Ruth Scotten
@ruthscotten.bsky.social
Therapeutic Social Worker & Life Story Work practitioner, Adopter. Working to improve first family support to keep more families together and reducing the trauma of adoption for all involved.
UK based (Cambridgeshire) 🇬🇧
UK based (Cambridgeshire) 🇬🇧
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“There's an old saying, ‘That which doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.’ I don't believe that. I think the things that try to kill you make you angry and sad. Strength comes from the good things.”
- Sons of Anarchy.
- Sons of Anarchy.
July 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“There's an old saying, ‘That which doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.’ I don't believe that. I think the things that try to kill you make you angry and sad. Strength comes from the good things.”
- Sons of Anarchy.
- Sons of Anarchy.
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Keir Starmer, it's time to listen and act. Because a country that forgets its poorest children is nothing to be proud of.
Write to your MP to demand that they stand against rising child poverty: bit.ly/3GKJVfS
Write to your MP to demand that they stand against rising child poverty: bit.ly/3GKJVfS
Save the Children UK
bit.ly
June 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Keir Starmer, it's time to listen and act. Because a country that forgets its poorest children is nothing to be proud of.
Write to your MP to demand that they stand against rising child poverty: bit.ly/3GKJVfS
Write to your MP to demand that they stand against rising child poverty: bit.ly/3GKJVfS
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CALL TO ACTION Contact your Regional Adoption Agency (RAA).
On 8th May, Janet Dabysaid RAA’s will be able to use their funding to increase the amount of therapy for a child where needed.
Let's ask them if they can. And tell them to lobby Janet Daby if they can't.
asgsfprotest.com/template-let...
On 8th May, Janet Dabysaid RAA’s will be able to use their funding to increase the amount of therapy for a child where needed.
Let's ask them if they can. And tell them to lobby Janet Daby if they can't.
asgsfprotest.com/template-let...
May 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
CALL TO ACTION Contact your Regional Adoption Agency (RAA).
On 8th May, Janet Dabysaid RAA’s will be able to use their funding to increase the amount of therapy for a child where needed.
Let's ask them if they can. And tell them to lobby Janet Daby if they can't.
asgsfprotest.com/template-let...
On 8th May, Janet Dabysaid RAA’s will be able to use their funding to increase the amount of therapy for a child where needed.
Let's ask them if they can. And tell them to lobby Janet Daby if they can't.
asgsfprotest.com/template-let...
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We are the people who Wipe Your A**es! 🏥
@GaryYounge reflects on his Mother’s experience in the NHS as an Immigrant Worker… @nadinewrites1.bsky.social
🎧 Listen To The Full Episode - linktr.ee/overthetopun... (LINK IN BIO) 🔗
This episode is sponsored by @powertochange.org.uk
@GaryYounge reflects on his Mother’s experience in the NHS as an Immigrant Worker… @nadinewrites1.bsky.social
🎧 Listen To The Full Episode - linktr.ee/overthetopun... (LINK IN BIO) 🔗
This episode is sponsored by @powertochange.org.uk
May 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We are the people who Wipe Your A**es! 🏥
@GaryYounge reflects on his Mother’s experience in the NHS as an Immigrant Worker… @nadinewrites1.bsky.social
🎧 Listen To The Full Episode - linktr.ee/overthetopun... (LINK IN BIO) 🔗
This episode is sponsored by @powertochange.org.uk
@GaryYounge reflects on his Mother’s experience in the NHS as an Immigrant Worker… @nadinewrites1.bsky.social
🎧 Listen To The Full Episode - linktr.ee/overthetopun... (LINK IN BIO) 🔗
This episode is sponsored by @powertochange.org.uk
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Hey! Everyone!
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social is doing his fabulous #BuyAStrangerABook day thing.
Yes! People buy people books! On Wednesdays! For no reason other than cos it’s a fabulous and lovely thing to do!
And there are currently books going begging!
Go look 👀! Click the hashtag! Buy a book!!!
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social is doing his fabulous #BuyAStrangerABook day thing.
Yes! People buy people books! On Wednesdays! For no reason other than cos it’s a fabulous and lovely thing to do!
And there are currently books going begging!
Go look 👀! Click the hashtag! Buy a book!!!
May 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Hey! Everyone!
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social is doing his fabulous #BuyAStrangerABook day thing.
Yes! People buy people books! On Wednesdays! For no reason other than cos it’s a fabulous and lovely thing to do!
And there are currently books going begging!
Go look 👀! Click the hashtag! Buy a book!!!
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social is doing his fabulous #BuyAStrangerABook day thing.
Yes! People buy people books! On Wednesdays! For no reason other than cos it’s a fabulous and lovely thing to do!
And there are currently books going begging!
Go look 👀! Click the hashtag! Buy a book!!!
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Here's another great #buyastrangerabook day offer.
@helenmew.bsky.social has sent me £25 to buy kids some happy, positive, cheerful, uplifting books!
One book per person!
If you'd like something in particular (or maybe a suggestion), get in touch!
UK only
@helenmew.bsky.social has sent me £25 to buy kids some happy, positive, cheerful, uplifting books!
One book per person!
If you'd like something in particular (or maybe a suggestion), get in touch!
UK only
Done :)
May 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Here's another great #buyastrangerabook day offer.
@helenmew.bsky.social has sent me £25 to buy kids some happy, positive, cheerful, uplifting books!
One book per person!
If you'd like something in particular (or maybe a suggestion), get in touch!
UK only
@helenmew.bsky.social has sent me £25 to buy kids some happy, positive, cheerful, uplifting books!
One book per person!
If you'd like something in particular (or maybe a suggestion), get in touch!
UK only
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The @asgsfprotest.bsky.social petition is nearing 10000 signatures.
Please support those of us parenting children with difficult early starts in life as we do our best to help them heal, recover and reach their potential despite the huge hurdles in their way #ASGSF
www.change.org/p/action-aga...
Please support those of us parenting children with difficult early starts in life as we do our best to help them heal, recover and reach their potential despite the huge hurdles in their way #ASGSF
www.change.org/p/action-aga...
Sign the Petition
Action Against ASGSF Changes (Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund)
www.change.org
April 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The @asgsfprotest.bsky.social petition is nearing 10000 signatures.
Please support those of us parenting children with difficult early starts in life as we do our best to help them heal, recover and reach their potential despite the huge hurdles in their way #ASGSF
www.change.org/p/action-aga...
Please support those of us parenting children with difficult early starts in life as we do our best to help them heal, recover and reach their potential despite the huge hurdles in their way #ASGSF
www.change.org/p/action-aga...
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Farage:
"7.2 million foreign-born people have registered with GPs in the last 10 years... All I'm doing here is giving you cold hard facts".
Well here's another cold hard fact - 40.6% of GPs in England and Wales are foreign born.
The NHS would completely collapse without workers from abroad.
"7.2 million foreign-born people have registered with GPs in the last 10 years... All I'm doing here is giving you cold hard facts".
Well here's another cold hard fact - 40.6% of GPs in England and Wales are foreign born.
The NHS would completely collapse without workers from abroad.
April 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Farage:
"7.2 million foreign-born people have registered with GPs in the last 10 years... All I'm doing here is giving you cold hard facts".
Well here's another cold hard fact - 40.6% of GPs in England and Wales are foreign born.
The NHS would completely collapse without workers from abroad.
"7.2 million foreign-born people have registered with GPs in the last 10 years... All I'm doing here is giving you cold hard facts".
Well here's another cold hard fact - 40.6% of GPs in England and Wales are foreign born.
The NHS would completely collapse without workers from abroad.
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Netflix’s Adolescence reflects what we’ve seen over four decades:
📉 Systems failing young people
💔 Young people becoming vulnerable to exploitation
We’re pioneering a different path, grounded in wrap-around care. Could you support us this Easter? https://oasischaritabletrust.enthuse.com/NOLO
📉 Systems failing young people
💔 Young people becoming vulnerable to exploitation
We’re pioneering a different path, grounded in wrap-around care. Could you support us this Easter? https://oasischaritabletrust.enthuse.com/NOLO
April 21, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Netflix’s Adolescence reflects what we’ve seen over four decades:
📉 Systems failing young people
💔 Young people becoming vulnerable to exploitation
We’re pioneering a different path, grounded in wrap-around care. Could you support us this Easter? https://oasischaritabletrust.enthuse.com/NOLO
📉 Systems failing young people
💔 Young people becoming vulnerable to exploitation
We’re pioneering a different path, grounded in wrap-around care. Could you support us this Easter? https://oasischaritabletrust.enthuse.com/NOLO
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Super news: Our letter on disability benefits cuts has almost 450 signatories — incl doctors, nurses, psychologists, OTs, clergy, and crucially, disabled people & carers. Thank you!🙏 Every signature matters for Parliament & media — so please sign & share if you haven't already. tinyurl.com/2z8xu9k8
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April 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Super news: Our letter on disability benefits cuts has almost 450 signatories — incl doctors, nurses, psychologists, OTs, clergy, and crucially, disabled people & carers. Thank you!🙏 Every signature matters for Parliament & media — so please sign & share if you haven't already. tinyurl.com/2z8xu9k8
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This funding support has given our family a chance to weather some storms no family should go through alone.
Please take a moment to sign for continued adequate funding for the future health and safety of some our most vulnerable children chng.it/Z8QNXFKpMr
Please take a moment to sign for continued adequate funding for the future health and safety of some our most vulnerable children chng.it/Z8QNXFKpMr
Sign the Petition
Action Against ASGSF Changes (Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund)
chng.it
April 18, 2025 at 5:12 AM
This funding support has given our family a chance to weather some storms no family should go through alone.
Please take a moment to sign for continued adequate funding for the future health and safety of some our most vulnerable children chng.it/Z8QNXFKpMr
Please take a moment to sign for continued adequate funding for the future health and safety of some our most vulnerable children chng.it/Z8QNXFKpMr
This afternoon is all about the positive energy (who doesn't love a motivational message on their drink) and the colour purple
April 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This afternoon is all about the positive energy (who doesn't love a motivational message on their drink) and the colour purple
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Nigel Farage has told ITV News the first thing he would do as prime minister if he won a general election would be to remove the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights
That alone is good reason never to vote for Reform UK.
THIS IS WHY
youtu.be/MdiDDJrQUJA?...
That alone is good reason never to vote for Reform UK.
THIS IS WHY
youtu.be/MdiDDJrQUJA?...
Nigel Farage says first thing he would do as PM if he won a GE would be to remove UK from the ECHR
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
April 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Nigel Farage has told ITV News the first thing he would do as prime minister if he won a general election would be to remove the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights
That alone is good reason never to vote for Reform UK.
THIS IS WHY
youtu.be/MdiDDJrQUJA?...
That alone is good reason never to vote for Reform UK.
THIS IS WHY
youtu.be/MdiDDJrQUJA?...
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1700 children referred to childrens social care every single day. That’s 6 whole primary schools. We urgently need better early help for families, proper support for children going into care and to address poverty which underpins so much of this www.local.gov.uk/about/news/l...
LGA: 1,700 children referred to children’s social care every day
Around 1,700 children are referred to children’s social care services every day in England, underlining the need for an adequate long term funding solution in the Spending Review and a cross-governmen...
www.local.gov.uk
April 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
1700 children referred to childrens social care every single day. That’s 6 whole primary schools. We urgently need better early help for families, proper support for children going into care and to address poverty which underpins so much of this www.local.gov.uk/about/news/l...
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One in five parents of disabled children wait more than a year to be seen by social services
Disabled children face 200-day wait for social care assessment
Charity Sense is calling for the law to be strengthened so that disabled children get access to support from the social care system.
buff.ly
April 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
One in five parents of disabled children wait more than a year to be seen by social services
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Disabled children are bearing the brunt of a broken social care system – they deserve better
Disabled children bear the brunt of a broken social care system
The children’s social care system should support disabled children to thrive, but instead families are fighting for scraps of support.
buff.ly
April 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Disabled children are bearing the brunt of a broken social care system – they deserve better
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But it doesn’t have to be this way.
We’re calling on the UK government to rethink planned cuts to disability support, and update Universal Credit so that it at least covers the cost of essentials like food and bills.
And you can help us – email your MP now ⤵️ action.trussell.org.uk/disability-c...
We’re calling on the UK government to rethink planned cuts to disability support, and update Universal Credit so that it at least covers the cost of essentials like food and bills.
And you can help us – email your MP now ⤵️ action.trussell.org.uk/disability-c...
Cruel cuts to disability support: the Work and Pensions Secretary needs to hear from your MP
Our social security system should be there for us all, especially when we need it most. But the UK government has proposed huge cuts to disabled people’s support when they’re already three times more ...
action.trussell.org.uk
April 16, 2025 at 10:26 AM
But it doesn’t have to be this way.
We’re calling on the UK government to rethink planned cuts to disability support, and update Universal Credit so that it at least covers the cost of essentials like food and bills.
And you can help us – email your MP now ⤵️ action.trussell.org.uk/disability-c...
We’re calling on the UK government to rethink planned cuts to disability support, and update Universal Credit so that it at least covers the cost of essentials like food and bills.
And you can help us – email your MP now ⤵️ action.trussell.org.uk/disability-c...
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Reading this harrowing account in The Guardian about Michelle's coercive control: tinyurl.com/ControlStory. The justice system's response feels inadequate.
This highlights the crucial role of lived experience voices. Advocates like @strongerbeginnings.bsky.social (SODA) do vital work. #SDMNetwork
This highlights the crucial role of lived experience voices. Advocates like @strongerbeginnings.bsky.social (SODA) do vital work. #SDMNetwork
‘His ability to switch from a loving partner to a monster kept me in a permanent state of stress’
‘Michelle’, a victim of coercive control, tells how she is still recovering after seven years of hell with an abusive partner. Why then was he jailed for just 30 months?
tinyurl.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Reading this harrowing account in The Guardian about Michelle's coercive control: tinyurl.com/ControlStory. The justice system's response feels inadequate.
This highlights the crucial role of lived experience voices. Advocates like @strongerbeginnings.bsky.social (SODA) do vital work. #SDMNetwork
This highlights the crucial role of lived experience voices. Advocates like @strongerbeginnings.bsky.social (SODA) do vital work. #SDMNetwork
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With all that's happening right now, I thought you might need a little reminder of how to stay grounded and how to support others to stay grounded too...
Living with Uncertainty: How a Trauma-Informed Lens Helps Us to Stay Grounded
A trauma-informed lens ... acknowledges the ways past experiences shape our responses to stress and provides strategies for staying present, regulating emotions, and fostering safety
www.ticservicesltd.com
March 22, 2025 at 7:09 AM
With all that's happening right now, I thought you might need a little reminder of how to stay grounded and how to support others to stay grounded too...
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The consultation on these welfare reforms is open until 30th June.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
#StandUpForJustice #WelfareReform #DisabilityRights #BenefitsJustice
www.gov.uk/government/c...
#StandUpForJustice #WelfareReform #DisabilityRights #BenefitsJustice
Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper
This consultation seeks views on the approaches government should consider around reform of the health and disability benefits system and employment support.
www.gov.uk
March 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The consultation on these welfare reforms is open until 30th June.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
#StandUpForJustice #WelfareReform #DisabilityRights #BenefitsJustice
www.gov.uk/government/c...
#StandUpForJustice #WelfareReform #DisabilityRights #BenefitsJustice
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I'm doing a #FreeGiveaway of my latest book "The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching" to celebrate its publication! Repost this message to enter. Winner announced on 10th April. UK only. #EduSky #inclusion
April 5, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I'm doing a #FreeGiveaway of my latest book "The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching" to celebrate its publication! Repost this message to enter. Winner announced on 10th April. UK only. #EduSky #inclusion
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Because you know what every inch of that room looks like in the dark.
Because our search engines are filled with unanswerably questions.
Because you know what that face means.
Because you have gone to bed and woken up with them same pit in the stomach.
Because our search engines are filled with unanswerably questions.
Because you know what that face means.
Because you have gone to bed and woken up with them same pit in the stomach.
March 30, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Because you know what every inch of that room looks like in the dark.
Because our search engines are filled with unanswerably questions.
Because you know what that face means.
Because you have gone to bed and woken up with them same pit in the stomach.
Because our search engines are filled with unanswerably questions.
Because you know what that face means.
Because you have gone to bed and woken up with them same pit in the stomach.
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My advice to social workers would be to metaphorically take your eyes off the clock - to slow down, even when time in scarce. Because assessments and meetings will always be there, but you will never get the time with the child in front of you back.
March 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My advice to social workers would be to metaphorically take your eyes off the clock - to slow down, even when time in scarce. Because assessments and meetings will always be there, but you will never get the time with the child in front of you back.
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More from me on this today in Community Care: www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/03/27/m...
My Care Story: 'Every social worker appeared always to be in a rush' - Community Care
Rebekah Pierre discusses not being believed by social workers while in care and what she wished they had done differently
www.communitycare.co.uk
March 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
More from me on this today in Community Care: www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/03/27/m...
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Today we joined @endchildpoverty.bsky.social & @cpaguk.bsky.social in Westminster to put a stop to rising child poverty as it hit 4.5 million, a record high.
We urge the UK Govt to include scrapping the 2-child limit & benefit cap in the Child Poverty Strategy, this would lift 500k out of poverty.
We urge the UK Govt to include scrapping the 2-child limit & benefit cap in the Child Poverty Strategy, this would lift 500k out of poverty.
March 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Today we joined @endchildpoverty.bsky.social & @cpaguk.bsky.social in Westminster to put a stop to rising child poverty as it hit 4.5 million, a record high.
We urge the UK Govt to include scrapping the 2-child limit & benefit cap in the Child Poverty Strategy, this would lift 500k out of poverty.
We urge the UK Govt to include scrapping the 2-child limit & benefit cap in the Child Poverty Strategy, this would lift 500k out of poverty.