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Carrie Paechter

@carriepaechter.bsky.social
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Professor Emerita, Nottingham Trent University. Sociologist of gender, childhood and youth, children’s identities, active girlhood, education, skateboarding, informal learning. Neurodivergent. Trainee Pilates teacher. Secular Jew. She/her. Views mine.

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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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‘We skate on the rooftops of damaged buildings’: a day in the life of a skateboarder in Gaza
Rajab al-Reefi teaches children to skate to ‘bring some joy’, but finding boards and safe spaces is a daily challenge
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is not particularly surprising www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Compulsory GCSE resits in England harm teenagers’ mental wellbeing, study finds
UCL researchers warn repeated exam attempts may dent students’ confidence and raise risk of dropping out
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Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Pass this on... someone out there might need it right now www.samaritans.org
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Samaritans - Here to listen
Samaritans works to make sure there’s always someone there for anyone who needs someone. Read more.
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
theconversation.com/britains-qua...
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Britain’s quarter century: shrinking families, ethnic tensions and queer winners and losers
The changing face of demographics, immigration, social attitudes and LGBTQ+ politics.
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
You can donate towards feeding local children on their website
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Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
My op ed for @schoolsweek.bsky.social, challenging myths around inclusive teaching schoolsweek.co.uk/inclusive-te... @theeef.bsky.social
schoolsweek.co.uk
Inclusive Teaching: busting the top five myths
EEF's guide offers practical recommendations for embedding inclusive practice
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Congratulations @jessicaringrose.bsky.social and team on what looks like an excellent and timely study! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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School smartphone bans seen as ‘punitive’ by young people, study says
Outright bans may have unintended negative consequences for young people, University College London report warns
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Mark Miodownik @markmiodownik.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Talking self-repairing materials. Do come and discuss them and many other innovations coming this century at UCL tomorrow! Science in a Changing World: A conversation for the next 200 years | About UCL share.google/CWH0bTWfkm0O...
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Science in a Changing World: A conversation for the next 200 years
Join us at the Bloomsbury Theatre for a special UCL200 collaboration with the Royal Society, marking UCL’s Bicentenary.
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Excellent article : theconversation.com/a-life-and-d...
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‘A life-and-death matter’: understanding how Ofsted inspections risk suicidal thoughts in teachers
A teacher described always having to be ready for an inspection as ‘intolerable’.
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NTU News @ntunews.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The best books about being a teenager – according to our experts, including Professor Emerita @carriepaechter.bsky.social, who makes the case for The Virgin in the Garden by A.S. Byatt #Literature #Sociology #NTUResearch theconversation.com/the-best-boo...
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The best books about being a teenager – according to our experts
Battling raging hormones and learning to navigate the worlds they live in, these literary teens reflect real life.
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Child Poverty Action Group @cpaguk.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The law to remove the two-child limit has received Royal Assent! This is an important first step in driving down child poverty. It'll give millions of kids a better today & brighter tomorrow. Protecting kids from poverty is the right thing to do & lays the foundations for a stronger country.
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
This is appalling www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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The UK scandal of women handcuffed while in labour: ‘I was so shocked when the restraints weren’t removed’
Pregnant women prisoners in England are being handcuffed to prison officers – often male – during intimate vaginal examinations and long, agonising births. Will this dehumanising treatment be stopped?
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
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‘We almost lost you in the night’ - the life-threatening rise of measles in the UK
It is one of the most infectious diseases around, and can cause blindness and hearing loss – and can also be fatal. Why are cases now soaring and what can be done about it?
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Measles can kill. Vaccinate your children! www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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More than 60 children infected in north London measles outbreak
Cases reported in seven schools and a nursery in Enfield amid concern over low levels of MMR vaccination in capital
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Katie Munday @kmunday.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I have been watching, reading and listening intently over the last few days as Autistic people and the wider autism community dissect Autistic Barbie. Here are the things that have stood out to me the most about Mattel's newest doll.
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Mattel Launches First Autistic Barbie Doll
On January 11th, Mattel launched the first Autistic Barbie doll, designed in collaboration with the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network. Featuring unique articulation and accessories for autistic representation, the doll aims to celebrate diversity. While it has received positive feedback, some concerns regarding stereotypes and representation have also emerged.
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Worth a read. I’ll be buying one theconversation.com/how-realisti...
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How realistic is Mattel’s new autistic Barbie?
Expert researchers give their view.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
12 January 1913 | A Czech Jewish woman, Marta Müllerová, was born in Mníšek pod Brdy. She was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
Vintage portrait of a smiling woman with neatly styled hair, wearing a light-colored blouse. The image includes a handwritten signature at the bottom.
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Adil Ray @adilray.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
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Hugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
@moleymole.bsky.social is right here: repost, repost, repost, otherwise the good stuff doesn't get the audience it deserves The BlueSky following feed is not algorithmic - you just see the things posted by those you follow Which includes their reposts - so get reposting!
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
So terrible
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 23/12/2025
The first day out of prison isn’t about rebuilding a life. It’s about surviving bureaucracy without slipping up. eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/welfare...
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Notes from a short stay: leaving prison
While a great deal of recent media coverage has been on prisons, little light is shone on the reality of the day a person returns to society
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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas. Be a love, and pay it today.
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Yes - it’s quite hard to get a private flu jab at the moment.
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Quarter of police forces missing basic policies on sexual offences, says Sarah Everard report
Official report says forces in England and Wales yet to implement policies for investigation
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
This is outrageous. @stellacreasy.bsky.social are you taking this up? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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‘I wish I could say I kept my cool’: my maddening experience with the NHS wheelchair service
The long read: After I was paralysed in a climbing accident, I discovered how inconsiderate, illogical and incompetent many wheelchair providers can be
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Michael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
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FinnMackay @finnfox.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
I give my second year students a handout of this speech at a lecture on the sexualisation of violence youtu.be/j9NwthcLGng?...
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I Want a 24-Hour Rape Truce
YouTube video by Refuge
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏 LET’S KEEP GOING! If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Pretty shocking stuff in here about language competence of UK diplomats www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/proc...
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The procession of university language closures will trip up UK diplomacy
The government needs to signal its demand for elite foreign language skills before more universities leave provision to inferior alternatives, says Ian Proud
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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ICE-style raids on Britain's streets: that's all Labour's brutal asylum reforms will achieve | Stella Creasy
If we want to ‘stop the boats’, we need to stop the BS when it comes to what creates refugees, and how to respond to them, says Labour MP Stella Creasy
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
This is just appalling . Surely if enough rogue landlords are fined and prosecuted the work would pay for itself www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
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Two-thirds of English councils have not prosecuted a single landlord in past three years
Exclusive: Councils prosecuted just 64 landlords despite receiving 300,000 complaints from tenants in unfit homes
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Michael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
www.teachingtimes.com/childrens-li...
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Children's Literature In Action With Michael Rosen - TeachingTimes
An exciting new professional development opportunity has been unveiled at Goldsmiths, University of London, led by Professor Michael Rosen and Dr Emily Corbett.
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
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‘I don’t want anyone to suffer like I did’: the intersex campaigners fighting to limit surgery on children
What should be done about the small proportion of babies born with genitals that are neither typically male nor typically female? Many of those affected believe parents and doctors are often too quick...
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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Nearly two years ago, I wrote about the extraordinary influence of former Tory spin doctor Sir Robbie Gibb on the BBC. It's still a helpful backgrounder for what's going on now. New readers start here: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
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How the government captured the BBC
A right-wing cabal, largely unaccountable, is waging war on the principles that made our public broadcaster great. It must not succeed
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Marc Scully @marcscully.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Haven’t seen much discussion of this on #spéirghorm today - flagging it in case it winds up going under the radar.
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Ah, ok. It‘s where the best work is being done in some schools - play based curriculum, etc!
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Indeed. I think it probably helps that @beckyfrancis.bsky.social has kids who have actually gone through the current GCSE nightmare so knows first hand as a parent what it’s like
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Definitely primary re the grammar! I‘ve not read the full report but I hope there is more, and some good early years too.
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
This looks pretty good, at least for secondary students. Congratulations @beckyfrancis.bsky.social and team! www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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National curriculum review in England: 10 key recommendations
Proposals include shortening length of GCSE exams, a new diagnostic test in maths and English, and expanding RE
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Maggie Chapman (she/her) @maggiechapman.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
75 years ago today, the European Convention of Human Rights, ECHR, was created. The UK played a key role in shaping it. We should celebrate the ECHR & the vision of all who brought it to life. We must resist regressive & cynical moves to rip us out of the convention!
European Movement signatories on a first draft of the ECHR. Credit: ECHR
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Brilliant show - very funny but also moving
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
I wish they didn’t
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
@nottmplayhouse.bsky.social for first preview of #EurekaDay!
Outside view of large mirror sculpture outside Nottingham Playhouse
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
#SkaterSky Build an Indoor Skatepark for Derby www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/build-an-i...
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Build an Indoor Skatepark for Derby
Help us create an inclusive community indoor skatepark in central Derby —bringing everyone together through skating, creativity, and fun.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 17/10/2025
It costs nothing to learn CPR – but it could be priceless to someone whose heart has stopped. Join 100,000 East Anglians already trained for free by East Anglian Air Ambulance. Details at the link ⤵️
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How 100,000 East Anglians learned to save a life
When a Lowestoft runner collapsed, quick-thinking locals saved his life. Now East Anglia is ready too
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Build an Indoor Skatepark for Derby www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/build-an-i...
crowdfunder.co.uk
Build an Indoor Skatepark for Derby
Help us create an inclusive community indoor skatepark in central Derby —bringing everyone together through skating, creativity, and fun.
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Yup www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Trans people at risk of exclusion from many UK public spaces, rights expert says
Council of Europe commissioner voices concerns after April’s supreme court ruling on legal definition of a woman
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season. TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible. christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
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England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet
The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter
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Carrie Paechter @carriepaechter.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
An amusing take on a serious matter. Get vaccinated and vaccinate your children! youtu.be/FDiXrd-R68U?...
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"Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard" - Marsh Family parody of Paul Simon "Me and Julio" on RFK
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Awesome talent : Guillermo Galetti
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