PauletteLuff
@pauletteluff.bsky.social
Part time early childhood academic and full time Nanna. Speedy reader, slow knitter, (mostly) plant-based cook, and (very) amateur musician.
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An survey has been launched to hear views from across the early years sector to guide the review of Birth to 5 Matters.
The Early Years Coalition (EYC) is calling for people to get involved to help shape priorities for a new edition.
Survey closes 24 November.
Find the survey at buff.ly/HfHrgsr
The Early Years Coalition (EYC) is calling for people to get involved to help shape priorities for a new edition.
Survey closes 24 November.
Find the survey at buff.ly/HfHrgsr
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
An survey has been launched to hear views from across the early years sector to guide the review of Birth to 5 Matters.
The Early Years Coalition (EYC) is calling for people to get involved to help shape priorities for a new edition.
Survey closes 24 November.
Find the survey at buff.ly/HfHrgsr
The Early Years Coalition (EYC) is calling for people to get involved to help shape priorities for a new edition.
Survey closes 24 November.
Find the survey at buff.ly/HfHrgsr
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The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
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"Valuing children's experiences instead of focusing on prescribed milestones helps them connect with world as well as develop academically."
Forcing schools to become #ExamFactories is terrible for education, as well as #MentalHealth
phys.org/news/2025-10...
Forcing schools to become #ExamFactories is terrible for education, as well as #MentalHealth
phys.org/news/2025-10...
Four-year-olds don't need to sit still to be 'school ready'
The UK government's strategy for early years education in England aims to get children in reception "school-ready." But what school readiness means is debatable.
phys.org
October 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"Valuing children's experiences instead of focusing on prescribed milestones helps them connect with world as well as develop academically."
Forcing schools to become #ExamFactories is terrible for education, as well as #MentalHealth
phys.org/news/2025-10...
Forcing schools to become #ExamFactories is terrible for education, as well as #MentalHealth
phys.org/news/2025-10...
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📄 Author Maria Figueiredo is presenting during Poster Session B on Wednesday, 27-August from 9:55 - 10:35 and Symposium Set B12 | Tuesday 26th August 2025, 15:40 – 17:0
Read her associated open access article here:
buff.ly/sToYfIh
#EECERA2025 #EECERA
Read her associated open access article here:
buff.ly/sToYfIh
#EECERA2025 #EECERA
August 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
📄 Author Maria Figueiredo is presenting during Poster Session B on Wednesday, 27-August from 9:55 - 10:35 and Symposium Set B12 | Tuesday 26th August 2025, 15:40 – 17:0
Read her associated open access article here:
buff.ly/sToYfIh
#EECERA2025 #EECERA
Read her associated open access article here:
buff.ly/sToYfIh
#EECERA2025 #EECERA
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This looks great from Makes Sense To Me:
This neurodivergent bookshop exclusively sells books with ND & /or disabled participation. They actively challenge ableist attitudes & practices. Nothing about us without us.
makessensetome.co.uk
This neurodivergent bookshop exclusively sells books with ND & /or disabled participation. They actively challenge ableist attitudes & practices. Nothing about us without us.
makessensetome.co.uk
MAKES SENSE TO ME | The Neurodivergent Bookshop
Discover the world’s first neurodiversity-specialist bookshop! This disabled-led ND community offers books on ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, Tourette’s & Mental Health. Resources for neurodiversity at work, ...
makessensetome.co.uk
August 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This looks great from Makes Sense To Me:
This neurodivergent bookshop exclusively sells books with ND & /or disabled participation. They actively challenge ableist attitudes & practices. Nothing about us without us.
makessensetome.co.uk
This neurodivergent bookshop exclusively sells books with ND & /or disabled participation. They actively challenge ableist attitudes & practices. Nothing about us without us.
makessensetome.co.uk
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Carrie Grant in The Guardian: Supporting kids with Send is expensive. But the cost of not doing so is far greater. We agree. www.theguardian.com/commenti...
Supporting kids with Send is expensive. But the cost of not doing so is far greater | Carrie Grant
Education, health and care plans have been invaluable for my children. Hints they could be scrapped fill me with fear, says TV presenter Carrie Grant
www.theguardian.com
August 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Carrie Grant in The Guardian: Supporting kids with Send is expensive. But the cost of not doing so is far greater. We agree. www.theguardian.com/commenti...
Important research - I would love to be at the EECERA conference to hear more about this.
EECERA Conference 2025 - Guest Blog # 11: Engagement and Interactions in Inclusive ECEC buff.ly/4Nng9tj
#EECERA2025 #EECERA #EarlyChildhood
#EECERA2025 #EECERA #EarlyChildhood
August 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Important research - I would love to be at the EECERA conference to hear more about this.
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More information and booking: www.froebel.org.uk/events/being...
July 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
More information and booking: www.froebel.org.uk/events/being...
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Excellent summary of the debate on my regret motion on #UniversalCredit cuts: highlighting the people who deserve to have their disgraceful contributions highlighted
#UniversalCredit #DisabilityCuts
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/only-17-peer...
#UniversalCredit #DisabilityCuts
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/only-17-peer...
Only 17 peers back disabled people on cuts, as leading Tory says living on benefits is ‘not a life of dignity’
Just 17 peers were willing to support disabled people this week, following disablist comments by both Tories and a Labour member as the Lords rubber-stamped a bill to remove billions of pounds a ye…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
July 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Excellent summary of the debate on my regret motion on #UniversalCredit cuts: highlighting the people who deserve to have their disgraceful contributions highlighted
#UniversalCredit #DisabilityCuts
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/only-17-peer...
#UniversalCredit #DisabilityCuts
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/only-17-peer...
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"I wish that every time we talked about inclusion, we talked about exclusion. Because for some reason people think including all disabled children in school is controversial. But when you talk about exclusion, suddenly everyone is against it.” TY North Star & Compass:
substack.com/@northstaran...
substack.com/@northstaran...
On why we try to take month long trips
Also exclusion, travel, government, Pictello reading, Mamdani, life, health insurance, fascism, centering DJ, milestones
substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"I wish that every time we talked about inclusion, we talked about exclusion. Because for some reason people think including all disabled children in school is controversial. But when you talk about exclusion, suddenly everyone is against it.” TY North Star & Compass:
substack.com/@northstaran...
substack.com/@northstaran...
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One reason the revolt on disability benefits is looking so substantial is the line being used to defend it lacks any integrity.
To claim that the purpose of cutting PIP - a non-means tested benefit - is to help people back into work requires saying something untrue.
To claim that the purpose of cutting PIP - a non-means tested benefit - is to help people back into work requires saying something untrue.
June 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
One reason the revolt on disability benefits is looking so substantial is the line being used to defend it lacks any integrity.
To claim that the purpose of cutting PIP - a non-means tested benefit - is to help people back into work requires saying something untrue.
To claim that the purpose of cutting PIP - a non-means tested benefit - is to help people back into work requires saying something untrue.
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Join us this Thursday 19th June for a webinar with @helwasmuth.bsky.social, exploring the Froebelian concept of ‘freedom with guidance’ and what it means for modern day practice.
Info and booking ↩️
www.froebel.org.uk/events/webin...
#Froebel #EarlyYears #EarlyLearning #EarlyEducation
Info and booking ↩️
www.froebel.org.uk/events/webin...
#Froebel #EarlyYears #EarlyLearning #EarlyEducation
Webinar: Freedom with Guidance with Dr Helge Wasmuth
www.froebel.org.uk
June 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Join us this Thursday 19th June for a webinar with @helwasmuth.bsky.social, exploring the Froebelian concept of ‘freedom with guidance’ and what it means for modern day practice.
Info and booking ↩️
www.froebel.org.uk/events/webin...
#Froebel #EarlyYears #EarlyLearning #EarlyEducation
Info and booking ↩️
www.froebel.org.uk/events/webin...
#Froebel #EarlyYears #EarlyLearning #EarlyEducation
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My map of independent children's bookshops is updated regularly. Most provide an online service and they're all run by people who can make well-informed book recommendations. If we want to keep them, we need to support them. Any missing, please let me know. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...
June 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
My map of independent children's bookshops is updated regularly. Most provide an online service and they're all run by people who can make well-informed book recommendations. If we want to keep them, we need to support them. Any missing, please let me know. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...
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Neurodivergent people are treated as noise to be filtered out in most studies supporting the “science of learning”. We are discounted as outliers. Our needs and ways of being are deemed too inconvenient to consider. So, the vast majority of studies just ignore us.
stimpunks.org/2025/06/06/t...
stimpunks.org/2025/06/06/t...
stimpunks.org
June 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Neurodivergent people are treated as noise to be filtered out in most studies supporting the “science of learning”. We are discounted as outliers. Our needs and ways of being are deemed too inconvenient to consider. So, the vast majority of studies just ignore us.
stimpunks.org/2025/06/06/t...
stimpunks.org/2025/06/06/t...
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Tory legacy.
Fire stations in England “falling apart”,
Funding down by £1bn, call outs up by a fifth. Firefighter numbers down by a quarter in seven years, 11,000 full-time staff.
Population increased but lack of investment in infrastructure, tax cuts for the rich.
Readying for privatisation?
Fire stations in England “falling apart”,
Funding down by £1bn, call outs up by a fifth. Firefighter numbers down by a quarter in seven years, 11,000 full-time staff.
Population increased but lack of investment in infrastructure, tax cuts for the rich.
Readying for privatisation?
Fire stations in England ‘falling apart’ amid £1bn funding cut, chiefs say
Exclusive: National Fire Chiefs Council warns of pressures, with callouts up 20% in a decade as firefighter numbers fall
www.theguardian.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Tory legacy.
Fire stations in England “falling apart”,
Funding down by £1bn, call outs up by a fifth. Firefighter numbers down by a quarter in seven years, 11,000 full-time staff.
Population increased but lack of investment in infrastructure, tax cuts for the rich.
Readying for privatisation?
Fire stations in England “falling apart”,
Funding down by £1bn, call outs up by a fifth. Firefighter numbers down by a quarter in seven years, 11,000 full-time staff.
Population increased but lack of investment in infrastructure, tax cuts for the rich.
Readying for privatisation?
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Really looking forward to hearing from Annamaria Pinter, guest speaker at @baalrichsig.bsky.social launch event on Thursday. She will be talking about the challenges and opportunities for applied linguistics research that involves children.
It's not too late to book!
👉 tinyurl.com/richsigevent
It's not too late to book!
👉 tinyurl.com/richsigevent
June 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Really looking forward to hearing from Annamaria Pinter, guest speaker at @baalrichsig.bsky.social launch event on Thursday. She will be talking about the challenges and opportunities for applied linguistics research that involves children.
It's not too late to book!
👉 tinyurl.com/richsigevent
It's not too late to book!
👉 tinyurl.com/richsigevent
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A free webinar from the fantastic charity IPSEA - Monday 9th June, 12.30pm - 1.30pm - recording also available.
www.ipsea.org.uk/free-webinar...
www.ipsea.org.uk/free-webinar...
Join our free webinar: The SEND journey and your rights as a parent/carer
We’ll explain the range of support we have for parents and carers, where you can find helpful guides and resources, what support children and young people with SEND are legally entitled to, and what y...
www.ipsea.org.uk
May 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A free webinar from the fantastic charity IPSEA - Monday 9th June, 12.30pm - 1.30pm - recording also available.
www.ipsea.org.uk/free-webinar...
www.ipsea.org.uk/free-webinar...
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Last shout for this webinar that I'm running next Wednesday on how to 'become a writer'. Free to attend with the option to make a donation. Please repost. Thank you! ☺️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/become-a-w...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/become-a-w...
Become a Writer - Free Webinar with Sue Cowley
In this free webinar, bestselling author Sue Cowley guides you through the process of writing a book, from first idea to final publication.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Last shout for this webinar that I'm running next Wednesday on how to 'become a writer'. Free to attend with the option to make a donation. Please repost. Thank you! ☺️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/become-a-w...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/become-a-w...
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I'm running this free webinar next week on how to 'Become a Writer'. Hope you can join me. Tickets are free with the option to make a donation. Please share. Thank you!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/become-a-w...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/become-a-w...
Become a Writer - Free Webinar with Sue Cowley
In this free webinar, bestselling author Sue Cowley guides you through the process of writing a book, from first idea to final publication.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I'm running this free webinar next week on how to 'Become a Writer'. Hope you can join me. Tickets are free with the option to make a donation. Please share. Thank you!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/become-a-w...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/become-a-w...
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Are you on Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Employment Support Allowance?
UK govt will compel banks to hand information to it about your money. You can't prevent it even if you never committed fraud.
Same won't apply to PPE, tax, subsidy fraudsters, corporate crooks, disqualified directors.
UK govt will compel banks to hand information to it about your money. You can't prevent it even if you never committed fraud.
Same won't apply to PPE, tax, subsidy fraudsters, corporate crooks, disqualified directors.
A new bill will lead to mass state surveillance for the most vulnerable. We must act.
This bill grants the government powers of surveillance on the bank accounts of the poor, old, sick and disabled people receiving specified benefits
leftfootforward.org
May 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Are you on Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Employment Support Allowance?
UK govt will compel banks to hand information to it about your money. You can't prevent it even if you never committed fraud.
Same won't apply to PPE, tax, subsidy fraudsters, corporate crooks, disqualified directors.
UK govt will compel banks to hand information to it about your money. You can't prevent it even if you never committed fraud.
Same won't apply to PPE, tax, subsidy fraudsters, corporate crooks, disqualified directors.
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#Academics in England! Please sign & share! A group of us across academic disciplines have drafted a letter in support of the #PlayCommission's call for an English national #PlayStrategy. It will be submitted alongside others from people in built environment, health, education etc. bit.ly/4dalQed
May 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
#Academics in England! Please sign & share! A group of us across academic disciplines have drafted a letter in support of the #PlayCommission's call for an English national #PlayStrategy. It will be submitted alongside others from people in built environment, health, education etc. bit.ly/4dalQed
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"I want parents to learn what disability advocates taught me, what I wish I had known before my son’s diagnosis: that autistic people have always been part of our societies, & are valuable human beings who deserve unqualified love, acceptance, & access to supports."
www.buzzfeed.com/shannonrosa/...
www.buzzfeed.com/shannonrosa/...
My Autistic Son Needs 24/7 Support. And That's OK.
We have a good life, because we stopped buying into mainstream notions about what happy families look like.
www.buzzfeed.com
May 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"I want parents to learn what disability advocates taught me, what I wish I had known before my son’s diagnosis: that autistic people have always been part of our societies, & are valuable human beings who deserve unqualified love, acceptance, & access to supports."
www.buzzfeed.com/shannonrosa/...
www.buzzfeed.com/shannonrosa/...
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❕Extended Deadline❕
Please send your abstract for the BAAL RICH SIG launch event by Wednesday 7th May: tinyurl.com/richsigabstr...
Three abstracts will be selected for presentations at our launch event on 5th June, and others will be invited to present at a future webinar.
Thank you! 😊
Please send your abstract for the BAAL RICH SIG launch event by Wednesday 7th May: tinyurl.com/richsigabstr...
Three abstracts will be selected for presentations at our launch event on 5th June, and others will be invited to present at a future webinar.
Thank you! 😊
BAAL RICH SIG Event - Applied Linguistics Research Involving Children: What Works?
Thank you so much for your interest in presenting at the BAAL RICH SIG event, "Applied Linguistics Research Involving Children: What Works?" on Thursday, 5th June 2025. We’re excited to hear about you...
tinyurl.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
❕Extended Deadline❕
Please send your abstract for the BAAL RICH SIG launch event by Wednesday 7th May: tinyurl.com/richsigabstr...
Three abstracts will be selected for presentations at our launch event on 5th June, and others will be invited to present at a future webinar.
Thank you! 😊
Please send your abstract for the BAAL RICH SIG launch event by Wednesday 7th May: tinyurl.com/richsigabstr...
Three abstracts will be selected for presentations at our launch event on 5th June, and others will be invited to present at a future webinar.
Thank you! 😊
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2025 marks 10 years of the BERA Blog! 🎈🔟 #BERABLOG10
Our lead editor, Gerry Czerniawski, shares insights on the editorial process and how we support new authors in writing a blog post. 📝 @gerryczerniawski.bsky.social
Find out more about the BERA blog: www.bera.ac.uk/blog
Our lead editor, Gerry Czerniawski, shares insights on the editorial process and how we support new authors in writing a blog post. 📝 @gerryczerniawski.bsky.social
Find out more about the BERA blog: www.bera.ac.uk/blog
April 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
2025 marks 10 years of the BERA Blog! 🎈🔟 #BERABLOG10
Our lead editor, Gerry Czerniawski, shares insights on the editorial process and how we support new authors in writing a blog post. 📝 @gerryczerniawski.bsky.social
Find out more about the BERA blog: www.bera.ac.uk/blog
Our lead editor, Gerry Czerniawski, shares insights on the editorial process and how we support new authors in writing a blog post. 📝 @gerryczerniawski.bsky.social
Find out more about the BERA blog: www.bera.ac.uk/blog
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Baby food pouches sold by Ella's Kitchen, Heinz, Piccolo, Little Freddie, Aldi, Lidl found to be low in nutrients.
Companies must know this but still sell them as profits come before people. Lives blighted
Regulators collude with corporations.
Who protects the people?
Companies must know this but still sell them as profits come before people. Lives blighted
Regulators collude with corporations.
Who protects the people?
Baby food pouches low in key nutrients, lab testing finds
Parents are being
www.bbc.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Baby food pouches sold by Ella's Kitchen, Heinz, Piccolo, Little Freddie, Aldi, Lidl found to be low in nutrients.
Companies must know this but still sell them as profits come before people. Lives blighted
Regulators collude with corporations.
Who protects the people?
Companies must know this but still sell them as profits come before people. Lives blighted
Regulators collude with corporations.
Who protects the people?