Becca Weighell

Head of Youth Engagement @_TheFEA, previously @WarChildUK. Participation and Safeguarding ✊. Children, Youth and Int Development MSc 📚 My own views.

[Becca Weighell @BeccaWeighell]

#iWillWeek might be drawing to a close but we will continue to champion young makers every day at the FEA!

[Sadiq Khan @SadiqKhan]

JUST ANNOUNCED: City Hall's groundbreaking free school meals programme is to be extended for another year.

No child should go hungry in our city.

The Government have refused to act, so I’ve stepped up.

[Becca Weighell @BeccaWeighell]

Huge thank you to everyone who has already shared this opportunity for young people. We've extended the deadline to next Monday so please continue to share with your networks.

No previous expereince required. Priority given to young people who have faced barriers to education.

[Jack Worth @JackWorthNFER]

Official Government data shows quite how dire the teacher training recruitment situation is in England right now, with only half the required secondary trainees recruited and 15 out of 18 subjects failing to meet their targets

[Becca Weighell @BeccaWeighell]

⚡️Don't miss your chance to apply to join the FEA Youth Steering Group! ⚡️

This group have influenced Ofsted's strategy, run their own Youth Summit, led events, been to party conferences, judged our Innovation Award and so much more.

Apply to join - https://t.co/q3xhuqXWVH

[Child Poverty Action Group @CPAGUK]

The good news in these findings is that child poverty can be tackled. The bad news is that in the UK politicians are sitting on their hands. They must act. Every party must commit to scrapping the two-child limit and benefit cap, to restoring investment in child benefit... 1/2

[Dan Lawes @LawesDan]

This is stark from UNICEF UK.

The United Kingdom has seen the biggest rise in child poverty rates of all OECD/ EU countries.

Radical action is needed now to tackle child poverty head on. We know what solutions work, follow work of @CPAGUK @EndChildPoverty @childrensociety.

[Becca Weighell @BeccaWeighell]

🤩 So incredibly proud of our Youth Steering Group and my brilliant team 😍

[Becca Weighell @BeccaWeighell]

Brilliant to hear @_TheFEA Youth Steering Group member Scarlett speaking at @SchoolGovNet #GfSConference2023 - "cherrypicking high achieving students for leadership roles cements the voicelessness of disadvantaged students... governors must hold space for all students"

[Schools Week @SchoolsWeek]

'Even with schools literally crumbling and the attainment gap at its highest on record, education fails to get prominence' - @_TheFEA's Janeen Hayat
https://t.co/UQRtwVlmVz

[Becca Weighell @BeccaWeighell]

The Fair Education Manifesto has been written with our 250 members and has the full backing of our Youth Steering Group #FairEdManifesto

[Becca Weighell @BeccaWeighell]

Policymakers must listen to young people ahead of the next election. Today @_TheFEA are proud to launch our #FairEdManifesto, calling for urgent prioritisation of #education, with young people given a say. https://t.co/Xj1buKxxSm

[Becca Weighell @BeccaWeighell]

Just one week left to apply for these two exciting FEA Secretariat roles. An awesome team and an organisation that really cares. If you're based outside of London and want to know how the Northern cohort of the team make hybrid work (from Sheffield, Leeds and Manchester), DM me.