Micon Metcalfe

Education Finance and Business specialist. MAT Chair. Rubbish runner. Likes cats. Views all mine.

[Dame Rachel de Souza @Rachel_deSouza]

Always a privilege to meet the children receiving treatment @Bham_Childrens and the fantastic nurses and professionals caring for them. Today it was good to speak with Maya and Bilal who have had long stays and a whole life time of visits every two months about their experiences 🧡

[Dame Rachel de Souza @Rachel_deSouza]

NEETs crisis, keeping kids safe online, young victims, youth justice - childhood is under the spotlight. It’s vital we listen to young people. That’s why I want a million children to do my #TheBigFuture survey. I shared what I’ve heard so far with @TrevorPTweets @SkyNews 👇🏻

[Natasha Porter OBE @NPorter_]

For YOIs to deliver safe and secure care, we need to invest in radical workforce reform - developing domain specific expertise through much more training and support for frontline staff as trusted adults.

[Rachel Sylvester @RSylvester1]

This was so shocking to research.
- A fifth of kids in YOIs went to the same 6 schools.
- 2/3 grew up in care
- 43% feel unsafe in custody
- 2/3 of young offenders go onto reoffend
- a place at a YOI costs double the fees at Eton and a Secure Training Centre as much as the Ritz

[Micon Metcalfe @miconm]

@ajjolley Finally!

[Children's Commissioner for England @ChildrensComm]

Last week I stopped in Lancashire as part of my #TheBigFuture roadshow across England, to speak to as many children as possible. It was great hearing local children's views. Take part now: https://t.co/v2x6UNp0f9 @StarAcademies
@oliveschoolblackburn @BDYouthZone @newman_college

[Micon Metcalfe @miconm]

@Gwenelope @MStubington No mow May for the win x

[Dame Rachel de Souza @Rachel_deSouza]

‘From the friendships formed in corridors, to the quiet conversations between a child & a trusted adult, to the 1000 small moments of feeling part of something greater than oneself. It is this that accumulates over years into character, into something at their core that a child will carry with them for life.’ - read about what I saw & heard from the children in Preston, Blackburn & Darwen #TheBigFuture 👇🏻

https://t.co/6wZhGOjCfN

[Micon Metcalfe @miconm]

@sparklyquark 😻

[Micon Metcalfe @miconm]

Two more boys die in latest heatwave water deaths | as a trust leader a couple of years ago one of our schools had to deal with a death in these circumstances. It’s heartbreaking. https://t.co/tD5zyyOTSr

[Micon Metcalfe @miconm]

Oh they’re so lucky to find these! If my parents in law gifted me Louis Wains I would definitely not gift back.

[BBC London @BBCLondonNews]

Paintings found in skip by dog walkers sell for £16,000 at auction ➡️ https://t.co/iyklwK3f7Q

[Micon Metcalfe @miconm]

@KirstieMAllsopp No, but having one in an hotel recently made me consider the possibility 🤣

[Micon Metcalfe @miconm]

@LeahFHardy @BertDalziel And she looks like she still enjoys the sunny beams!!

[Micon Metcalfe @miconm]

@LeahFHardy @BertDalziel From experience with my poor elderly Birman our vets were much more compassionate about the quality of life convos.

[Micon Metcalfe @miconm]

@LeahFHardy @BertDalziel Change vets.

[Micon Metcalfe @miconm]

@Dorastar1 @miss_mcinerney Yeah, it’s tough if we are going to get prolonged warmer weather in the summer months.
Was in Boston (US) & saw a news item about schools without air con as it was super hot last week too.

[Micon Metcalfe @miconm]

@bushontheradio Had a colleague whose cat bathed with his wife. Saw (modest) photographic evidence as well!

[Micon Metcalfe @miconm]

HMRC wanting to avoid another generation of waspi women?
(PS I’ve known my pension age is 67 for years already)

[Dame Rachel de Souza @Rachel_deSouza]

Fantastic visit to the outstanding @olive_bburn seeing exceptional practice & talking with children about democracy and their futures #TheBigFuture ❤️Blackburn