Penny Sturt
@supervisionmatters.bsky.social
Passionate about #Supervision in education and social care. Safeguarding children
Like to dream big- sometimes it happens
Like to dream big- sometimes it happens
Pinned
This term it really feels like supervision in education has taken a massive leap forward.
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"People are scared, terrified, they're not leaving their homes, they have to deliver groceries to their neighbours."
Lewis Goodall meets anti-ICE protesters on the streets of Minneapolis, where tensions remain high after the killing of Renee Nicole Good
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/minn...
Lewis Goodall meets anti-ICE protesters on the streets of Minneapolis, where tensions remain high after the killing of Renee Nicole Good
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/minn...
Minneapolis protests: 'I want ICE out of my city and out of my country' | The News Agents
Lewis Goodall speaks to ICE protesters on the streets of Minneapolis, with claims some would "die" for the cause, and wanting to "kill" Trump's law enforcement officers.
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 12:30 PM
"People are scared, terrified, they're not leaving their homes, they have to deliver groceries to their neighbours."
Lewis Goodall meets anti-ICE protesters on the streets of Minneapolis, where tensions remain high after the killing of Renee Nicole Good
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/minn...
Lewis Goodall meets anti-ICE protesters on the streets of Minneapolis, where tensions remain high after the killing of Renee Nicole Good
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/minn...
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At Minneapolis airport, @maitlis.bsky.social watches on as shackled ICE deportees board an aircraft.
"It's one of the most dystopian, the most chilling things, I think i've ever witnessed."
"The plane doesn’t have a name or number, it’s a 'dark plane' - it doesn’t officially exist."
"It's one of the most dystopian, the most chilling things, I think i've ever witnessed."
"The plane doesn’t have a name or number, it’s a 'dark plane' - it doesn’t officially exist."
January 20, 2026 at 9:40 AM
At Minneapolis airport, @maitlis.bsky.social watches on as shackled ICE deportees board an aircraft.
"It's one of the most dystopian, the most chilling things, I think i've ever witnessed."
"The plane doesn’t have a name or number, it’s a 'dark plane' - it doesn’t officially exist."
"It's one of the most dystopian, the most chilling things, I think i've ever witnessed."
"The plane doesn’t have a name or number, it’s a 'dark plane' - it doesn’t officially exist."
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"Who is we?“
As we wait for events in Davos to unfold, a thread about a question posed to me in London a few weeks after the invasion of Ukraine, and why I am thinking about it today, on a day of severe crisis for the Western Alliance. 🧵
As we wait for events in Davos to unfold, a thread about a question posed to me in London a few weeks after the invasion of Ukraine, and why I am thinking about it today, on a day of severe crisis for the Western Alliance. 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 10:48 AM
"Who is we?“
As we wait for events in Davos to unfold, a thread about a question posed to me in London a few weeks after the invasion of Ukraine, and why I am thinking about it today, on a day of severe crisis for the Western Alliance. 🧵
As we wait for events in Davos to unfold, a thread about a question posed to me in London a few weeks after the invasion of Ukraine, and why I am thinking about it today, on a day of severe crisis for the Western Alliance. 🧵
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… including payments for promoting gold, presenting on GB News and from his friend George Cottrell, within 28 days.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
January 21, 2026 at 8:48 AM
… including payments for promoting gold, presenting on GB News and from his friend George Cottrell, within 28 days.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
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NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
January 21, 2026 at 8:48 AM
NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
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In fact this is *£380k* - around FOUR times an MP’s salary
January 21, 2026 at 9:04 AM
In fact this is *£380k* - around FOUR times an MP’s salary
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The biggest miscalculation of the Trumpists is about human nature. They assume we're all selfish and cowardly and can be cowed into silence or submission or surrender, which is to say they seem to base their version of human nature partly on themselves and partly on their scorn for the rest of us.
One Long Year Later: It's Not Over, and We Haven't Surrendered
I wrote an essay in the immediate aftermath of the 2024 election, an essay to encourage people to not give up and not assume that the Trumpists had won. It follows, after this prelude about where we a...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The biggest miscalculation of the Trumpists is about human nature. They assume we're all selfish and cowardly and can be cowed into silence or submission or surrender, which is to say they seem to base their version of human nature partly on themselves and partly on their scorn for the rest of us.
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As government is poised to issue 'tougher guidance' on smartphone bans, one headteacher who already enforces a strict ban has spoken to Schools Week about the effect it's had on pupils, backlash from parents, and why he thinks legislation is needed
schoolsweek.co.uk/the-school-t...
schoolsweek.co.uk/the-school-t...
The school that confiscates phones for six weeks
Head whose abuse from parents was highlighted by MPs speaks to Schools Week about his strict approach
schoolsweek.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 1:27 PM
As government is poised to issue 'tougher guidance' on smartphone bans, one headteacher who already enforces a strict ban has spoken to Schools Week about the effect it's had on pupils, backlash from parents, and why he thinks legislation is needed
schoolsweek.co.uk/the-school-t...
schoolsweek.co.uk/the-school-t...
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Compare & contrast. This is Trump’s demand for Greenland. And this is Hitler’s for the Sudetenland.
There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
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There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Compare & contrast. This is Trump’s demand for Greenland. And this is Hitler’s for the Sudetenland.
There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
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There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
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NEW: Stop Normalizing Fascism.
Seriously, if not now, when?
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Seriously, if not now, when?
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January 19, 2026 at 11:27 PM
NEW: Stop Normalizing Fascism.
Seriously, if not now, when?
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Seriously, if not now, when?
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My latest on failure in both the US & UK to acknowledge what we are seeing with our eyes & hearing with our ears.
The old world is over. And we have to act fast.
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The old world is over. And we have to act fast.
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Stop Normalizing Fascism
If not now, then when?
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January 19, 2026 at 11:28 PM
My latest on failure in both the US & UK to acknowledge what we are seeing with our eyes & hearing with our ears.
The old world is over. And we have to act fast.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The old world is over. And we have to act fast.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Gordon Brown outlines a bold new proposal for democratic international cooperation, as America’s neighbours & Europe try to negotiate with Trump’s whims, imposing change by threats, tariffs & tantrums, limited only by his own “morality”.
Will the idea have legs? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Will the idea have legs? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As Trump menaces Greenland, this much is clear: the free world needs a new plan – and inspired leadership | Gordon Brown
The idea that the liberal rules-based order can survive his presidency now seems complacent. This is a historic moment – and a time to act, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Gordon Brown outlines a bold new proposal for democratic international cooperation, as America’s neighbours & Europe try to negotiate with Trump’s whims, imposing change by threats, tariffs & tantrums, limited only by his own “morality”.
Will the idea have legs? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Will the idea have legs? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Dolly Parton is 80 today. Instead of hoarding wealth and buying social media platforms to spread hate she spread literacy and made sure kids had books to read 🦋📚
January 19, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Dolly Parton is 80 today. Instead of hoarding wealth and buying social media platforms to spread hate she spread literacy and made sure kids had books to read 🦋📚
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Silence doesn’t always mean people are coping.
An open door policy isn’t a wellbeing strategy. Most people won’t make a point of coming to find to you tell you something until it is a big problem.
Find out what the little things are before they become big things!
An open door policy isn’t a wellbeing strategy. Most people won’t make a point of coming to find to you tell you something until it is a big problem.
Find out what the little things are before they become big things!
January 19, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Silence doesn’t always mean people are coping.
An open door policy isn’t a wellbeing strategy. Most people won’t make a point of coming to find to you tell you something until it is a big problem.
Find out what the little things are before they become big things!
An open door policy isn’t a wellbeing strategy. Most people won’t make a point of coming to find to you tell you something until it is a big problem.
Find out what the little things are before they become big things!
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It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... terrifying article. The best time for Britain to avoid descent into authoritarianism was 2016. The next best time is now.
What ICE is doing on US streets looks terrifying, but don’t forget: it could happen anywhere | Nesrine Malik
This shocking moment is the outcome of a political, institutional and media environment that is not far off Britain’s, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:39 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... terrifying article. The best time for Britain to avoid descent into authoritarianism was 2016. The next best time is now.
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When “Operation Raise the Colours” started attaching flags to lampposts, you couldn’t analyse it in the media without the reply, “it’s just people innocently expressing national pride”. Now the same people are travelling to France to intimidate refugees.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘They’re emboldened’: British far-right activists step up harassment of asylum seekers in northern France
Aid groups say rise of far-right rhetoric in politics has fed into intimidation, vandalism and hate graffiti around migrant camps
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:02 AM
When “Operation Raise the Colours” started attaching flags to lampposts, you couldn’t analyse it in the media without the reply, “it’s just people innocently expressing national pride”. Now the same people are travelling to France to intimidate refugees.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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NEW: Another Conservative MP defects to Reform, just days after Robert Jenrick.
Andrew Rosindell becomes Reform’s seventh MP.
Put another way 43% of Reform’s serving MPs were Conservative MPs and were not elected as Reform.
Andrew Rosindell becomes Reform’s seventh MP.
Put another way 43% of Reform’s serving MPs were Conservative MPs and were not elected as Reform.
January 18, 2026 at 8:37 PM
NEW: Another Conservative MP defects to Reform, just days after Robert Jenrick.
Andrew Rosindell becomes Reform’s seventh MP.
Put another way 43% of Reform’s serving MPs were Conservative MPs and were not elected as Reform.
Andrew Rosindell becomes Reform’s seventh MP.
Put another way 43% of Reform’s serving MPs were Conservative MPs and were not elected as Reform.
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Suggested title:
"Journalism is dead. Long live journalism."
(A quote from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social)
Getty photographer tackled by ICE throws his camera to another journalist.
"Journalism is dead. Long live journalism."
(A quote from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social)
Getty photographer tackled by ICE throws his camera to another journalist.
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Suggested title:
"Journalism is dead. Long live journalism."
(A quote from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social)
Getty photographer tackled by ICE throws his camera to another journalist.
"Journalism is dead. Long live journalism."
(A quote from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social)
Getty photographer tackled by ICE throws his camera to another journalist.
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It’s a real shame that Nigel Farage is too unwell to do interviews the morning after Donald Trump threatens us with sanctions.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
January 18, 2026 at 12:08 PM
The bright spot of January- the return of Grand Slam tennis. Loving Alcaraz outfit - lime green for a further burst of brightness. Whether participating in or watching I so enjoy sport for being able to distract me from real world events #Wellbeing #AusOpen
January 18, 2026 at 11:48 AM
The bright spot of January- the return of Grand Slam tennis. Loving Alcaraz outfit - lime green for a further burst of brightness. Whether participating in or watching I so enjoy sport for being able to distract me from real world events #Wellbeing #AusOpen
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January 17, 2026
January 17, 2026
After the extraordinary pushback on President Donald J.
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January 18, 2026 at 6:49 AM
January 17, 2026
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Find some spine, UK and Europe. Where’s that fabled spirit of resistance? Tell Trump to sod off. Close his golf courses. Take the gloves off. Badenoch kicked out Jenrick before he quit; what are we waiting for with Trump? Do we have to suffer abject humiliation? Enough. Enough already.
January 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Find some spine, UK and Europe. Where’s that fabled spirit of resistance? Tell Trump to sod off. Close his golf courses. Take the gloves off. Badenoch kicked out Jenrick before he quit; what are we waiting for with Trump? Do we have to suffer abject humiliation? Enough. Enough already.
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We may be weak individually, but collectively we’re stronger than we think and have tools we can leverage- military based, bond markets, overflight rights, Diego Garcia, trade deals, sanctions. Trump is a corrupt, authoritarian leader - we’d have long ago sanctioned his type in other countries.
January 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
We may be weak individually, but collectively we’re stronger than we think and have tools we can leverage- military based, bond markets, overflight rights, Diego Garcia, trade deals, sanctions. Trump is a corrupt, authoritarian leader - we’d have long ago sanctioned his type in other countries.
If you are in anyway concerned about children in the uk, this post should concern you and expose how money is being sucked away from the children most in need of high quality services. I am grateful for @martinbarrow.bsky.social persistence in exposing the residential care market
No moral Compass: Private equity earns millions in profits as crisis engulfs children’s social care.
My new column via Substack
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My new column via Substack
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No moral Compass: How private equity profits as crisis engulfs children’s social care
Compass Community is a major provider of children’s homes and foster care to local authorities.
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January 17, 2026 at 6:38 PM
If you are in anyway concerned about children in the uk, this post should concern you and expose how money is being sucked away from the children most in need of high quality services. I am grateful for @martinbarrow.bsky.social persistence in exposing the residential care market