Barry Sullivan

Although I am first & foremost a proud father and husband this account is mostly about evidence-informed psychology and education, particularly children in care

[Barry Sullivan @sullivan1980]

@shellbrown1980 @LindsayCoopers1 I'll, take a look, thanks!

[Barry Sullivan @sullivan1980]

@DizzyDoodler I hope so. I just did the same. And then that made me think am I being arrogant for assuming I know better?! Aaaghhh...the rabbit hole is swallowing me up!

[Barry Sullivan @sullivan1980]

Couldn't have harnessed my vitriol into something as eloquent as Dez so I'll just retweet.

[Dez Holmes @dez_holmes]

Christ alive.
There is simply NO evidence that children's behaviour has deteriorated, or that they're 'out of control' due to lockdown. There is also no evidence a govt ban on mobile phones will achieve anything.
This is cynical, ill-judged, dog-whistle rhetoric.

[Barry Sullivan @sullivan1980]

One example of the more I read, the less I feel I know.

[Dr Joanna Moncrieff @joannamoncrieff]

Good article for highlighting creeping medicalisation of ordinary life experiences, but the idea that 'true' depression or other mental disorders are something different has not been demonstrated and is not helpful https://t.co/JuZXzletMN

[Barry Sullivan @sullivan1980]

@WillPsyc Love an espresso martini!

[Barry Sullivan @sullivan1980]

@WillPsyc Wow. Simply...wow.

[Barry Sullivan @sullivan1980]

@edpsydan @DECPOfficial Cool mug. And the cookie looks like every biscuit I ever hand to one of my boys.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the Day (on repeat) is 'ipsedixitism': the dogmatic assertion that something is 'fact' without any proof to back it up, or because someone, somewhere said it.

[Jess Phillips @jessphillips]

"Don't worry it was just an isolated incident" is what is said when a murder of a woman occurs. An isolated incident that happens every 3 days and happens because she was a woman. It demeans the patterns and the cause. It fails to see that DV is a pattern not an isolated incident

[Daniel Willingham @DTWillingham]

Is a noisy classroom a sign of activity & learning? Children read more slowly and w/ less comprehension amidst background noise ($) https://t.co/8j42gTfuhy

[Barry Sullivan @sullivan1980]

Loved this, spot on!

[Mohammad Hussain @MohammadHussain]

Growing up, my Muslim family never celebrated Christmas. This year I am not going home, because pandemic, so my roommates are teaching me how to have my first proper Christmas.

I am approaching this with anthropological precision.

Here are a few observations.

[Barry Sullivan @sullivan1980]

@BritishBakeOff I might be procrastinating right now.

[Barry Sullivan @sullivan1980]

What a lovely article. I'm wary that these approaches sometimes get seen as a panacea but it is clear we at least need more options like this.

[Guardian Education @GuardianEdu]

From tearaways to tractor kids: putting down roots on a care farm https://t.co/gAXWmIk9H5

[Harvey Hawkins @harvhawkscomedy]

Can’t believe it’s nearly lockdown again already. Swear it gets earlier and earlier every year. I walked past a house earlier and he was already watching tiger king and downloading house party. ITS ONLY SEPTEMBER FFS. For me lockdown doesn’t start until I see my 1st banana bread

[NAVSH @NAVSH_UK]

Congratulations to all our pupils with SEN, complex mental heath needs and UASC for achieving Unit Awards, Functional Skills and all the other qualifications our special schools, PRUs and APs have found that enable you to succeed. News is silent on your success but well done 🤩

[Harry Haslam-Jones (guillotines available) @TheHarryHaz]

If you think that 8 people in a boat off Kent are a danger to your way of life, but ignore 134 billionaires exploiting you and the tax system, you are not only ignorant but are the reason your way of life is being destroyed #readsomething

[James O'Brien @mrjamesob]

When you’ve looked a country in the eye & told them that you took a 60 mile drive to a beauty spot on your wife’s birthday, with your baby in the back of the car, because you were worried about your eyesight, all bets are off.

[Adam Briggs @ADMBriggs]

A pandemic is no time to change your national public health body.

I just hope that the achievements and efforts of PHE staff during its short life are both noted and applauded.

Report here: https://t.co/kpuACF5ULV

[Keith Bishop @YouthWorkerBish]

#Fostering is never just a job, it’s a huge emotional investment.

Yes, fostering families need to be properly prepared, equipped, supported and treated well...

But don’t be fooled into thinking that this is a convenient alternative to work.

Our children deserve better.

[Barry Sullivan @sullivan1980]

@LizzieNorm Aye. Well done! Very important to test your own thoughts and assumptions. I hope I'm nice. But I could well be somebody else's dickhead.