Gill
@gillmc.bsky.social
Mum, dog walker, reader and Childhood Practice lecturer. Passionate about FE education. Committed to social justice and inclusion 🏴
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Today’s poem is called ‘How Much I Dislike the Daily Mail’.
August 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Today’s poem is called ‘How Much I Dislike the Daily Mail’.
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Over 100 civil society children's rights organisations have issued a joint letter to the UN Secretary General and to States raising concern about the impacts of the UN liquidity crisis on the protection of children's rights.
childrightsconnect.org/joint-letter...
childrightsconnect.org/joint-letter...
Joint letter on the impact of the UN liquidity crisis and the UN80 Initiative on children’s rights
Joint letter on the impact of the UN liquidity crisis and the UN80 Initiative on children’s rights to Permanent Missions to the United Nations in Geneva and New York and the Secretary-General of Unite...
childrightsconnect.org
August 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Over 100 civil society children's rights organisations have issued a joint letter to the UN Secretary General and to States raising concern about the impacts of the UN liquidity crisis on the protection of children's rights.
childrightsconnect.org/joint-letter...
childrightsconnect.org/joint-letter...
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Today is the first anniversary of UNCRC incorporation into Scots law. Having children’s rights in law is a huge milestone but it’s just one step. We’ll keep holding people in power to account so every child in Scotland can have their rights respected, protected, and fulfilled.
July 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Today is the first anniversary of UNCRC incorporation into Scots law. Having children’s rights in law is a huge milestone but it’s just one step. We’ll keep holding people in power to account so every child in Scotland can have their rights respected, protected, and fulfilled.
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Scotland’s travellers suffered ‘cultural genocide’, report says
https://www.byteseu.com/1057772/
Andrew Picken and Kate Bissell BBC Scotland News BBC Davie Donaldson says the state was complicit in the removal and segregation of traveller children Social experiments on Scotland’s Gypsy …
https://www.byteseu.com/1057772/
Andrew Picken and Kate Bissell BBC Scotland News BBC Davie Donaldson says the state was complicit in the removal and segregation of traveller children Social experiments on Scotland’s Gypsy …
Scotland's travellers suffered 'cultural genocide', report says - Bytes Europe
BBC Scotland News
www.byteseu.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Scotland’s travellers suffered ‘cultural genocide’, report says
https://www.byteseu.com/1057772/
Andrew Picken and Kate Bissell BBC Scotland News BBC Davie Donaldson says the state was complicit in the removal and segregation of traveller children Social experiments on Scotland’s Gypsy …
https://www.byteseu.com/1057772/
Andrew Picken and Kate Bissell BBC Scotland News BBC Davie Donaldson says the state was complicit in the removal and segregation of traveller children Social experiments on Scotland’s Gypsy …
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Since the end of the ceasefire on 18 March, 1,309 children have reportedly been killed and 3,738 injured.
In total, more than 50,000 children have reportedly been killed or injured since October 2023.
The children of Gaza need protection NOW: unicef.link/3ZCg0wJ
In total, more than 50,000 children have reportedly been killed or injured since October 2023.
The children of Gaza need protection NOW: unicef.link/3ZCg0wJ
May 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Since the end of the ceasefire on 18 March, 1,309 children have reportedly been killed and 3,738 injured.
In total, more than 50,000 children have reportedly been killed or injured since October 2023.
The children of Gaza need protection NOW: unicef.link/3ZCg0wJ
In total, more than 50,000 children have reportedly been killed or injured since October 2023.
The children of Gaza need protection NOW: unicef.link/3ZCg0wJ
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Thank you Gary Lineker for using the platform you earned with your talent and charm to stand up for some of the most victimised people in the world. You're a shining example to us all.
May 20, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Thank you Gary Lineker for using the platform you earned with your talent and charm to stand up for some of the most victimised people in the world. You're a shining example to us all.
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Growing up in a wealthy country does not guarantee a happy and healthy childhood.
Some of the richest countries have seen significant declines in academic performance, mental health & physical health.
Read @UNICEF's latest Report Card & find out more: www.unicef.org/innocenti/re...
Some of the richest countries have seen significant declines in academic performance, mental health & physical health.
Read @UNICEF's latest Report Card & find out more: www.unicef.org/innocenti/re...
Child Well-Being in an Unpredictable World
Innocenti Report Card 19: Growing up in a wealthy country with abundant resources does not a guarantee a happy, healthy childhood
www.unicef.org
May 14, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Growing up in a wealthy country does not guarantee a happy and healthy childhood.
Some of the richest countries have seen significant declines in academic performance, mental health & physical health.
Read @UNICEF's latest Report Card & find out more: www.unicef.org/innocenti/re...
Some of the richest countries have seen significant declines in academic performance, mental health & physical health.
Read @UNICEF's latest Report Card & find out more: www.unicef.org/innocenti/re...
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"Migrants.... are overall more likely to be in work and have slightly higher wages. It follows almost automatically that their short-term impact is to boost, not reduce, GDP per capita. Indeed, that’s exactly what the ONS says.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s one slight issue with Labour’s immigration plans: they’re completely untethered from reality | Jonathan Portes
The government’s new policy will take us back to an uglier, more dangerous place – and it’s not even supported by the data, says professor of public policy Jonathan Portes
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May 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"Migrants.... are overall more likely to be in work and have slightly higher wages. It follows almost automatically that their short-term impact is to boost, not reduce, GDP per capita. Indeed, that’s exactly what the ONS says.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Scotland's biggest teaching union, the EIS, has released a statement in response to the recent Supreme Court judgment regarding sex and the Equality Act.
April 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Scotland's biggest teaching union, the EIS, has released a statement in response to the recent Supreme Court judgment regarding sex and the Equality Act.
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We could all do with a trip to the sea-shore. Jackets on. A flask of tea (or coffee) sausage roll ... and a long look at the sea.
#StayCalm
#StayCalm
March 5, 2025 at 7:37 AM
We could all do with a trip to the sea-shore. Jackets on. A flask of tea (or coffee) sausage roll ... and a long look at the sea.
#StayCalm
#StayCalm
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Temporary accommodation isn’t a home.
When one child's sister is forced into an electricity cupboard, another is terrified of violence, and a third suffers damp conditions, it’s clear: 10,360 kids in Scotland deserve better.
We owe them our fight. #HousingEmergency www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhlh...
When one child's sister is forced into an electricity cupboard, another is terrified of violence, and a third suffers damp conditions, it’s clear: 10,360 kids in Scotland deserve better.
We owe them our fight. #HousingEmergency www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhlh...
In Their Own Words: Children's Experiences in Temporary Accommodation
YouTube video by ShelterScotland
www.youtube.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Temporary accommodation isn’t a home.
When one child's sister is forced into an electricity cupboard, another is terrified of violence, and a third suffers damp conditions, it’s clear: 10,360 kids in Scotland deserve better.
We owe them our fight. #HousingEmergency www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhlh...
When one child's sister is forced into an electricity cupboard, another is terrified of violence, and a third suffers damp conditions, it’s clear: 10,360 kids in Scotland deserve better.
We owe them our fight. #HousingEmergency www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhlh...
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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
February 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
Sunday morning fabulousness
February 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Sunday morning fabulousness
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The @Telegraph, @thetimes, @MailOnline & @TheSun publish corrections to their scaremongering on undocumented migrants in London.
Imagine between them the reach & power of these papers.
The fact is they are using that power to instil Trumpist hate & we are ill-equipped to resist.
Imagine between them the reach & power of these papers.
The fact is they are using that power to instil Trumpist hate & we are ill-equipped to resist.
February 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The @Telegraph, @thetimes, @MailOnline & @TheSun publish corrections to their scaremongering on undocumented migrants in London.
Imagine between them the reach & power of these papers.
The fact is they are using that power to instil Trumpist hate & we are ill-equipped to resist.
Imagine between them the reach & power of these papers.
The fact is they are using that power to instil Trumpist hate & we are ill-equipped to resist.
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Word of the day is one I may have mentioned (frequently): a ‘snaccident’ is the inadvertent eating of an entire packet of biscuits.
January 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Word of the day is one I may have mentioned (frequently): a ‘snaccident’ is the inadvertent eating of an entire packet of biscuits.
4.3 million children are in poverty
UK govt won’t see progress on child poverty by 2029 even with high economic growth 📢
Our analysis shows under our central scenario only Scotland will see child poverty rates fall by 2029 in part due to social security policies 1/5
UK govt won’t see progress on child poverty by 2029 even with high economic growth 📢
Our analysis shows under our central scenario only Scotland will see child poverty rates fall by 2029 in part due to social security policies 1/5
January 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Quite.
Word of day is ‘unasinous’ (17th century): united in stupidity.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
January 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Quite.
Cuteness!
Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found
January 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Cuteness!
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Stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope offers a timely reminder that there is so much beauty to be found in this universe, if we look for it.
January 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope offers a timely reminder that there is so much beauty to be found in this universe, if we look for it.
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There are around 10k private school kids in Edinburgh.
51 have moved to state schools in January.
As I've repeatedly said the effects of VAT on fees are going to be minimal.
www.thetimes.com/article/ab42...
51 have moved to state schools in January.
As I've repeatedly said the effects of VAT on fees are going to be minimal.
www.thetimes.com/article/ab42...
VAT on private school fees puts Edinburgh state schools at capacity
Majority of the capital’s 15 private schools are understood to have lost pupils, dispersed to state schools throughout the city
www.thetimes.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
There are around 10k private school kids in Edinburgh.
51 have moved to state schools in January.
As I've repeatedly said the effects of VAT on fees are going to be minimal.
www.thetimes.com/article/ab42...
51 have moved to state schools in January.
As I've repeatedly said the effects of VAT on fees are going to be minimal.
www.thetimes.com/article/ab42...
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It's a good time to reflect on UNICEF's 2024 State of the World's Children report which explores a wide range of issues including technology, climate change, conflict, demographic and geopolitical changes... which will shape future childhoods.
www.unicef.org/reports/stat...
www.unicef.org/reports/stat...
www.unicef.org
January 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It's a good time to reflect on UNICEF's 2024 State of the World's Children report which explores a wide range of issues including technology, climate change, conflict, demographic and geopolitical changes... which will shape future childhoods.
www.unicef.org/reports/stat...
www.unicef.org/reports/stat...
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Word of the day is ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted by work.
I like to add ‘foreswunk’, exhausted before you even begin.
I like to add ‘foreswunk’, exhausted before you even begin.
December 12, 2024 at 8:12 AM
Word of the day is ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted by work.
I like to add ‘foreswunk’, exhausted before you even begin.
I like to add ‘foreswunk’, exhausted before you even begin.
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Today’s poem is called ‘Needles’.
December 7, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Today’s poem is called ‘Needles’.