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Emma Cockerell
@emmacockerell.bsky.social
Director of Children’s Services, Wokingham Borough Council, mum, social worker, learner and listener, loves a Jaffa cake. Views my own.
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I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.

This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
December 5, 2024 at 3:47 PM
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Evidence based programmes are great, but they don’t always replicate or scale effectively.

Alongside programmes, we need find other flexible and creative ways to scale evidence-based practice. Common elements approaches can help with this. This is a great short explainer.

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What is a Common Elements approach?
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November 28, 2024 at 6:22 AM
Hearing from @janetdaby.bsky.social at NCASC that ‘it is time for change’ with a welcome focus on ‘prevention and early intervention’ and reforms - ‘working together in the best interests of children’. Welcome news.
November 27, 2024 at 5:07 PM
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Really useful resources here
We worked with over 90 young people in London who reminded us ‘I am the expert of my own body’ ‘how you engage with me as healthcare professionals really matters’ #OurVoiceOurCare great resources here 👉🏼 www.england.nhs.uk/london/londo...
November 20, 2024 at 5:46 PM
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Exc: Care leavers could get free prescriptions and bus fares under plans being considered by ministers, PolHome understands

Angela Rayner & Bright Phillipson are also looking at waiving passport fees and uplifting universal credit to boost support for this group
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares
Care leavers could get free prescriptions and bus fares as part of plans to boost government support for vulnerable young people, PoliticsHome unde...
www.politicshome.com
November 20, 2024 at 6:16 PM