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Steffi Keir

@drsteffikeir.bsky.social
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Policy & Practice Adviser at Save the Children Scotland. Trustee of Creating a Sustainable Gryffe. #Breastfeeding peer supporter. Ending #ChildPoverty, #InfantVoice, #EarlyYears, #ClimateJustice, music, books, yarn, #Gàidhlig are my things. Views all mine.

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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
How to tell a better, more positive story about the future we can create if we end child poverty: Save the Children's learning network event www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learning-n... introduces a practical guide and tools to tell a story that connects with the public and builds support for change.
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Learning Network: Changing the Story
Join us to hear how we can change the story of child poverty and build a better future for children.
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Save the Children Scotland @savechildrensco.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
All parents need support at times. Getting emotional, financial, and practical help when and where it's needed can be a lifeline. 📝 @drsteffikeir.bsky.social on how Whole Family Support can tackle child poverty, and help children and families flourish 🌱 www.savethechildren.org.uk/blogs/2025/s...
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
The small local charity Creating A Sustainable Gryffe we set up has been selected to be part of the @coopuk Local Community Fund. If you download the Co-op App with this link, become a member and choose our cause, so we can receive a share of £5m. coopapp.onelink.me/ftOk/54oimzbt
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Save the Children Scotland @savechildrensco.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
🪧One month to go! We're marching in Edinburgh on 25 October to call for Scotland to do better for childhoods and families. Join us! #Edinburgh #25Oct #ScotlandDemandsBetter scotland-demands-better.com
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Save the Children Scotland @savechildrensco.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
If a child experiences poverty in their first year of life, the impacts can be lifelong. The potential impact of investing to prevent babies from living in poverty cannot be overstated.
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Save the Children Scotland @savechildrensco.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
🎉 Fantastic to be at the launch of the Home Start Glasgow North & North Lanarkshire Early Years Family Hub. Community based hubs like this, which bring together essential family support, healthcare services and peer support for parents, are so important.
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Israel's siege is starving the people of Gaza. We have joined more than 100 aid and rights groups to demand action - before there is no one left to save. Read the full statement here: bit.ly/3GPCpAE
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
12 children have reportedly died of malnutrition and starvation across Gaza in the last two days, due to Israel's denial of aid. These deaths were preventable. There are no words to describe our outrage and despair. 1/4
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Resharing because the situation is unchanged. I’ve committed to supporting one verified family in Gaza every day maybe you can too - Molly provides the verification which is tough work emotionally. It seems the best way to get food to people in Gaza until NGOs can deliver aid again.
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Join us to demand better for Scotland #WeDemandBetter
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Scottish Women's Budget Group @swbg.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🚨 The MIG Expert Group has launched its final report 🚨 A #MinimumIncomeGuarantee is key to women's equality, recognising: 💬 Unpaid care's impact on poverty 💬 Disability, income insecurity & extra costs 🔗 www.gov.scot/publications...
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Local Bridge of Weir/Gryffe Valley peeps: Our repair cafe is on this Saturday. Fix it, don't ditch it! All free, but donations will help us sustain this project.
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Ready to go with big yin-her first concert was the waterboys aged 7 and 11 years later, she’s as big a fan as me (and she’s hoping for Raggle Taggle just saying)
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StarcatchersUK @starcatchersuk.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Adults are essential in supporting young children to realise their rights Discover our Kite model and find out more about how you can support young children to realise their voice this #IMHAW2025 ➡️ starcatchers.org.uk/work/the-voi... 🧵⬇️
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Dr. Aaron Bradbury @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
🧵1/ Today’s @guardian piece by Tobi Angelica Thomas tells a story many of us in early childhood already know: Children in England’s most deprived areas are less likely to meet key developmental goals by age five. 🔗 www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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Satwat Rehman @satwatr.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Please help Mahmoud and his family. He’s another one who has had very few donations and his campaign is relatively new. Thank you 🙏🏽
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Job klaxon:
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Good news! My bus home from Glasgow doesn’t stop half way anymore outwith rush hour. Couldn’t believe the app (old timetable displayed on bus stop). Finally a workable service.
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
The two child benefit cap imposes poverty on hundreds of thousands of children - a hideous social crime. Discussing that on Channel 5's Jeremy Vine Show from 9.15am
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Must read thread of the day. This immigrant stands in solidarity. Our higher education, NHS and care system will collapse with today's proposals, which worries me as much as the racist anti-immigration rhetoric. We are a net plus for our society in so many ways:
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 The Herald has teamed up with 23 of the country's leading children and anti-poverty charities to call for the Scottish Child Payment to be increased to £40 per week heraldscotland.com/news/2512502...
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Some weekend: wee yin shortlisted for the Janet Coats prize for poetry (again). And tomorrow I’ll be trying to conquer the 23 miles of the Kiltwalk for Rays of Hope cancer support. There was a comedy night for the pta thrown in too and clearly not enough sleep
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Any support greatly appreciated! Just over a week to go before I tackle the 23 miles. Donations will help rays of hope provide an even wider range of support to those affected by cancer in Renfrewshire. Mòran taing airson gach cuid taic
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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
🌳 JOB OPPORTUNITY | HERITAGE AND GAELIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 🗣 Are you a #Gaelic speaker and have a passion for collaborating with others to celebrate our rich heritage? ✨ Salary: £29,996 - £34,133 ✨ 35 hours p/w ✨ Apply by Monday 28 April Full details 👉 treesforlife.org.uk/about-us/wor...
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Save the Children Scotland @savechildrensco.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
We're at the Lib Dem conference in Inverness to promote action needed to tackle and prevent child poverty. Looking forward to debate and discussion on how we can make sure every child has a decent start in life.
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
All forgiven thanks to this scenery. Highest point of the British rail network, I still love train journeys
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Channelling the grumpy old woman: a’ siubhal gu inbhir Nìs agus chan eil dealain ann. Fake sockets full of promise but no juice & thus only 1 hr of work done rather than 3. How hard can it be to make sockets work on trains, I even downloaded all my docs bec there’s never any working wifi. #scotrail
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Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights) @together-sacr.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
📣Our member @starcatchersuk.bsky.social recruiting for "Community Engagement Manager" #JobSearchTogether #CharityJobs 🗓️Closing Date: Tuesday 29th April 2025 📍Hybrid View here: www.togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-eve...
"Members Are Recruiting" with a megaphone at the side and Together logo.
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Oxford Parent-Infant Project (OXPIP) @oxpip.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Today, OXPIP's founder Sue Gerhardt launches her new book "1001 days: How Our First Years Shape our Lifelong Health". We're giving away one free copy chosen at random from the people who retweet one of our social media posts by 8th April. Available to purchase from today.
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
also, next #Renfrewshire repair cafe! #repair #share @rencan1.bsky.social
poster for repair cafe on 12th April 12 to 3pm at Cargill Hall, Bridge of Weir to get textiles and household items repaired and your bicycle checked.
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Good news! My feedback led to an exemption to the pavement parking ban being revoked. This exemption was in front of a primary school and 2 early years centres where my youngest was so nearly run over by a pavement mounting driver. While I don't get how any road planning dept can even consider...
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Learning hard and fast the ropes of the university system. 6 months before the start, deposit for accommodation due. Full annual cost due 3rd Oct. Would’ve been nice if there had been advance warning because who has a year of rent sitting in their bank account?
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SallyAnnKelly @sallyannkelly1.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
‘This is not the change people voted for when they voted for a Labour Government’ - commentary on Spring Statement. 50k more children in poverty under a Labour Government - using their own estimates.Deliberate choice which will harm life chances of children. Different choices should have been made.
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
It is a political choice to plunge 50,000 more children into poverty by the end of this parliament, as a result of the health and disability benefit cuts. This news will be devastating for families across the country struggling to make ends meet. 1/3
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StarcatchersUK @starcatchersuk.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
2 weeks since the #TheRightStart conference & we are still buzzing from all the exciting conversations & presentations that took place 🤩 If you want to put the voice of the baby at the ❤️ of your practice, take a look our Voice of the Baby in practice resources⬇️
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» The Voice of the Baby In Practice - Starcatchers
Starcatchers, in partnership with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, are collaborating on a research project exploring current and emerging rights-based approaches in the arts for children from…
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
I’m not quite sure what to do considering daughter was set to study in the school of Life Sciences at Dundee. Accepted a place as first choice but not sure how wise that is
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Fraser of Allander Institute @fraserofallander.org · 20/03/2025
Next week, we'll find out if Scotland has hit its interim child poverty targets. We've been working away behind the scenes and will have some reports and reflections out next week. For now, what are we looking our for in the stats? Read more here:
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Will Scotland hit its interim child poverty targets? | FAI
In 2017, the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act set statutory targets for child poverty rates – one set of interim targets due in 2023/24, and a final set due in 2030/31. The latest Scottish child poverty…
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The Poverty Alliance @povertyalliance.org · 19/03/2025
"Tha sinn a' faicinn righaltas a-rìthist a' feuchainn ri na buidseatan aca a chothromachadh le a bhith a' toirt air falbh bho na daoine as bochda san dùthaich... Chan eil sin ceart, agus chan eil e mòralta ann an dòigh sam bith." Daibhidh Eyre againn air @BBCRnanG #Gàidhlig #Gaelic
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Attended a workshop on supporting multilingual children. Started out by saying that multilingualism is the global norm (yes) but that we in the uk are bad at learning languages. No we’re / you’re not. Nothing genetically different. Just saying 🙃
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Incredibly excited that our staff parents/carers network is hosting @sarahockwellsmith.bsky.social today to talk all things gentle parenting 🤩
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Vitamin Sea
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StarcatchersUK @starcatchersuk.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
The #RightStart conference has final arrived. We are at the beautiful Barracks Conference Centre in Stirling. Looking forward to a day of discussion about what babies’ rights could look & feel like in Scotland with delegates. @childreninscotland.bsky.social @together-sacr.bsky.social
A picture of 3 banners for Starcatchers, Children in Scotland and Together
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Come and get fixing! Disathairne, thigibh an-siud! #Renfrewshire #RepairCafe
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GermanZero Ruhrgebiet @gzr.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
"Politik darf nicht nur danach schielen, was der Wähler und der uninformierte Wähler will, sondern Politik muss vorangehen und muss auf der Basis von Informationen aus der Wissenschaft konsequentes Handeln anstreben und muss dafür aber auch eine konsequente Öffentlichkeitsarbeit machen."
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
I couldn't love this more. Will share with my local place plan initiative, councillors and villagers
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Having just analysed the SG stats for school leaver attainment (bad news, the poverty related attainment gap has increased), I wonder if there's a data set comparing attainment of 5 Level 6 between least &most deprived areas, ideally with pupil characteristics data. @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social maybe?
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Akerbeltz / Mìcheal an Fhaclair / LowRisingTone @akerbeltz.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Am faca sibh am prògram aig an Lòchran rè #SeachdainNaGàidhlig? Tha pailteas ann eadar DiLuain an 24mh dhen Ghearran agus DiSathairne a' chiad latha dhen Mhàrt! Siuthadaibh, cuiribh dhibh leisge shòisealta a' chnatain mhòir 😉 static1.squarespace.com/static/5c522...
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National Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Step back in time with a screening from the Cinema Sgire collection - a unique archive of Gaelic community films produced in the Outer Hebrides during the 1970s and 1980s. 📆 6:15-7:30pm, 26 February 📍Kelvin Hall, Glasgow 🎟️ Free Part of #SeachdainNaGaidhlig #WorldGaelicWeek
A screenshot from a Cinema Sgire film, preserved in the National Library of Scotland’s Moving Image Archive.
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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
'We shouldn't be balancing the books on the lives of the poorest people. The Prime Minister said this was a decision he didn't want to make, and the truth is, he didn't need to make it' @jamie-livingstone.bsky.social speaks to Radio Scotland about today's aid cuts/where the £ could've come from ⬇️
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