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Carolyn Moody MBE @carolynmoodymbe.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Vulnerable children need stable, skilled, and well supported foster carers now more than ever High quality education is not optional — it’s essential to improving children’s lives and strengthening the foster care system. 👉NFCQ The National Foster Carers Qualification. Link: nfcq.co.uk

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National Foster Carers Qualification (NFCQ)

National Foster Carers Qualification (NFCQ), Become part of a new generation of qualified skilled foster carers.

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Carolyn Moody MBE @carolynmoodymbe.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

“When those who give everything are ignored, the system has lost its heart” When the System Cares Less: The Dehumanising Treatment of Those Who Give Everything. Author: Sarah Anderson, Founder FosterWiki Link: fosterwiki.com/when-the-sys... #FosterCare #AdultsSocialCare #FosterWiki

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When the System Cares Less | FosterWiki

When the System Cares Less: The Dehumanising Treatment of Those Who Give Everything. Sometimes a story cuts so deeply

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Carolyn Moody MBE @carolynmoodymbe.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Every child deserves a stable, loving, permanent home. We need real, holistic care policy solutions, not headline‑driven politics that pit one form of care against another—and risk leaving vulnerable children worse off. Policy or Chaos? #FosterWiki fosterwiki.com/policy-or-ch...

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Policy or Chaos? | FosterWiki

Policy or Chaos? The Government’s Dangerous Game with Children’s Lives, At first glance, it all sounds noble

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SEND advice @sen-advice.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

There is not an explosion in #sen There is not an escalation of pupils with #asd or #adhd or any other condition We, as a society, have simply become far better at recognising when people need help. It baffles me that the #send discussion has been so much about why there's more kids with #sen.

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Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Thank you to Anna Bird, CEO of @contactfamilies.bsky.social for reminding MP’s that some children will always need support with getting to school. My son is one of those young people who no longer receives transport to school even though he has a #LearningDisability and cannot travel without support

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

And they say they want to support disabled people to work… ‘Unacceptable’ new figures show rejections of Access to Work claims have shot up this year. “Access to Work is meant to support disabled workers, not shut them out.” www.disabilitynewsservice.co...

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‘Unacceptable’ new figures show rejections of Access to Work claims have shot up this year

Ministers have been forced to admit that the proportion of Access to Work claims they are rejecting has leapt by more than a fifth this year, with disabled campaigners describing the figures as “un…

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Carolyn Moody MBE @carolynmoodymbe.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

FosterWiki Opinion Piece Policy or Chaos? ‘The system doesn’t fail for lack of good intentions; it fails because every part of it fights for survival.’ 👉 Every carer knows how true this is. Link:https://fosterwiki.com/policy-or-chaos/ #FosterCare #FosterCarers #FosterWiki #CareReform

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Policy or Chaos? | FosterWiki

Policy or Chaos? The Government’s Dangerous Game with Children’s Lives, At first glance, it all sounds noble

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Carolyn Moody MBE @carolynmoodymbe.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

The latest episode of Foster Care Uncovered is out now, and it’s a powerful one. Hear Sarah Anderson, founder of FosterWiki, and Louise Allen dive into the latest Government fostering statistics Listen here: open.spotify.com/show/6hLVQJh... #FosterCareUncovered #FosterWiki #FosteringStatistics

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Indefensible unforgivable

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Carolyn Moody MBE @carolynmoodymbe.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Thinking about becoming a foster carer, know someone who is, or already exploring the process? I wanted to share this fantastic resource — the FosterWiki Foster Carers Toolkit: A Step-by-Step Guide, created by Sarah Anderson, founder of FosterWiki. fosterwiki.com/new-foster-c... #fostercare

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New Foster Carers Toolkit | FosterWiki

FosterWiki's Foster Carers Toolkit a Step by Step guide on becoming a foster carer, a clear and simple guide to all the basic information you need.

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

NEW POST: The Government must acknowledge and act on the devastating “double disadvantage” impact of poverty and SEND policies says a new report from @suttontrust.bsky.social www.specialneedsjungle.com/g...

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Down's Syndrome Association @dsa-uk.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

The charity 'Family Fund' has grants available to support families in Wales, raising a disabled or seriously ill child aged under 18, and who are living on a low income. This grant programme will only be open until Monday 3 November 2025. Click here for more details 👉 loom.ly/cuxnh3g

Young boy who has Down's syndrome is smiling whilst he plays on a piano.

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Shadows of Control @shadowsofcontrol.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Isolation, dependence, and total control—this is how coercive control erodes your identity piece by piece. #domesticabuseawareness #emotionalabuse

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miked1977.bsky.social @miked1977.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Max Murray is doing a phenomenal job of portraying Joel in #Eastenders ... The guy is 18 years old, remember that and he's making this character so universally hated with the storyline. What a great job from someone so young, he's going to get some really good roles as he matures

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Carolyn Moody MBE @carolynmoodymbe.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Transport users in London are being urged to step in if they see fellow passengers falling victim to hate crimes or harassment. 👇

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TfL users urged to 'act like a friend' to harassment victims

TfL is encouraging passengers to be active bystanders and to deter perpetrators of crime.

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Contact, for families with disabled children @contactfamilies.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

A child can only be legally excluded from school for disciplinary reasons. A head teacher must formally tell parents that their child will be excluded by giving them details in writing. Any other exclusions are illegal, and we want them to stop.

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NDTi @ndtihello.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Advocacy = speaking up, knowing your rights, making decisions, and asking for what you want. Advocates help your voice be heard. This week let’s raise awareness and celebrate the power of advocacy! #AAW25 #AdvocacyWorks #SelfAdvocacyWorks www.ndti.org.uk/collection/a...

Advocates help your voice be heard
Advocacy helps you to:
Speak up, know your rights, make decisions, ask for what you want
#AdvocacyWorks #SelfAdvocacyWorks #AdvocacyAwarenessWeek
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Carolyn Moody MBE @carolynmoodymbe.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

www.homelessnessimpact.org/publication/... An independent study from King’s College London and the Centre for Homelessness Impact has found that Mockingbird isn’t reducing homelessness for care leavers, and may even be increasing it.👇

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Mockingbird: The Family Model for Young People Leaving Care

The Mockingbird Family Model (MFM) is delivered in the UK. The model aims to change the structure of fostering services, by creating a ‘hub and spoke’ model of foster carers, where a hub foster carer ...

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Tania Tirraoro @tanialt.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Children harmed by decision to redeploy health visitors, Covid inquiry hears - True—my grandson was born in August 2020. they had one virtual health visitor chat for quite young, neurodivergent first time parents.

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Children harmed by decision to redeploy health visitors, Covid inquiry hears

Some children paid "the highest price" of death because of redeployments, says health visiting charity head.

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Dr. Aaron Bradbury @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Bridget Phillipson, the image may look playful, but the message is serious. You’re being ill-advised on early learning. Play isn’t soft. It is learning. Children show writing, maths & thinking skills through play. So don’t take play away. Come & observe it. #PlayMatters

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Dr. Aaron Bradbury @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

🎙️ New on #PlayTalkRadio! We’re joined by the brilliant Tamsin Grimmer to explore Play, Love & Nurture ❤️ A powerful conversation on why relationships + play are at the heart of early childhood. 👉 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/285X... #PlayMatters #EarlyYears #EYFS

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Play Talk Radio: Play Love & Nurture with Tamsin Grimmer

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Alison Vaughan @alisonvaughan2025.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

While we’re waiting for RISE to help improve things, have you seen Barriers to Education’s new resources? barrierstoeducation.co.uk I’ve been really impressed by their evidence-based strategies and practical tools.

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Welcome to Barriers to Education

Practical resources and the WARMTH framework to help young people overcome barriers to school and thrive academically and emotionally.

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Isabelle Finn-Kelcey @isabellefk.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Another brilliant resource ✨

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NIHR School for Social Care Research @nihrsscr.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

PUBLICATION: Safer Online Lives: Internet Use and Online Experiences of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities—A Survey Study buff.ly/vZvD5CT Find out more about this SSCR-funded study: buff.ly/a4dJ4fm

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Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit @hscwru.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

New in the #Homelessness series Homeless applications: barriers to in-person help & impact on hospitals 11 December 2025 10:00 to 11:00 Online. All welcome! with Jo Underwood of @kcllaw.bsky.social & Hannah Piggott of @policyatkings.bsky.social www.kcl.ac.uk/events/homel...

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Homeless applications: barriers to in-person help & impact on hospitals | King's College London

Jo Underwood; Hannah Piggott

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Nine in 10 of parents of children with SEND in a survey say lack of support is an issue, with less than 4% feeling the government provides sufficient levels of provision for their child. www.cypnow.co.uk/content/new...

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Nine out of 10 parents of children with SEND raise concerns over lack of support - CYP Now

A significant majority of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being put at a disadvantage due to a lack of support, according to a poll.

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National Education Union @neunion.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Do you work in the early years? Then join us at our early years conference on Saturday, 11 October, 10am-4pm, at NEU HQ, Hamilton House, London. ✍️ Apply for your free place here👉 bit.ly/4nkb6Of Open to non-members #NEUEarlyYears

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National Education Union @neunion.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Do you work in a maintained nursery school? Tell the Education Select Committee about the important work you do here.👇 committees.parliament.uk/call-for-e…

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Call for Evidence - Committees - UK Parliament

Early Years: Improving support for children and parents

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Speech and Language UK @speechandlanguk.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

This #WorldMentalHealthDay, help every child thrive. 🌱 Our new course for primary educators explores how speech and language challenges link with mental health and wellbeing, with practical classroom strategies. Start learning today: bit.ly/3F83Rc5

Image of a promotional graphic for a new course aimed at primary educators, discussing speech and language challenges and their relationship with mental health and wellbeing. The left side features a statistic in a speech bubble, stating "45% of young people referred to mental health services have language difficulties," depicted with a small cloud raining on the bubble. The right side emphasizes the course title in bold text against a red background.

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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Rum stuff about SEND from two insiders here. "There's a lot of worry in the system," says one. No, there are a lot of worried parents. Who, as per the screenshot, know that targeted provision based on assessment is what SEND is (or was?). Which is why we're worried schoolsweek.co.uk/send-adviser...

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Jane Harris @janeharrislondon.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Thank you so so much to Izzy Judd for talking publicly about being a parent to a kid with PDA. These kids’ parents are some of the hardest-working in the country and need empathy, not judgement. 👏👏👏

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Matt Keer @captaink77.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

SEND system review has been going on for more than six years, all told - and the current rope-a-dope phase has lasted nearly a year Is it any wonder that people doubt their commitment to early intervention?

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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

At least 50,000 disabled people could lose access to financial employment support if the government goes ahead with plans to scrap the WCA benefit assessment, according to a new report from Citizens Advice The true figure is likely to be higher By me, for Big Issue www.bigissue.com/news/employm...

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DWP plans will see more than 50,000 disabled people lose job support

DWP plans mean large numbers of disabled people will no longer qualify for a work allowance to support people looking for employment.

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

On SNJ Today: We hope you don't mind a little self-congratulation, as SNJ's @renatawatts.bsky.social & @tanialt.bsky.social are delighted to be nominated among 400 "Women of the Year", an amazing event for "unsung heroes". Read more about it all: www.specialneedsjungle.com/r... #WomenoftheYear2025

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Mencap @mencap.org.uk · 30/09/2025

3/3 🔗 Read more about the Online Safety Act and William’s thoughts in our latest blog, brnw.ch/21wWdbM

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The Online Safety Act

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Caroline Roodhouse @daddyblackbird.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

I thought loss by suicide was the worst thing that could happen. But grief creates cracks that the wrong people step into. This article is a hard one to read, about control, fear and how easy it is to vanish while still alive. #DaddyBlackbird #SuicideLoss #Grief #CoerciveControl #Vulnerability

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Terror replaces grief...

Daddy Blackbird #25

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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

“What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation.” Glenn Close A reminder today… even if someone’s carrying it well, it might still be heavy… You are not alone. 🧡 #kindness #MentalHealth #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD Image: @joyfulsmolthings

Hand-drawn illustration in warm tones of yellow, orange, and ochre with soft layered outlines and scattered dots for texture. In the centre, surrounded by ripple-like waves, is a handwritten message in black all-caps lettering: “Just because you carry it well, doesn’t mean it isn’t heavy.” The artwork is soft, supportive, and gently reminds us of the unseen weight people may be carrying.
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Carolyn Moody MBE @carolynmoodymbe.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Permanency in Foster Care The idea of a ‘forever home’ often raises hopes that foster care can’t always fulfil. True permanency begins with honesty — recognising that foster care, by its nature, rarely offers the permanence it promises. Read more fosterwiki.com/permanency-i... #fosterwiki

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Permanency in Foster Care | FosterWiki

Permanency in Foster Care - Permanency has long been held up as a cornerstone often described as the gold standard against which success is measured

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Carolyn Moody MBE @carolynmoodymbe.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Spot on from Sarah Anderson @FosterWiki 👇 fosterwiki.com/lobbying-age... Reforms keep power with LAs/IFAs. Carers need an independent licensing body — not a register. Real change means giving carers ownership, recognition, and a genuine voice in shaping the system #FosterCare #FosterWiki

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Lobbying Agendas Are Failing Fostering Care | FosterWiki

Failing Fostering Care - Lobbying Agendas Are Failing Fostering Care. I came across the Education Select Committee’s final report on fostering with a heavy sense of déjà vu

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ESRC Centre for Care @centreforcare.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

We have 2 posts on our website today in response to the UK government's 2025 Spending Review, the first is focused on #AdultSocialCare: 'Left on the Back-Burner: Adult Social Care and the 2025 Spending Review' centreforcare.ac.uk/commentary/2... ‪@catherineneedham.bsky.social‬ @duncfsh.bsky.social‬

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Left on the Back-Burner: Adult Social Care and the 2025 Spending Review

The Centre for Care team respond to last week’s 2025 UK government Spending Review.

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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

British sculptor Martin Jennings has been appointed to create the sculpture of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for the UK’s national memorial in St James’s Park.

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Sculptor appointed for UK National Memorial to Queen Elizabeth II

British sculptor Martin Jennings has been appointed to create the sculpture of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for the UK’s national memorial in St James’s Park.

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MacTraff @mactraff.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Reminder: "CatFishing" @weare-pact.bsky.social "Understanding the language of Sexual Exploitation"

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MacTraff @mactraff.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Victims need understanding ..where there is disclosure.. respect.. trauma informed...understanding barriers in culture/language... No prejudice.... victim blaming.... minimising...and most of all...trauma informed practice with specialists if required.

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