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Bez Martin @bezmartin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I’ve finally taken the leap and launched Bez Martin Consultancy. Specialist consultancy in children’s rights, participation & systems change, helping turn commitment into meaningful influence, stronger practice and lasting change. Nervous. Excited. Proud. www.bezmartinconsultancy.co.uk

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Bez Martin Consultancy Home

Specialist UK consultancy supporting children's services to embed rights and participation in leadership and practice.

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I can't stand this and I have to say, it's especially irksome if the AI is attached to any kind of social justice content. No social justice without climate justice!

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Why oh why do people use AI pictures on their blogs? Not reading that if you put slop at the top of it. 🤦‍♀️

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I am upset and still processing but will say, i really hope people arent planning on posting pictures later today for clout or to show what a good ally you are.

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

It has to be rage bait at this point, because wtf?!

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I really enjoyed this blog and have shared with colleagues I thought it would resonate with. Thank you for your reflections 💖

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edpsy @edpsy.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

🌟 New edpsy blog In this personal and reflective piece Minoushe connects the personal to the professional and political. She explores biculturalism, identity and a call to recognise that we cannot claim to be neutral in our practice. Read here: edpsy.org.uk/blog/2026/me... #edpsychs

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

This election was a choice between hope and hate, and the people of Gorton and Denton chose hope 💚 🎉 Huge congratulations to the Honourable Member for Gorton and Denton! And to everyone who helped make this happen 👏 I can't wait to see you on Monday, Hannah, and give you the biggest, proudest hug

Screenshot of bar graph showing election results in Gorton and Denton:
Hannah Spencer (Green): 14,980
Matt Goodwin (Reform UK): 10,578
Angliki Stogia (Labour): 9,364
Charlotte Cadden (Conservative): 706
Jackie Pearcy (Liberal Democrats): 653

From this article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp8rjk02r0jt

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The Educated Guess Podcast @educatedguesspod.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

🚨Our first 'emergency' pod? In this special release we ask question of and reflect on the government's new draft safeguarding guidance that now includes a section on 'children who question their gender' We've got some concerns... Listen links here: edpsy.org.uk/educated-gue... #edpsychs

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

The way this information is dropping and the fact no one is losing their job, let alone in prison, is spiritual and psychological warfare that we have to protect ourselves and children against.

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

It's annoyingly long but so important to do.

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

This is the link to the consultation on the changes to KCSIE. Let's flood the consultation with responses pointing out why it's so problematic and will make children and young people less safe. I started teaching when section 28 was still in place. Not again! consult.education.gov.uk/independent-...

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Keeping children safe in education: 2026 proposed revisions - Department for Education - Citizen Space

Find and participate in consultations run by the Department for Education

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

New DFE guidance on 'Gender questioning' children as part of KCSIE out today. Citing the flawed Cass review. The same week that a FOI to the National Child Mortality Database showed an increase in suicide in trans kids since pathways were restricted. Following the science would not lead to this doc.

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Very valid to feel overwhelmed by it all. Be gentle with yourself. This exchange has been a positive reminder for me that we haven't lost our humanity, and that there are others that care about and are affected by the same things x

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Big hugs, feeling exactly the same. The double standards are laid bare, but what difference is it making? I'm reading the Combahee River Collective book to try and ground myself in the possible.

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Leader of the council had to make a point of saying that the arrested child is a British national born in the UK, reminding people that their identity cannot be shared as they are a child. Ridiculous that this had to be stated to grown adults.

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Thinking about the boys who were stabbed at school yesterday, and the wonderful staff at Kingsbury High who do their best to support their school community. It's sad to see media outlets & individuals using this tragedy to construct a narrative about Islam, instead of care for the children involved.

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edpsy @edpsy.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

💡 edpsy community fund We've recently launched our community fund and our information event is *THIS* Thursday at 4pm. If you've got an idea for an initiative and have questions - come along! Sign up to the session here: events.ringcentral.com/events/edpsy... #edpsychs #educationalpsychology

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Before this we heard a moving presentation from @edpsydan.bsky.social about how the support net of the benefits system can inflict harm on children and their families.

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Listening to @lucaonions.bsky.social at the @eps4change.bsky.social community learning day, sitting with all the emotions that come with hearing the perspectives of neurodivergent trans children, and hearing my own child's voice in their voices.

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Educational Psychologists for Material Change @eps4change.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Please share! Come join! Accessible to all! Exciting and engaging speakers soon to be announced! Get your ticket today! www.eventbrite.com/e/epmc-commu...

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EPs For Material Change
Community Learning Day on
Inequality & Psychology
Date and Time
Friday 9th January 2026,
10am to 4pm
Location
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Registration:
• Pay what you can- tickets available on Eventbrite

Free or suggested donations

This Community Learning Day will bring together psychologists, educators, and activists to explore how our profession can challenge inequality and create material change. Together, we'll learn, unlearn, and imagine more equitable futures.
Speakers to be confirmed shortly.

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

When you say that everyone's rights and freedoms are interconnected, you often get blank or puzzled responses. To highlight this point, hunger striker Qesser Zuhrah is being denied an ambulance at Bronzefield, the same prison that denied care for Aisha Cleary during labour.

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Considering Streeting's well stated belief autism, ADHD etc, along with mental health issues, are "overdiagnosed", I won't hold my breath for this doing anything other than being used to cut support, along with opportunities for diagnosis, for people who need it. #r4today www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Streeting orders review into mental health and ADHD diagnosis

The health secretary said the aim was to tackle a rising demand for services and the increased pressure on the NHS.

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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Breaking: The schools white paper will be delayed until 'early in the new year', government has announced today, as ministers take more time to draw up controversial SEND reforms schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-whit...

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Schools white paper delayed until next year

Autumn deadline will be missed as ministers take more time to consider controversial SEND reforms

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Blood on their hands; EVERY "gender-critical" transphobe - yes including the very rich ones, the bigoted "journalists" who abuse their power, the unacademic academics and the "comedians" who make transphobic "jokes" - are respnsible for this poor cis women's death. Transphobia *harms* cis women.

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Not only a legend, but a one-man institution 🙌🏾👏🏾

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Juzabel @juzabel.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

"She could have had the lucrative career of performative activism she was being lined up for. But by shunning this path, she shows up so many liberals for the frauds they are. She also puts a spotlight on all the big climate scientists who’ve never once said genocide is bad for the environment."

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 28/09/2025

UK's Labour Party abandoned transgender people. The gambit to pursue rightwing voters by abandoning a targeted minority failed, and now they're facing the prospect of a historic loss. US Dems could learn a lot from their failure. Great piece from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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UK's Labour Party Abandoned Trans People. Here's What American Dems Can Learn.

Democrats: There is no “middle ground” on equal rights. Take it from UK Labour.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Imagine being a non-White person in the UK. Now imagine being constantly asked for your Digital ID, just because "We are checking." It is going to be like that, it ALWAYS is.

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

😢 it really is horrible so I'm sending love to you. We always rise regardless but it's really draining.

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Having flashbacks to "ants, ants, ants on my arm" 🤦🏾‍♀️

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

This doesn't even touch on the plethora of examples of internalised and systemic racism that serves to uphold white supremacy in the education system. If we aren't working to actively address this, we are accepting it as inevitable or even acceptable.

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Recently in consultation meetings I've met children who have been racially abused by other children. This has retraumatised their parents and is also retraumatising for me. Racism is a safeguarding issue as outlined in KCSIE. It should be treated as such.

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Still taking in the @edpsy.bsky.social festival and the honour of interviewing Bernard Coard with Sathya. It felt like an energising way to end a day of listening to inspiring speakers and planning for a better future for children, families, and ourselves.

Zoom screenshot, clockwise from top left showing white male with glasses, South Asian woman with Black hair, Black man (Bernard Coard) and South Asian woman with black hair and glasses.

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edpsy @edpsy.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

💥Have you seen this line up....!? Programme and tickets here: festival.edpsy.org.uk #epfest2025 #edpsychs

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Disappointed in the new occupants at the DfE quite generally tbh and I'm not afraid to say it. Too much flattery goes on in the sector where people want to have influence and I don't think it's healthy for education. #EduSky

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

This thread is so spot on! Im seeing so much sycophantic behaviour that I feel like im reading different documents to everyone else? Visiting the Sanctuary building is far less important than what is best for children.

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Just been reading the DfE's new writing framework and it seems to push even more for formalising the Reception year. Every time I speak to teachers on the ground they stress the need for active, playful approaches to learning in the early years and this is not that. #EduSky

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Are any EPs involved in these conversations? This has huge implications for our profession.

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Catching up with Skepta's Glastonbury set whilst writing reports. Feeling the energy from my sofa 😂

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Parenting a child with SEND as a psychologist means administering and scoring questionnaires by day, and answering them yourself in your downtime. It's very draining but has also made me think about how and why I use them in my practice.

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edpsy @edpsy.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

🌟💥🎪 Announcing our Festival headliners We're...proper...excited! Keri Opai, Dr Cora Sargeant and Bernard Coard. Join us on 19th September for inspiration, challenge and hope. More about our headliners: edpsy.org.uk/blog/2025/an... #epfest2025 #edpsychs

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

A surprisingly high number of EPs pay little attention to accessibility when using social media. As advisors to settings on reasonable adjustments like assistive technology, we should be striving to educate ourselves on this.

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RNIB @rnib.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Your picture might say a thousand words, but your alt text doesn’t have to to include blind and partially sighted people 🤯 It's really easy, simply click ‘Alt’ on the image and type your description before hitting ‘post’.

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Dr Abi Miranda @drmirandathinks.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Most secondary schools also conduct reading assessments for students, so the confusion extends to secondary school screening, too. I need to watch the show, but am skeptical of Hancock thanking Oliver for his support for this campaign.

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