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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

This month, young people from Our Wellbeing Our Voice (#BeeWell, @annafreudcharity.bsky.social @thefea.bsky.social) shared their experiences of school, highlighting the importance of belonging, trusted adults, & inclusive practices. 📢 beewellprogramme.org/listening-to... #OurWellbeingOurVoice

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Listening to Young Voices: Shaping Education Policy - #BeeWell

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Child of the North @childofthenorth.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

A rich session showcasing data assets from across the North — #BeeWell, Born in Bradford, BaBi and C‑GULL — and how they can inform work on SEND and children’s outcomes. #CotN #SEND Web links in thread👇🧵 @beewelluk.bsky.social @arc-yharc.bsky.social @livunichil.bsky.social

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

📢 Our Wellbeing Our Voice campaign – what we achieved together The journey continues. Measuring wellbeing nationally is the first step to making young people's wellbeing everybody's business. 📌 Read the full campaign round-up here: beewellprogramme.org/our-wellbein...

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Our Wellbeing Our Voice campaign - what we achieved together - #BeeWell

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

📌 New Blog: Understanding Internal Exclusion in English Secondary Schools Managing behaviour in secondary schools is complex and demanding task. Internal exclusion is is widely used, but what does the evidence say about its impact? 👉 beewellprogramme.org/understandin...

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Understanding Internal Exclusion in English Secondary Schools: What the Evidence Tells Us - #BeeWell

Explore what research reveals about internal exclusion in English secondary schools. Learn how many schools use it, who it affects, its impact on pupils, and what the evidence suggests for future beha...

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Early morning of the 4th feb, peers in the House of Lords debated a national wellbeing measurement with cross-party support for Amendment 233. The message was clear 👉 schools alone aren’t responsible for children’s wellbeing — we all are. Read more 👉 beewellprogramme.org/schools-alon...

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Schools alone are not responsible for our children’s wellbeing; we all are: Our Wellbeing Our Voice at Report Stage - #BeeWell

Peers in the House of Lords debate Amendment 233, calling for a national children’s wellbeing measurement programme. Strong cross-party support and backing from 60+ organisations highlighted.

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🏛️ Final Day in the House of Lords: National Wellbeing Measurement. We are calling on the government to implement a national wellbeing measurement programme to address the needs of children and young people across England. 📖Briefing: 320eeebf-ba68-4213-a42d-8a9d6adbdac6.filesusr.com/ugd/6af426_1...

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

#BeeWell research shows young people’s experiences in special schools vary by type of need. While many feel well supported by teachers, some groups especially those in the broad SEND category report lower belonging and happiness with attainment. 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/c...

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

🌟Great to come together for the Jan 2026 #BeeWell National Coalition event, sharing insights, regional updates, and inspiring initiatives driving young people’s wellbeing. Sign up to our newsletter to stay up to date with all things #BeeWell: ow.ly/bHlQ50Y1JP3

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

🏃‍♀️ Physical activity is key to wellbeing, yet girls remain less active than boys. #BeeWell data shows these gender gaps persist across Greater Manchester. Turning evidence into action is key. Read here: beewellprogramme.org/wp-content/u...

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

ICYMI: Professor Neil Humphrey appeared on BBC North West Tonight discussing #BeeWell’s @qiqicheng.bsky.social research on social media, gaming and young people’s wellbeing. 📺 Interview : www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw9e... 📖 Research: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...

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Professor Neil Humphrey on BBC North West Tonight - 15th January 2026

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

"Social media time does not increase teenagers’ mental health problems"- @theguardian.com coverage of our latest peer-reviewed study which shows the picture is more complex. 📖Guardian article: www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j... 🔗Research: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...

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Social media time does not increase teenagers’ mental health problems – study

Research finds no evidence heavier social media use or more gaming increases symptoms of anxiety or depression

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Emily’s story highlights the importance of wellbeing data to shape more effective mental health support and policies for children and young people. This week marks the House of Lords’ Report Stage of the Children’s Wellbeing Bill. 🔗 Check out the campaign: www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org

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Our Wellbeing Our Voice Campaign | National Wellbeing Measurement

Our Wellbeing Our Voice is a campaign supported by Fair Education Alliance, The Children’s Society, #BeeWell, Pro Bono Economics and a growing coalition of organisations - calling on the government to...

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Anna Freud @annafreudcharity.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Our Young Champion Emily and Grace are calling for a National Wellbeing Measure for better mental health data, helping prevent mental ill health in future generations. www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org

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Anna Freud @annafreudcharity.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

UK young people are unhappier than nearly all their European counterparts. Our partner @beewelluk.bsky.social’s founder is on @fabnhsstuff.bsky.social podcast explaining why we need a national wellbeing measurement in the new Schools Bill from the government: fabnhsstuff.net/fab-collecti...

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FabStuff Podcast–keeping YOU In the Loop

Its live now ...........In this new FabStuff podcast series, Niall and Roy leverage their extensive experience in health and social care, engaging in probing conversation

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

📢 #BeeWell research with 25,000+ pupils aged 11–14 found little evidence that social media or gaming causes anxiety or depression. Wellbeing depends on support, connections, and daily life, not just screen time. 🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...

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Time spent on gaming and social media not to blame for teen mental health issues

A major new study from The University of Manchester has found little evidence that social media use or video gaming are causing mental health problems in young teenagers, challenging one of the most w...

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

📢 @uk.theconversation.com covers #BeeWell’s qiqicheng.bsky.social latest research on digital technology and young people's wellbeing. The findings show that the link between social media, gaming, and wellbeing is far more nuanced. 📰 Read the coverage here: theconversation.com/evidence-for...

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Q Cheng (@qiqicheng.bsky.social)

Quantitative Research Associate @ #BeeWell | Uni of Manchester 🐝 Exploring adolescent mental health & wellbeing 📊 Causal Inference | Applied Econometrics 🌍

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

🎙️ David Gregson, Co-founder of #BeeWell, joined the FabStuff: In the Loop podcast with Niall Dickson CBE and Roy Lilley to underline the importance of listening to young people’s voices when measuring and improving wellbeing. 🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2489623/epis...

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Episode 15 David Gregson - FabStuff Podcast

To start their 2026 podcasts, Niall and Roy make a departure from their usual focus on the politics and management of the NHS, and explore the worrying state of our young people.  The awful reali...

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

🎉 The countdown is on — just 2 weeks until our National coalition of partners event! On 22January, we’ll be sharing #BeeWell research highlights, learning from partners, & updates on our campaign to improve children & young people’s wellbeing. 📌 Save your spot: www.eventbrite.com/e/beewell-na...

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#BeeWell national Coalition of Partners meeting

Be part of the #BeeWell Coalition of Partners meeting as we come together to reflect on recent progress and discuss new wellbeing insights.

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Child of the North @childofthenorth.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Our 'How To' Toolkits support practitioners to implement the report recommendations: Education providers: www.n8research.org.uk/media/CotN_H... Child health services: www.n8research.org.uk/media/CotN_H... Local authorities: www.n8research.org.uk/media/CotN_H... #ChildrenFirst

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Improving school attendance - N8 Research Partnership

Child of the North and Centre for Young Lives put forward new recommendations to tackle the school absence crisis.

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Child of the North @childofthenorth.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

We urgently need a whole system response to address the multifaceted root causes of school absence. Our latest analysis highlights a persisting attendance crisis, with inequalities related to poverty and disadvantage becoming entrenched. Read on for insights and recommendations 👇 #ChildrenFirst

We urgently need a whole system response to address the multifaceted root causes of school absence. The government must prioritise building a country that works for all children and young people. #ChildrenFirst. Featured logos of Child of the North, N8 Research Partnership, Health Equity North and Centre for Young Lives.

Last year, we described a school attendance crisis following the
Covid-19 pandemic. The crisis remains with inequalities related to poverty and disadvantage becoming entrenched.

We need a whole system response tailored to localities, and systematic evaluation of what works.

Our practitioner toolkits support schools, child health workers and local authorities to implement expert recommendations.

We are calling on the government, and everyone, to put children first.

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

#BeeWell attended the Ambitious About Inclusion conference with @mission44.bsky.social and the @cfyounglives.bsky.social — a powerful day focused on amplifying youth voice. We were challenged to ask: What practical action will you take to reduce lost learning and share best practice?

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Faculty of Humanities @uomhums.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

💡 The arts can transform young people’s wellbeing, and even boost the economy. A new study from @manchester.ac.uk's @beewelluk.bsky.social team and PBE reveals how creative activities can dramatically improve youth wellbeing. 🔗: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t... 🧵 (1/5)

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The arts can transform young people’s wellbeing and deliver big economic returns, study finds

A new study led by The University of Manchester’s #BeeWell team and PBE (formerly Pro Bono Economics) has found that artistic activities can dramatically improve young people’s wellbeing - with effect...

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

It’s #AntiBullyingWeek, and we’re using our #PowerForGood! ⚡️ Check out the inspiring anti-bullying work happening at Lift New Forest, spotlighted in the Anti-Bullying Alliance blog. 💙 👉 - anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/aba-our-work... bit.ly/4mN5Ous

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Guest Blog - Student Voice in Action: Tackling Bullying Together at a Hampshire Secondary School

This is a guest blog written by #BeeWell & Lift New Forest.

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

🗞️ ICYMI: Our #BeeWell research has been featured in schoolsweek.bsky.social 👉 schoolsweek.co.uk/time-in-isolation-room-damages-student-wellbeing-study-suggests Read the research here 👉 bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Isolation rooms 'damaging' to student wellbeing - study

Spending time in isolation rooms due to poor behaviour is resulting in pupils feeling reduced belonging, having poorer relationships with teachers and some reporting lower levels of mental wellbeing, ...

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School of Environment, Education, and Development @uomseed.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Research from @beewelluk.bsky.social into the scale of the use of isolation within schools highlighted in @theguardian.com, with researchers from @educationuom.bsky.social carrying out the first large-scale investigation into internal exclusion 👇

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

"We need a system that works for everybody" 📻 neilhumphrey.bsky.social spoke on BBC Radio 5 Live today(from 11:40am) about new #BeeWell research showing how school “'isolation' rooms can impact pupil wellbeing. Listen or catch up: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Children’s wellbeing is still in decline, according to childrenssociety.bsky.social’s #GoodChildhoodReport 2025. We back their recommendations to reclaim hope and call for the government to take decisive action to overturn this damaging decline: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/good-ch…

Top 5 policy changes to create better childhoods:
Whole-school approaches to wellbeing
A trusted adult guarantee, providing chosen trusted adults
A focus on holistic wellbeing in early support hubs rollout
Ambitious implementation and monitoring of the Child Poverty Strategy
Introduce a national wellbeing measurement programme

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

📢The fourth principle of the #OurWellbeingOurVoice coalition is regular. 🔗 Learn more about the campaign : www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org/about

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

📑 New #BeeWell Evidence Brief: Unfolding Absence reveals how school attendance patterns change over the year and are influenced by wellbeing, aspirations, and life context. 📎https://ow.ly/Hsq250WWWUz

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

"If we get this right, it will be the most important thing we have done in this Bill - but, at the moment, there is no measurement,” said Lord Gus O’Donnell in yesterday’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill debate. 🔗 www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org 🎥 Watch his speech below 👇

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

How do schools & neighbourhoods shape young people’s substance use? 🏫🏘️ Using data from 30,000+ young people, we’re exploring how place, identity & social factors affect health choices like vaping & drinking. 🔗 More here: beewellprogramme.org/spotlight-on...

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Impetus @impetus.org.uk · 10/09/2025

We're calling on the Government to embed inclusion at the heart of all upcoming school reforms. Through our new #InclusionForAll campaign with @thedifferenceed.bsky.social we ask govt to 🔶 Reduce barriers to support 🔶 Look wider than SEND 🔶 Invest in prevention www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...

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More than 30 organisations back Inclusion for All campaign

More than 30 parent groups, school trusts, charities and campaigners back new campaign for inclusive school reform, led by Impetus and The Difference.

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Andrew Lawton @andrewlawton.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

"It's a barrier that should be considered a public health issue" Tess Howard has teamed up with Asics to address girls' concerns around PE kit preventing them from participating. www.itv.com/news/granada... Concerns @beewelluk.bsky.social also identified (below) when speaking to young people.

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Inclusion isn't a bolt-on; it's a foundation of effective schooling. We're calling for the government to place this definition of inclusion in the Schools White Paper: all staff supporting all children so they can belong, achieve, and thrive. #InclusionForAll 👉 the-difference.com/wp-content/u...

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

🚀 From intern to Policy Adviser: El’s #BeeWell journey This summer, Eleanor McEwan reflects on her internship with #BeeWell, made possible by the Gregson Family Foundation. 👇 Read the full blog post to hear more about El’s journey and what’s next: beewellprogramme.org/from-intern-...

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From intern to policy adviser: reflecting on my time at #BeeWell! - #BeeWell

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

🎙️ What matters gets measured. We’re calling on the govt to deliver a national wellbeing measurement programme for young people. 📢 We're spotlighting our 5 key principles in the coming weeks, starting with: National Coverage. 🔗 Learn more: www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org/about #OurWellbeingOurVoice

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

🧠 Spotlight on Healthy Choices: Healthy habits support healthy minds Our latest #BeeWell insights from 18k+ Year 8 pupils in Greater Manchester show how sleep, diet & exercise impact mental wellbeing. 👉 Dive into the blog: ow.ly/ROUq50WMHCL

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

🌍✨ #BeeWell researchers are at the 18th World Leisure Congress! @stephray1.bsky.social erthornton.bsky.social & qiqicheng.bsky.social present today: "Exploring Spaces as an Avenue to Tackle the Wellbeing Crisis in the UK: Insights from Research & Practice in Greater Manchester" #WLC2025

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

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Spotlight on Healthy Choices: Latest insights from the #BeeWell data - #BeeWell

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Celebrating our work with Plan International UK's Young Health Programme! Over the past few years, we've worked together on a Community of Practice all about young people's wellbeing in Greater Manchester. Find out more👉 beewellprogramme.org/celebrating-... @plan-uk.bsky.social

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

How can we help young people make healthy, informed choices? Public Health Practitioner Alice Godmon shares how her work with #BeeWell. 📝 Read more:https://beewellprogramme.org/alices-impact-supporting-young-peoples-wellbeing-through-healthy-choices/ #SpotlightOn #SpotlightOnHealthyChoices

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Over the last 4 years, #BeeWell has engaged with over 20,000 young people with SEN across 14 local authorities, including Greater Manchester and HIPS. 👉 Check out the #BeeWell Headline Findings Report on the wellbeing of young people with SEN (April 2025) beewellprogramme.org/wp-content/u...

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Last month, we were so pleased to facilitate a session between @kirithentwistle.bsky.social and Sharples School, Bolton, exploring wellbeing data from the local area! Find out more here👉https://beewellprogramme.org/kirith-entwistle-mp-visits-sharples-school-to-discuss-wellbeing-with-young-people/

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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

🎤🎬 A huge thank you to @MediaFirstfor two fantastic days of presentation and media training! We developed practical skills, built confidence, and learnt how to communicate our message with clarity. @educationuom.bsky.social‬ @uomseed.bsky.social‬ 📸 Take a look at what we’ve been up to below!

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The Children's Society Policy and Youth Practice @tcspolicypractice.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

This week TCS met with BeeWell & PBE Fair Education Alliance to discuss Our Wellbeing, Our Voice campaign. Celebrating progress & strategizing to push the campaign forward. Together we urge the government to introduce a national program that truly listens to young people & responds to their needs.

Staff across TCS, BeeWell & PBE Fair Education Alliance spending a day in London together, workshopping next steps on the Our Wellbeing, Our Voice campaign.

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