Michelle (Clive) Satchwell

Head of Social Sciences (Psy, Soc, HSC) in Derbyshire, Writer, CPD presenter, Mental Health advocate, Feminist, Dog walker and Cake maker. She/Her

[Michelle (Clive) Satchwell @mkclive]

Loving using my new book to stretch and challenge my students, a dream come true. Been linking and discussing Ethics, Brain Plasticity, Eugenics and problems with Determinism this week 🤓
https://t.co/0btVSnVnO5

[CNN @CNN]

A new study has found that nearly 1.2 billion people worldwide had mental disorders in 2023, reflecting a 95.5% increase since 1990, with the largest increases in anxiety and depression. https://t.co/cv9FYYXZ1G

[Michelle (Clive) Satchwell @mkclive]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[Michelle (Clive) Satchwell @mkclive]

Interesting talks and poems for Equal Parenting week at Manchester at the weekend. Men need more than 2 weeks paternity leave for everyone's mental health to benefit and to stop the motherhood penalty. Check out the paternity leave packages across Europe, UK is trailing behind!

[School Reading List @SchoolReading]

Children's books to encourage critical and creative thinking skills with titles by Oliver Jeffers, Alice James, Alex Frith, Petr Horáček, Hannah Peck, John Condon, Leo Timmers, The School of Life & more. https://t.co/WoLONFpnwX #kidlit #booktwitter #teachertwitter

[British Psychological Society @BPSOfficial]

What should childhood look like in a digital world?

The government has launched a consultation on children’s online experiences, including social media age limits, platform design features, & digital consent.

Help shape our response: https://t.co/clwPSKW3tL

[British Psychological Society @BPSOfficial]

Boost your psychology research skills with a POST & BPS PhD fellowship in Parliament.

This paid 13-week placement lets you turn research into briefings for MPs, work with policymakers, & gain experience that can open doors to new career opportunities.

👉 https://t.co/4RQJyyLrA0

[priscilla (alt) @seashell_luvr]

“I've seen women insist on cleaning everything in the house before they could sit down to write... and you know it's a funny thing about housecleaning... it never comes to an end. Perfect way to stop a woman. A woman must be careful to not allow over-responsibility (or over-respectabilty) to steal her necessary creative rests, riffs, and raptures. She simply must put her foot down and say no to half of what she believes she "should" be doing. Art is not meant to be created in stolen moments only.” - Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

This chart from the World Happiness Report 2026 shows that more US parents rate online pornography (ie mature online content) as worse than guns. Source: https://t.co/FCypWHMpRQ

[Wendy @DrWendyA]

Call for participants

I'm recruiting participants for a ~7-minute online study (18-55, fluent English) on information-processing and distraction. This research has received ethics committee approval.

Take part here: https://t.co/8t3XJZ4Rf5
Please share if you can

@BPSOfficial

[New Scientist @newscientist]

Antibodies mistakenly attacking the brain are linked with conditions including schizophrenia, dementia and OCD, prompting a revolution in how we think about mental health conditions https://t.co/KpmEQrlZnw

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

The children's commissioner says if you're black you're 8 times more likely to be strip searched, & if you're asian you're 5 times more likely, and "the strange thing is it doesn't map across high crime areas"

It's not strange. Its racism.

[Sheila Macrine, Ph.D. @MacrinePhD]

Rethinking neuroplasticity: It’s not just about what "turns on," but what "dims down." New research reveals that in congenitally deaf individuals, the auditory cortex reorganizes through selective deactivation to
map visual space. By systematically silencing neural signals, the brain filters noise to supercharge visual attention. Massive shift in how we understand sensory compensation! https://t.co/uWBSa31svA
#Neuroscience #Neuroplasticity #BrainResearch #AuditoryCortex #Vision #ScientificDiscovery #Visual #BialFoundation #Neuroplasticity
#Plasticity #Brain #Sensory #Deaf

[Psychology Today @PsychToday]

What separates the nicest people from the not-so-nice? They're more agreeable, for sure, but new research points to other qualities the rest of us may want to adopt. https://t.co/6kP3aHKnhn

[nature @Nature]

More than two-thirds of the public believe at least one false or unproven health claim — such as the idea that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism

https://t.co/JJkitEexQL

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

🗣️ "One-to-one and small group tutoring is one of the most effective interventions a school can give to those particularly from a disadvantaged background." @CullinaneCarl

More on what the Government should be focusing on to reach their goal of halving the attainment gap 📺⤵️

[All day Astronomy @forallcurious]

UNUSUAL🚨: Scientists discover that silence regenerates the brain─ being in complete silence for at least 2 hours a day can stimulate the creation of new brain cells, especially in regions linked to memory and learning.

[UK Prime Minister @10DowningStreet]

Britain is rejoining Erasmus+.

From 2027, thousands of students, apprentices and young people will be able to study and work across Europe, gaining international experience and new skills.

Run by the @BritishCouncil, the programme will unlock a range of opportunities for people from different backgrounds across the UK.

[Michelle (Clive) Satchwell @mkclive]

5 days left to apply for Teacher of Psychology at John Port, Derbyshire 😊
https://t.co/K8S9OoW9N7

[Rod @rodjnaquin]

Kennedy (2016) identifies five challenges every teacher navigates simultaneously: portraying content, enlisting participation, exposing thinking, containing behavior, and managing their own needs. This table maps each to familiar school practices like lesson planning and formative assessment, and notes how each challenge actively competes with the others — making teaching an inherently complex balancing act.

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

🚨 Interactive map revealing access to opportunity by constituency 🚨

Our research looked closely at how at opportunities for less advantaged young people differ by area.

Use our map to see how each constituency ranks 📍

https://t.co/iV83Kt2uoM