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Elizabeth Stanley
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#SEND, parent, teacher, Ex- SENCO, SEN Law. All about Children and Young people with special needs. Personal reflections 🇬🇧🇨🇿🇬🇾🇪🇺
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Day 2 of the Supreme Court Hearing reconsidering Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Tuesday 21st October

See our website for a summary of Day 1 and details of how to follow on the livestream:
openjusticecourtofprotection.org
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection
Post by @OpenJusticeCoP.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org
October 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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12 October 1906 | Czech Jewish woman, Helena Hoenigová, was born in Prague.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. Registered in the camp. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz

Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
October 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Not sure what the governments logic is in not providing Covid vaccines to unpaid and paid carers, lose these people out of the health and social care system and there’s a crisis? #carers #unpaidcarers @carers-uk.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet
The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter
christinapagel.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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The Kingdon inquiry into the NHS child hearing scandal has launched its call for evidence. If you have experience of children’s hearing services in England or work in them visit: www.gov.uk/government/c...
May 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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An EHCP is a plan that is written for our children with the most complex special educational needs. EHCP numbers have risen by 87% over the past ten years.

But growth rates are starkly different when you drill down into pupils’ primary needs.

#EduSky #Schools 🧵
April 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I’m off social media for Lent, back in mid April . 🙏🏼 👋🏼
March 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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The SCN welcomes a new members: the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, which brings the membership of the Network to 111 courts from all 46 States
tinyurl.com/bdeeusb4
#ECHR #CEDH #ECHRscn
March 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”

A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
February 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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The government is busy - but the work is not being reported. From banning toxic pesticides to funding green jobs, here are 20 things that happened last week.

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
Government is busy: but the media are not telling you
Despite what the press tells us, the government is very busy, often doing popular things. But you wouldn’t know it from the press coverage
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Important petition for our disabled women. When I went for my screening I asked about women with learning disabilities and disabled women it was met with a ‘well we try but……

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Provide funding to support Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening for Disabled Women
We want the government to increase funding to ensure every facility is properly equipped to provide equal care. All women, regardless of disability, should be able to access cancer screenings without ...
petition.parliament.uk
February 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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We’re tracking #SocialCare quality and access, as part of our #QualityWatch programme with @healthfoundation.bsky.social.

The number of service providers rated as requiring improvement has gone up from 14.6% in 2019, to 16.5% in 2024. Find out more 👇

www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/adu...
Adult social care services
This indicator uses routinely published data to understand the quality of adult social services in England.
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk
February 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Stigmatising views, inaccessible public transport, a lack of job and volunteering opportunities, and the failure of schools to make reasonable adjustments, all contribute to the loneliness experienced by young disabled people, according to new government research.
Impact of loneliness on young disabled people is ‘wide-reaching’, new research finds
Stigmatising views, inaccessible public transport, a lack of job and volunteering opportunities, and the failure of schools to make reasonable adjustments, all contribute to the loneliness experien…
buff.ly
January 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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57 companies are responsible for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions since 2016.

These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits.

The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet.
Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016
Analysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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This is very good, more please
January 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
When you open a case file you’ve not looked at for a while and find a file of ‘authorities’ you’d forgotten you did! WIN #legal #Specialneeds #tribunals
January 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Is anyone even talking about ‘Local offers’ directory/website - most I’ve seen are absolutely dreadful. With a bit of thought and creativity they could be so much more. (s.30 CFA 2014) (part 4 SEND regs)
#SEND

www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/6...

www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/15...
Children and Families Act 2014 - Explanatory Notes
www.legislation.gov.uk
January 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Everybody remember to go get you a library card to help keep them funded
December 27, 2024 at 7:17 PM
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Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský is the first individual to control Britain’s postal service since it was privatised in 2013. Indeed, he will be one of just a handful to have held sole dominion over it since King Henry VIII, who founded it in 1516.
Thread
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Parcels of land: is the Czech Sphinx gazing at Royal Mail’s property assets?
Daniel Křetínský could be hoping to develop or sell off the company’s portfolio of about 1,800 sites
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2024 at 9:47 AM
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One of the coolest things about publishing a book in Norway is that the gov will automatically buy 1k copies, 1.5K if its a children's book, these will then be distributed to all the libraries.
December 22, 2024 at 12:24 PM
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NEW: Average UK electricity bills have more than doubled in twenty years - even though consumption has dropped 25%.
December 19, 2024 at 1:26 PM
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Brought to you in association with the number 55, the half-life of SEND Regulation 43, and a marzipan dildo
NEW POST: 2024 saw a 55% rise in SEND Tribunal appeals. LAs had a 1.3% success rate that cost them £153m. But the cost to families? Incalculable. @CaptainK77 points out what it all means, along with our usual infographics from @TaniaLT www.specialneedsjung...{SOCIAL_NETWORK}&utm_medium=ZM
December 13, 2024 at 11:48 AM