Reposted by @jennywalkabout.bsky.socialLouis 〓〓 @louishenwood.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Trump's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt just said she doesn't want anything but math, reading and writing to be taught in American classrooms. It will come as no surprise to anybody that she got into college on a softball scholarship. 2189
Reposted by @jennywalkabout.bsky.socialStephen Unwin @stephenunwin.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Please read this remarkable article from the great Ian Birrell RIP Iona www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic...dailymail.co.ukAs I held my dying daughter's hand, what did I feel? Pride...My daughter Iona was born 32 years ago. She arrived at home, in such a rush to enter the world that my wife was unable to reach the nearby hospital. 13010
Reposted by @jennywalkabout.bsky.socialLucy Burke @lucyburkemcr.bsky.social · 08/02/2025This is a powerful and moving piece - and it is true “perfection comes in many guises” and is often expressed in unexpected ways. R.I.P Iona 042
Reposted by @jennywalkabout.bsky.socialRamandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Having spent the last few weeks talking to voluntary and community groups about the importance of Annual Health Checks for people with #LearningDisabilities, it’s incredibly hard to understand why the NHS have removed the 75% target. Folks, the check is still available. Go get it done. 14630
Reposted by @jennywalkabout.bsky.socialKatherine Runswick-Cole @profkrc.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Sharing this because it needs to be shared. Again. And again. www.gov.uk/government/p...gov.ukBaroness Hollins' final report: My heart breaks - solitary confinement in hospital has no therapeutic benefit for people with a learning disability and autistic people 02224
Reposted by @jennywalkabout.bsky.socialNancy Basi 🇨🇦💙 @nancy-basi.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Just in case you thought the 🍊💩’s cruelty came with his decreased mental capacity 494115483420
Reposted by @jennywalkabout.bsky.socialSteve Rollett @steverollett.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Some thoughts from me in @tesmagazine.bsky.social about reliability as we enter this important period of inspection reformbuff.lyModeration in everything: how Ofsted could reassure the sectorWhatever shape Ofsted’s report cards end up taking, we need to be confident that the judgements are reliable says CST’s deputy chief executive Steve Rollett 254
Reposted by @jennywalkabout.bsky.socialMichael Q Todd @michaelqtodd.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Only the best people. Who is Paula White? Paula left her first husband for second one before cheating on him. Married Jonathan Cain of Journey, broke into the band's bank account, stole thousands, then ran a Ponzi Scheme and grifts at a Megachurch. She also now leads the White House Faith Office 105502211
Reposted by @jennywalkabout.bsky.socialEileen Wilson @glensidetwo2.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Specifically no Science of any description, no technology, no history, arts or humanities. Just let that sink in. Recipe for a failing state on every level. 4256
Reposted by @jennywalkabout.bsky.socialTanaya Sarkhel @tanayas.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Once it’s in, it’s really in 💦🤝 Hospital shuts three wards due to norovirus outbreak www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTooting: Hospital closes three wards due to norovirus outbreak - BBC NewsA health boss said the bug could rip through wards "like a wildfire" unless it was contained. 112
Reposted by @jennywalkabout.bsky.socialLucy Series @thesmallplaces.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Can anyone help me understand this conclusion of the HSCC on Assisted Dying laws. I thought the Canadian legislation began with "reasonably foreseeable" death then expanded? publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5804/cm... 101
Reposted by @jennywalkabout.bsky.socialGeorge Julian @georgejulian.bsky.social · 25/11/2024This #LearningDisability Starter Pack includes a growing number of #JusticeforLB ers go.bsky.app/J6k8Rsr inc @sarasiobhan.bsky.social @lizpiercy.bsky.social @jennywalkabout.bsky.social @alexadwilson.bsky.social @profkrc.bsky.social @karachrome.bsky.social @davidh7.bsky.social @sabasalman.bsky.social 42310
Reposted by @jennywalkabout.bsky.socialDr Thanos Vostanis @thanosgr.bsky.social · 25/11/2024The Tizard Learning Disability Review is an invaluable resource for professionals working with individuals with intellectual disabilities. This new issue features various insightful articles. We trust they will provide valuable perspectives among practitioners. www.emerald.com/insight/publ...emerald.com Tizard Learning Disability Review: Vol. 29 Iss. 3/4 | Emerald Insight 012
jennywalkabout.bsky.social @jennywalkabout.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Very sad, a regular haunt in my teens and student days. 010
Reposted by @jennywalkabout.bsky.socialBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark. 1622588567
Reposted by @jennywalkabout.bsky.socialStephen Unwin @stephenunwin.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Some thoughts I shared with the Cultural Inclusion Conference today about adapting and staging Sara Ryan's Justice for Laughing Boy earlier this year. www.stephenunwin.uk/thoughts-and...stephenunwin.ukStaging Laughing Boy — Stephen UnwinThanks for inviting me to speak today. I’m a great fan of the Cultural Inclusion movement and as someone who’s been working in the theatre for 40 years, and who’s the dad of a young man with severe le... 0139