Matt Plen

Charity chief executive. PhD in philosophy of education. #Leadership #strategy #education #communityorganising and #socialjustice.

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@philosophybites Yes, philosophy is the worst way of answering those questions - except for all the other ways that have been tried.

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@CliffordSosis The difference between praxis and poiesis, and the importance of the former

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Here's my first blog for @ChanceUK ahead of #fathersday. All about the challenges I've faced as a parent and the support we all need to overcome them.

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Excited to have completed my first few days as Interim CEO of Chance UK. Looking forward to leading this important charity and its fantastic team through the next few months of growth and impact.

[Citizens UK @CitizensUK]

"It is not acceptable what happens now, not acceptable at all."

13 years ago, @David_Cameron & @nickclegg spoke against locking children up. We ended child detention a year later.

Now @UKParliament needs to act to stop the Gov from bringing it back and #ProtectChildren.

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@joseph_finlay But she doesn't specify structural racism, and she argues her point by citing slavery, which occurred at a time when Jews certainly suffered from structural racism and were yet to experience actual genocide. You are being extremely charitable to her @joseph_finlay.

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@AJSchonfield @daniellebett That's not good enough Amos. Diane Abbott's letter was essentially Holocaust denial. Being a careless first draft is no excuse. Would you deny slavery happened even in a rough draft of letter to the press?

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Excited to be involved as a panel member!

[NCVO @NCVO]

Today we announced the launch of the Small Charities Advisory Panel to champion the voices and experiences of small charities 👇 1/

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Excited to have been appointed to the Small Charities Advisory Panel alongside wonderful colleagues from small charities and infrastructure bodies. Looking forward to helping shape the future of this vital piece of our civil society! @NCVO #smallcharities
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@KeithKahnHarris The 'Gategate' conspiracy....

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@OSHyouth @AJSchonfield @GaryLineker Liking the 'North London' caption @AJSchonfield - very apt! (And great job on this btw....)

[Sally Abed סאלי עבד سالي عبد🟣 @sally_abed]

In Haifa, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Rehuvut, Be'er Shiva, Kfar Qara and more.

Solidarity with Huwara 🟣🇵🇸

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@DebAllcockTyler I spent half an hour last night hair-drying a book after a spillage.... welcome to the club!

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Big news. I've stepped down from my chief exec role at @MasortiJudaism. It's been an amazing 10+ years with wonderful colleagues - more like a home than a job. Now on to new challenges in the education and charity sector!

[Masorti Judaism @MasortiJudaism]

We are delighted to announce that we have a new Chief Executive. Rachel Sklan replaces @MattPlen, who has decided to step down after more than ten years in the role. We are enormously grateful to Matt for his dedicated and inspiring leadership. Read more: https://t.co/VrPjof3Xse

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@joseph_finlay Mazal tov!!!!!!

[Jewish Leadership Council @JLC_uk]

Thanks to the brilliant community CEO panel for joining us at our Adam Science residential! @GeorginaBye (@CCJUK), @MattPlen(@MasortiJudaism) and Neil Taylor (@LangdonCharity) shared what they'd learnt from their roles and how they have helped develop their organisations.

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@YehudahMirsky Thanks @YehudahMirsky - I believe I even cited you!

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Excited to share that my new book's coming out!
JUDAISM, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: Towards a Jewish Critical Pedagogy https://t.co/khVLqtoocC Order it using discount code GLR AO8UK

[Masorti Judaism @MasortiJudaism]

Join us tonight celebrate the launch of Judaism, Education & Social Justice by our Chief Executive and author @MattPlen. He'll be in conversation with @RabbiJeremy. We’ll meet online at 7pm on Wednesday 14th December. Access the Zoom room here: https://t.co/xTnyb6NhfU

[Masorti Judaism @MasortiJudaism]

Our Chief Executive has written a book! Join us to celebrate the launch of Judaism, Education & Social Justice by author @MattPlen. He'll be in conversation with @RabbiJeremy. We’ll meet online at 7pm on Wednesday 14th December. Access the Zoom room here: https://t.co/4GNHZuz6Y7

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Setting out new theoretical foundations for Jewish social justice education: Freirean critical pedagogy, Catholic models of social justice education, Jewish social justice literature and interviews with activists. Here's an extract: https://t.co/4Iwvjzk0YB