astonished, depressed, ecstatic and proud all at the same time.
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My baby is 20 today, and I can't bear it. It's not about him, it's about how me. And how the time flies and leaves you utterly bereft, astonished, depressed, ecstatic and proud all at the same time.
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It's absolutely infuriating to hear the government claim that this is 'what the British public wants' to excuse its disgusting policies. No it's not what I effing want!
Asked if Keir Starmer believes British people want to "see refugee children pulled out of school and deported after 10 years in this country”, his spokesman says that “what the British public wants and what this government was elected on a mandate to deliver was to secure our borders"
November 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
It's absolutely infuriating to hear the government claim that this is 'what the British public wants' to excuse its disgusting policies. No it's not what I effing want!
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Yes, this definitely won't happen again and I will definitely never hear another person in power say they've learnt lessons, as it is so well funded that social care and schools have all the resources they need so it definitely won't ever happen again.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Council visited wrong house before Sara Sharif's murder - report
Sara, 10, suffered years of abuse before she was murdered by her father and stepmother.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Yes, this definitely won't happen again and I will definitely never hear another person in power say they've learnt lessons, as it is so well funded that social care and schools have all the resources they need so it definitely won't ever happen again.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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🔥 Harrods: What do the survivors do now??
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
When power is untouchable: the legal abyss facing Harrods survivors
Survivors of abuse connected to Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods empire are discovering what “no one is above the law” really means
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
🔥 Harrods: What do the survivors do now??
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
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"Be confident to try new activities and show independence, resilience and perseverance in the face of challenge."
"Show sensitivity to their own and to others’ needs."
*Looks around at all the adults singularly failing to do these.* 😒
"Show sensitivity to their own and to others’ needs."
*Looks around at all the adults singularly failing to do these.* 😒
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"Be confident to try new activities and show independence, resilience and perseverance in the face of challenge."
"Show sensitivity to their own and to others’ needs."
*Looks around at all the adults singularly failing to do these.* 😒
"Show sensitivity to their own and to others’ needs."
*Looks around at all the adults singularly failing to do these.* 😒
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As a parent of a teenage girl with mental health issues, this is one of the most heart-wrenching, horrendous things I have read. How quickly any of our children could find themselves in this situation. How can this happen? How have we let the state of children's mental health services come to this?
"...like a good little rule follower, I listened and trusted their advice. I was grateful even, for someone to tell me how to navigate this. Yet, all the while, a little voice inside me knew that Ruth needed something different." www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘The ward felt like a prison. What had I let them do?’: how my daughter was crushed by a health service meant to help her
Ruth was 14 years old and being treated for an eating disorder when she died after being detained under the Mental Health Act. She wasn’t allowed to see her family for more than a few hours a week. Ho...
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
As a parent of a teenage girl with mental health issues, this is one of the most heart-wrenching, horrendous things I have read. How quickly any of our children could find themselves in this situation. How can this happen? How have we let the state of children's mental health services come to this?
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When children going missing from Home Office and local authority care was flagged couple of years back #r4today presenters uncritically repeated claims children were "voluntarily trafficked". It was an angle used by politicians, and still the idea of protecting kids is dismissed as a "pull factor"
Jesus Christ. We go mad about one bloke we wrongly released, yet hear next to nothing about this horror? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
More than 50 child asylum seekers still missing after disappearing from Kent care
Council data obtained by the Guardian shows 345 children have gone missing in recent years, many probably taken by traffickers
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
When children going missing from Home Office and local authority care was flagged couple of years back #r4today presenters uncritically repeated claims children were "voluntarily trafficked". It was an angle used by politicians, and still the idea of protecting kids is dismissed as a "pull factor"
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It’s just mad that any government allows this in contravention of long established impartiality rules.
🔴The Public Wants to Ban ‘Politician Presenters’ Like Nigel Farage But Ofcom Isn’t Listening
The broadcasting watchdog is refusing to act despite research suggesting viewers oppose politicians like the Reform leader being allowed to host current affairs shows
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/24/b...
The broadcasting watchdog is refusing to act despite research suggesting viewers oppose politicians like the Reform leader being allowed to host current affairs shows
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/24/b...
The Public Wants to Ban ‘Politician Presenters’ Like Nigel Farage But Ofcom Isn't Listening
The broadcasting watchdog is refusing to act despite research suggesting a majority of viewers oppose politicians like the Reform leader being allowed to host current affairs shows
bylinetimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
It’s just mad that any government allows this in contravention of long established impartiality rules.
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Jenrick casting 1980s British football hooliganism as something that was easily dealt with by police and not an era defining issue which we're still living with the consequences of today... He's genuinely the most unserious person in British politics rn
October 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Jenrick casting 1980s British football hooliganism as something that was easily dealt with by police and not an era defining issue which we're still living with the consequences of today... He's genuinely the most unserious person in British politics rn
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Given how much the China spy case has dominated headlines, it really does beg the question: why is our political-media class so uninterested in Nathan Gill, his Russian bribes, his once close associate Nigel Farage, and Reform UK?
Our new Byline Times edition investigates what the media won't 👇
Our new Byline Times edition investigates what the media won't 👇
October 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Given how much the China spy case has dominated headlines, it really does beg the question: why is our political-media class so uninterested in Nathan Gill, his Russian bribes, his once close associate Nigel Farage, and Reform UK?
Our new Byline Times edition investigates what the media won't 👇
Our new Byline Times edition investigates what the media won't 👇
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Dear all -
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THANK YOU!!!
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October 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Dear all -
I’d be very grateful if you could do this and share it.
I know many of you are Bylines readers… and this is s big community build. So please take a little time - and get some big love from all of us at Bylines Network.
THANK YOU!!!
I’d be very grateful if you could do this and share it.
I know many of you are Bylines readers… and this is s big community build. So please take a little time - and get some big love from all of us at Bylines Network.
THANK YOU!!!
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There’s some right old twaddle out there, isn’t there?
October 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
There’s some right old twaddle out there, isn’t there?
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This is fascinating. Is this how people correspond? I have never seen workplace correspondence like this and don’t imagine I ever will.
Former education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson texted the PM he had been 'f****d over' by decisions made without consulting him during the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has heard today
Williamson texted PM he was 'f****d over' by Covid decisions
Covid inquiry sees expletive-riddled text sent by Gavin Williamson to Boris Johnson over school closures
schoolsweek.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is fascinating. Is this how people correspond? I have never seen workplace correspondence like this and don’t imagine I ever will.
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I walk past Alex's room and Elaine is sitting on his bed.
You ok, I ask.
He's so big now, she says, do you think he's ok.
He's loving it, I say, you saw him.
I still expect him to be in here, she says, playing his music too loud.
I know, I say, I'll leave you to it.
You ok, I ask.
He's so big now, she says, do you think he's ok.
He's loving it, I say, you saw him.
I still expect him to be in here, she says, playing his music too loud.
I know, I say, I'll leave you to it.
October 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I walk past Alex's room and Elaine is sitting on his bed.
You ok, I ask.
He's so big now, she says, do you think he's ok.
He's loving it, I say, you saw him.
I still expect him to be in here, she says, playing his music too loud.
I know, I say, I'll leave you to it.
You ok, I ask.
He's so big now, she says, do you think he's ok.
He's loving it, I say, you saw him.
I still expect him to be in here, she says, playing his music too loud.
I know, I say, I'll leave you to it.
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The traffic here was awful, says Jeff.
Fridays, I say.
There was a sheep tractor towing some sheep in front of us, says Elaine.
What, I say, were the sheep driving?
She scowls at me. No, they were in the trailer, she says.
Who was driving the tractor, I ask.
The man, she shouts.
Fridays, I say.
There was a sheep tractor towing some sheep in front of us, says Elaine.
What, I say, were the sheep driving?
She scowls at me. No, they were in the trailer, she says.
Who was driving the tractor, I ask.
The man, she shouts.
October 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The traffic here was awful, says Jeff.
Fridays, I say.
There was a sheep tractor towing some sheep in front of us, says Elaine.
What, I say, were the sheep driving?
She scowls at me. No, they were in the trailer, she says.
Who was driving the tractor, I ask.
The man, she shouts.
Fridays, I say.
There was a sheep tractor towing some sheep in front of us, says Elaine.
What, I say, were the sheep driving?
She scowls at me. No, they were in the trailer, she says.
Who was driving the tractor, I ask.
The man, she shouts.
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Utterly disgusting, but another sign of the continuing emboldening of hate groups.
Labour should be as quick to act against groups like this, who are actually causing harm and breaking the law, as they declare themselves to be against those opposing genocide.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/10/k...
Labour should be as quick to act against groups like this, who are actually causing harm and breaking the law, as they declare themselves to be against those opposing genocide.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/10/k...
Evangelical 'King's Army' group disrupts traffic in historic LGBTQ+ London district
A right-wing, evangelical group calling itself the King's Army blocked traffic on Old Compton Street in Soho while chanting anti-LGBTQ+ slogans.
www.thepinknews.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Utterly disgusting, but another sign of the continuing emboldening of hate groups.
Labour should be as quick to act against groups like this, who are actually causing harm and breaking the law, as they declare themselves to be against those opposing genocide.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/10/k...
Labour should be as quick to act against groups like this, who are actually causing harm and breaking the law, as they declare themselves to be against those opposing genocide.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/10/k...
Very uncomfortable. Sat having a quiet drink, pub full of young students on Freshers week. Don't understand why in 2025 boys and girls are tied together with cable ties and older students are directing them to drink quickly.
October 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Very uncomfortable. Sat having a quiet drink, pub full of young students on Freshers week. Don't understand why in 2025 boys and girls are tied together with cable ties and older students are directing them to drink quickly.
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1. A thread about the very serious young woman who told me off for allowing my learning disabled eight year old daughter to dance in front of the big screens at a modern art installation.
October 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
1. A thread about the very serious young woman who told me off for allowing my learning disabled eight year old daughter to dance in front of the big screens at a modern art installation.
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"Are you representing an organisation here?", I asked a Muslim attendee. “I’m here as a Mancunian mate,’ he replied. “That’s what I’m representing.”
Our Avaes Mohammad's reflections from Friday's vigil in Manchester following the appalling Synagogue attack.
www.britishfuture.org/im-here-as-a...
Our Avaes Mohammad's reflections from Friday's vigil in Manchester following the appalling Synagogue attack.
www.britishfuture.org/im-here-as-a...
"I'm here as a Mancunian – that's what I'm representing" - British Future
British Future's Avaes Mohammad reports from Friday's vigil in Manchester following the appalling Synagogue attack.
www.britishfuture.org
October 7, 2025 at 9:22 AM
"Are you representing an organisation here?", I asked a Muslim attendee. “I’m here as a Mancunian mate,’ he replied. “That’s what I’m representing.”
Our Avaes Mohammad's reflections from Friday's vigil in Manchester following the appalling Synagogue attack.
www.britishfuture.org/im-here-as-a...
Our Avaes Mohammad's reflections from Friday's vigil in Manchester following the appalling Synagogue attack.
www.britishfuture.org/im-here-as-a...
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It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.
October 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.
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Re. that last repost about crime: I heard someone claim on the radio this week (possibly the Today programme) that people aren't having children in inner London because of STREET CRIME and...babe, it's the housing. It's literally the housing.
September 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Re. that last repost about crime: I heard someone claim on the radio this week (possibly the Today programme) that people aren't having children in inner London because of STREET CRIME and...babe, it's the housing. It's literally the housing.
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Nigel Farage's attendance record as an MEP was 748 out of 751, yet he turned up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian disinformation. Now one of his MEPs has admitted taking bribes to spread Russian propaganda. Why is this not all over the media?
September 28, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Nigel Farage's attendance record as an MEP was 748 out of 751, yet he turned up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian disinformation. Now one of his MEPs has admitted taking bribes to spread Russian propaganda. Why is this not all over the media?
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September 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM