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My son texted me this morning and told me he had left his laptop behind. I replied, โToo bad. Learn some responsibility.โ And then we laughed and laughed and I got into the car and dropped it off at the school for him.
@Jonny_Wilkes Thank you for replying, Lucy is so unbelievably happy that you did! What a week for her! She'll be there to see you at the panto on Xmas Eve as always! Here she is in action (back right).
Thanks again ๐
@Jonny_Wilkes my friend wanted to pass on how you inspired her daughter:
Lucy took to the stage at @RegandVic for the 1st time this week. It's been her dream after first seeing you in panto 10 years ago & going every year, meeting you at the stage door. Thank you!
Thank you @romankemp for speaking up for children, parents and schools to challenge the government on this. Mental health support needs to be accessible in all schools NOW. Together with more training for teachers to identify and support kids with undiagnosed ADHD, ASD etc
'If there is a 50:50 chance that your child is going to receive proper mental health care, if you had two children, how do you decide which one gets the help?'
@romankemp urges the government to commit to mental health support in 100% of schools, rather than their 36% target.
And we're off! Attending the @CIPR_EdSkills and @CIPRnfp lunchtime event #CommsOnaDime - currently hearing from Catherine Frankpitt from Strike Communications about her award winning campaign for a Bristol charity - raising almost ยฃ100k and achieving huge social media engagement
If you work in education, public sector or not for profit comms in the UK, come along to next Wednesday's lunchtime event - a collaboration between @CIPR_EdSkills and @CIPRnfp - free to CIPR members.
Book here: https://t.co/4W4Tg2ex0T
Congratulations to @Sylves9Victoria, CEO of @MBH_Corporation & Chair at @Acaciatraining - named Mentor of the Year in last night's West Midlands Leadership Awards #wmla23
She is a champion and mentor for so many including me! Thank you Vikki for all you do ๐๐ป
Mentor of the Year is up next, sponsored by @bethebusiness, congratulations to Victoria Sylvester from @acacia_training who is this year's winner โจ
#WMLA23
Today, women retire with ยฃ123k less than men. Why is the gender pension gap still this big?
The gender pay gap, caring responsibilities and working patterns all impact womenโs retirement savings. More here: https://t.co/KblqdXiWCH
#IWDPensionGap#StartTalkingPensions#IWD2023
An excellent article written by an experienced college leader.
I havenโt spoken to anyone leading a 16-19 institution who supports the govtโs current trajectory of defunding perfectly good qualifications to make way for govt owned T levels.
Why is @GillianKeegan ignoring them?
4. Whichever hotel I stay at, the Aircon / heating never works and the receptionists gas light me by claiming to have fixed it / reset it, while i sit in my room and freeze / boil for another 2 hours wondering if it's all my fault and I just haven't turned it on properly...
In London today, getting ready to deliver a team development day for a #commsteam tomorrow. Things this country bumpkin has learned:
(1) Suitcases with 4 wheels are where it's at (I'm a dinosaur with just the 2, it seems)
(2) When a hotel is 'a short 15 min walk away'......
.... they have not calculated this journey using a very unfit, menopausal mid life lady with a suitcase, heavy laptop bag and two table top flip charts
3. I am still completely incapable of packing appropriately for a 1-night trip .. I could easily do 3 with what I've packed...