In my BA, MA, and PhD in Sociology I don’t remember a single class about ableism, despite focusing on inequality. Almost teared up when a student thanked me today for representing her experience with ableism in the curriculum, something she had never seen before. Let’s do better!
Tomorrow 4.4 million households, with 5.1m adults and 3.5m children, will see their incomes fall by £1,000 overnight. For 1 million households that will mean an immediate loss of over 10% of their income as we take the basic rate of benefits to its lowest level since 1990
Cambridge to end teacher training if government enacts overhaul. Teaching must be an evidence-based profession and cannot be seen as an “easily replicated sequences of activities”. @CharteredColl @Cambridge_Uni #PGCE#teachertraining https://t.co/P3KKVlgO1d
British media: put Harry and Meghan on the front page for any flimsy hearsay about what they may or may not have said.
Also the British media: “They are desperate to be on the front pages at every opportunity.”
We have an obligation to offer safety in the UK to men and women fleeing from violence and persecution in Afghanistan.
UK support for the US-led invasion played a key role in creating the turmoil and upheaval we are now witnessing.
The Government must not turn their backs.