Here’s a photo I took this morning of a school in a South Sudanese refugee settlement in Uganda. All these kids are partly funded by US and UK funding. All will be impacted by the reduction in humanitarian funding.

Photo of a grade 2 classroom in a refugee settlement in Uganda. Taken today. Partly funded by USAID. These children and teachers will be impacted by Trump’s decision to pull billions of dollars from humanitarian funding.

The two couples have had to cancel coming round tonight for NYE because of COVID. I was going to do pizzas. Which leaves us with this box of many cheeses.

I’m also doing Veganuary. So tonight is going to be fun.

Final bike ride of the year. I got outdoors more than any previous year, and it paid dividends on my wellbeing. Looking forward to continuing in 2025.

This is by far the most impressive thing I’ve done this week.

Though worth noting the second most impressive is eating 28 pigs in blankets.

Why has Labour MP Cat Smith likened student social workers (working for free) with slavery in the Professional Social Work issue this month?

Alistair Brownlee has completely mugged off Triathlon 220 magazine here 😂 #triathlon

I’m with you.

Officially Christmas.

Had a great trip in Jordan where I joined my colleagues working on our education response for the Syrian crisis.

Always feels slightly surreal to return to the UK countryside for dog walks. But very happy to see Pabi again (though Pabi is less enthusiastic about the train ride for the walk).

Lovely view from my hotel in Amman, Jordan

Final airport floor of the year. Delivering a workshop to support our approach to teachers in Syria over the next week.

TfL has to remind Londoners to be polite.