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(It matters not who owns the company and where they are from) it's just wicked, just wrong, to make profits like this from SEND schools.
Abu Dhabi owned provider of special schools and children's homes sees profits rise by 28% to £44 million due to strong demand.
That's all taxpayer money that could be spent on improving state provision.
schoolsweek.co.uk/abu-dhabi-ow...
That's all taxpayer money that could be spent on improving state provision.
schoolsweek.co.uk/abu-dhabi-ow...
Abu Dhabi-owned SEND school firm profits soar to £45m
Rise in private special school pupils helped deliver 30 per cent profit boost, company says
schoolsweek.co.uk
August 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
(It matters not who owns the company and where they are from) it's just wicked, just wrong, to make profits like this from SEND schools.
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Just in case anyone hasn't yet read this today...thinfs getting lost in a chronological timeline.
A huge, huge error by Aberdeen, and loss for funders, practitioners, policy makers, and mostly for people on the sharp end of poverty and economic instability
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A huge, huge error by Aberdeen, and loss for funders, practitioners, policy makers, and mostly for people on the sharp end of poverty and economic instability
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To all who think capitalism can drive progressive change, it won’t – and here’s the shocking proof | Polly Toynbee
Asset manager Aberdeen’s surprise cut to funding research into inequality has left those that used its grants for good work reeling, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Just in case anyone hasn't yet read this today...thinfs getting lost in a chronological timeline.
A huge, huge error by Aberdeen, and loss for funders, practitioners, policy makers, and mostly for people on the sharp end of poverty and economic instability
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A huge, huge error by Aberdeen, and loss for funders, practitioners, policy makers, and mostly for people on the sharp end of poverty and economic instability
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Getting a bit fed up with health professionals telling me there is 'no care package' for my parents, when I am standing right there, and I am their carer.
Language and words matter.
Language and words matter.
June 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Getting a bit fed up with health professionals telling me there is 'no care package' for my parents, when I am standing right there, and I am their carer.
Language and words matter.
Language and words matter.
Good grief. "This data may have included contact details and addresses of applicants, their dates of birth, national ID numbers, criminal history, employment status and financial data such as contribution amounts, debts and payments."
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Legal Aid Agency data breach
An update following a cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency’s online digital services.
www.gov.uk
May 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Good grief. "This data may have included contact details and addresses of applicants, their dates of birth, national ID numbers, criminal history, employment status and financial data such as contribution amounts, debts and payments."
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Everything looks beautiful this morning and I have half a buttered Chelsea bun in my bag.
February 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Everything looks beautiful this morning and I have half a buttered Chelsea bun in my bag.
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Lawyers! We’re now getting ++ emails a week asking us to attend & report on family court hearings (as legal bloggers). We’re a v small team of lawyers who do this work in our own time. We can’t meet demand alongside our other personal/professional commitments. Please get in touch if you can help!
spongebob holding a megaphone with the words we need help behind him
ALT: spongebob holding a megaphone with the words we need help behind him
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Lawyers! We’re now getting ++ emails a week asking us to attend & report on family court hearings (as legal bloggers). We’re a v small team of lawyers who do this work in our own time. We can’t meet demand alongside our other personal/professional commitments. Please get in touch if you can help!
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In case you missed it: Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner to be abolished in major shake up | Colin Yeo https://freemovement.org.uk/office-of-the-immigration-services-commissioner-to-be-abolished-in-major-shake-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=office-of-the-immigration-se…
Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner to be abolished in major shake up - Free Movement
The Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner, or OISC as we all call it, is to be abolished in the new year. It will be replaced by a new-look
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December 12, 2024 at 12:28 PM
In case you missed it: Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner to be abolished in major shake up | Colin Yeo https://freemovement.org.uk/office-of-the-immigration-services-commissioner-to-be-abolished-in-major-shake-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=office-of-the-immigration-se…