Emma
@sunshineallthetime.bsky.social
I love all things education!
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Taking on the government isn’t cheap. If you’d like to help fund our costs, any donation, no matter how small is much appreciated . We’re standing up for transparency, freedom of speech and against government censorship. t.co/mSbxyqT8Oj
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December 30, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Taking on the government isn’t cheap. If you’d like to help fund our costs, any donation, no matter how small is much appreciated . We’re standing up for transparency, freedom of speech and against government censorship. t.co/mSbxyqT8Oj
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Well done @ruthswailes.bsky.social - the world needs more people like you!
‘Authoritarian and heavy-handed’: call for investigation into vetting of experts by UK civil servants
‘Authoritarian and heavy-handed’: call for investigation into vetting of experts by UK civil servants
Speakers banned after criticising government in social media posts
The information watchdog has been asked to investigate “authoritarian” government vetting that caused speakers to be banned from official events for criticising ministers.
Two experts,…
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Well done @ruthswailes.bsky.social - the world needs more people like you!
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‘Authoritarian and heavy-handed’: call for investigation into vetting of experts by UK civil servants
‘Authoritarian and heavy-handed’: call for investigation into vetting of experts by UK civil servants
Speakers banned after criticising government in social media posts
The information watchdog has been asked to investigate “authoritarian” government vetting that caused speakers to be banned from official events for criticising ministers.
Two experts,…
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2024 at 7:12 AM
‘Authoritarian and heavy-handed’: call for investigation into vetting of experts by UK civil servants
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Thanks to Lizzie for sharing the next stage in our story. Transparency matters.
‘Authoritarian and heavy-handed’: call for investigation into vetting of experts by UK civil servants
‘Authoritarian and heavy-handed’: call for investigation into vetting of experts by UK civil servants
Speakers banned after criticising government in social media posts
The information watchdog has been asked to investigate “authoritarian” government vetting that caused speakers to be banned from official events for criticising ministers.
Two experts,…
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Thanks to Lizzie for sharing the next stage in our story. Transparency matters.
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Someone said we were “behaving like year 5 girls” 😳 when we spoke out about this. But truth and transparency matter. amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
‘Authoritarian and heavy-handed’: call for investigation into vetting of experts by UK civil servants | Privacy | The Guardian
Speakers banned after criticising government in social media posts
amp.theguardian.com
December 29, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Someone said we were “behaving like year 5 girls” 😳 when we spoke out about this. But truth and transparency matter. amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
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As our world evolves and progresses, let’s not forget to hold on to the timeless values of kindness, tolerance and respect.
December 29, 2024 at 10:41 AM
As our world evolves and progresses, let’s not forget to hold on to the timeless values of kindness, tolerance and respect.
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As someone whose twitter account was also monitored by the Dept for Ed, I’m glad the new govt has stopped the process, but I’d also like to know if all records were deleted. This is needed to comply with data laws. @ruthswailes.bsky.social @dankaszeta.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
‘Authoritarian and heavy-handed’: call for investigation into vetting of experts by UK civil servants
Speakers banned after criticising government in social media posts
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2024 at 10:39 AM
As someone whose twitter account was also monitored by the Dept for Ed, I’m glad the new govt has stopped the process, but I’d also like to know if all records were deleted. This is needed to comply with data laws. @ruthswailes.bsky.social @dankaszeta.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
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“I’d put a photo of my daughter’s prom on Twitter and said how proud I was of her, and that was on the SAR,” Swailes said. “It was very weird – they were going through everything. I saw [it] and I thought: ‘This is not OK.’”
@ruthswailes.bsky.social
“I’d put a photo of my daughter’s prom on Twitter and said how proud I was of her, and that was on the SAR,” Swailes said. “It was very weird – they were going through everything. I saw [it] and I thought: ‘This is not OK.’”
@ruthswailes.bsky.social
‘Authoritarian and heavy-handed’: call for investigation into vetting of experts by UK civil servants
Speakers banned after criticising government in social media posts
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2024 at 1:14 PM
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
“I’d put a photo of my daughter’s prom on Twitter and said how proud I was of her, and that was on the SAR,” Swailes said. “It was very weird – they were going through everything. I saw [it] and I thought: ‘This is not OK.’”
@ruthswailes.bsky.social
“I’d put a photo of my daughter’s prom on Twitter and said how proud I was of her, and that was on the SAR,” Swailes said. “It was very weird – they were going through everything. I saw [it] and I thought: ‘This is not OK.’”
@ruthswailes.bsky.social
How can I be awake even earlier on day 1 of the hols 🤦♀️ Travelling to Ireland later for an Irish Christmas 💚
December 23, 2024 at 2:58 AM
How can I be awake even earlier on day 1 of the hols 🤦♀️ Travelling to Ireland later for an Irish Christmas 💚
NPQH? Completed it mate
December 11, 2024 at 7:45 PM
NPQH? Completed it mate
Well done Ruth 👏 sticking to your truth. I have nothing but admiration.
It’s been a long and hard road to get this far and it’s going to be expensive but the truth matters and we’re tenacious.
December 10, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Well done Ruth 👏 sticking to your truth. I have nothing but admiration.
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“The University of Oxford and King’s College London found evidence that the internet is shrinking our grey matter, shortening attention spans, weakening memory and distorting our cognitive processes.”
Now apply that evidence to what we are seeing in schools.
Now apply that evidence to what we are seeing in schools.
Is doom scrolling really rotting our brains? The evidence is getting harder to ignore | Siân Boyle
‘Brain rot’ is the Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year – a fitting choice, given the startling impact the internet is having on our grey matter, says journalist Siân Boyle
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2024 at 6:47 AM
“The University of Oxford and King’s College London found evidence that the internet is shrinking our grey matter, shortening attention spans, weakening memory and distorting our cognitive processes.”
Now apply that evidence to what we are seeing in schools.
Now apply that evidence to what we are seeing in schools.
100% this. I am surrounded by this in KS1
Many of us actually working in the phase will tell you that the pressure from Ofsted etc. to get too formal too early is totally mismatched with the kind of developmental needs we are seeing. You can't just magic children into developing more quickly than is possible or appropriate for them.
December 8, 2024 at 10:46 AM
100% this. I am surrounded by this in KS1