Mary S-W

Following all things SEN and adoption related. A battler by necessity. Trans ally. Rejoin 🇨🇰 (She/ her)

[Mary S-W @MazzaSW]

Delighted to be co-ordinating the 12th @InterClimate Reading Schools' Climate Conference. Great turn out with 66 students from 10 local secondaries attending.

[Reading Borough Council @ReadingCouncil]

Sixty-five students from 10 local schools are taking part in a mock COP30 climate summit in #rdguk today.

The 12th Reading Schools’ Climate Conference is taking place in the Council Chamber in the Civic Centre as world leaders are gathered at the United Nations summit in Belem, Brazil.

Pupils will discuss key climate themes in a debate mirroring the COP30 negotiations and agree resolutions this morning.

They will then quiz a panel of local decision makers from the Council, local businesses, community organisations and Reading Youth Council. this afternoon.

#CNCOP30 #readingschoolsCOP30 @InterClimate @ReadingCAN

[Good Law Project @GoodLawProject]

One of the last things the Tories did before being booted out of power was to put young trans people’s lives at risk.

We’re in court today for a hearing to stop the ban on puberty blockers.

CW: suicide

[jonny is fed up with Yank Nonsense @sensiblehuman96]

Find it.

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

🚨 THE NEW CABINET 🚨

The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has appointed his cabinet.

This new cabinet marks a historic moment in British politics, with a record number of state-educated Ministers and the lowest proportion of privately educated Ministers since 1945 🧵👇

[Mark Brown @MarkOneinFour]

I feel a huge amount of grief this morning. Grief for lost futures, lost people, ruined things and for all the ways that the last 14 years made life for people harder, rougher, more dangerous, smaller, shorter. I suppose grief isn't a very political emotion, but that's where I am

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

Phrases that mean nothing will happen:

Leave it with me
I’ll have a word
I’ll see what I can find
I’ll see what I can do
Consider it done!
I’ll make some calls
I’ll think about it
Certainly a possibility
Let’s come back to that
Good idea
I’ll let you know!
We’ll see
I’ll check it out
Noted
Maybe
I’ll get back to you on that
Could do, could do…
I’ll take that on board
Let’s park that for now
It’s on my list
I’ll definitely keep it in mind
Watch this space!
Hold that thought
I’m doing it as we speak
Might see you down there
Text me the details
I’ll look into it

[Mary S-W @MazzaSW]

Come on Scotland!

[Scotland National Team @ScotlandNT]

We can still rise now.

#GERSCO | #EURO2024

[Anna Fazackerley @AnnaFazack1]

How did we sink so low on helping desperate children in this country? ⁦@annelongfield⁩: “Trying to kill yourself is not enough to get mental health support. They ask: ‘Did the child really intend to end their life or not?’
Could things be worse? https://t.co/vj3oOPihJ9

[Anna Fazackerley @AnnaFazack1]

The idea of huge camhs waiting lists is well known - but increasingly suicidal children aren’t even making it onto a waiting list as services so over-stretched. “How can we claim to be a civilised country and be letting children down so badly?” https://t.co/vj3oOPihJ9

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

The national service we need from our young people is to vote for change on 4th July. 🗳️

[Amnesty International @amnesty]

Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. Today, and every day, LGBTI rights are human rights ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜

#IDAHOBIT

[Matthew Hodson @Matthew_Hodson]

UK data shows that LGBTQ+ people experience worse health outcomes.
Being assured we won’t be judged for being LGBTQ removes barriers to diagnosis, treatment and care.
A #RainbowLanyard isn’t woke frippery, it’s a useful tool for improving public health.
It’s common-sense.

[Just Ideas @justideasco]

And we're off! Great turnout today for the first Berkshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy workshop with @RBWM in Maidenhead.

[Jim Pickard 🐋 @PickardJE]

the water industry has paid out more than £72bn in dividends while running up £60bn of debts since it was privatised by Margaret Thatcher with zero debts

https://t.co/dIhwqUScY7

[Amnesty UK @AmnestyUK]

We celebrate trans people & are determined to end discrimination they face.

Let's come together to fight for human rights & reject toxic narratives spread by some in power who choose to scapegoat trans people rather than address real issues most of us face. #TransDayOfVisibility

[Stonewall @stonewalluk]

Today is #TransDayofVisibility! 🏳️‍⚧️

With hate against trans people on the rise, it can be hard to find space to celebrate the joys of visibility.

This #TDOV, we're reflecting on the value of visibility and how it can transform the lives of our loved ones 👇

Learn more about our work for trans equality 👉 https://t.co/fes60PbePG

[Bonnie Greer @Bonn1eGreer]

I'm a carer, too.

I don't know anything about #KateGarraway ...but she told the truth.

Period.

[Natural England Thames Solent @NEThamesSolent]

The #Berkshire #LocalNatureRecoveryStrategy team invites residents, community groups, charities, businesses, schools & colleges to help shape Berkshire’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy -https://t.co/Q42V9ixOPC

@RBWM

[Greenpeace UK @GreenpeaceUK]

2 million-year-old Basalt Canyon in Iceland, a remnant of the Ice Age!

#NatureIsAwesome