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Sophi Berridge

@Firecat79

Shouty Leftie. Views my own

 Cambridge UK
Joined March 2014
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Our NEW, Employment Rights & Young People school resources are now available to use in classrooms! Alongside a group of young consultants we produced two lessons that aim to support teachers in engaging with issues around employment rights. Download here:equalitytrust.org.uk/resourc…
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I was delighted to open yesterday's event by the @equalitytrust about the #GenderPayGap in education and to launch their toolkit to support everyone to be paid equally. Have a browse and we are adding it to our campaign page also! #WomenEd equalitytrust.org.uk/equalpa…
Achieving Equal Pay in your Workplace toolkit - Equality Trust

Achieving Equal Pay in your Workplace toolkit - Equality Trust

Here you will find The Equality Trust’s Toolkit for Achieving Equal Pay in your Workplace. You can also access this at www.equalpayatwork.org.uk.  This toolkit was created to help employees, workers...

equalitytrust.org.uk
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David Whitebread@dgw100416 Jun 2018
Please read this excellent blog on so-called 'school readinerss' by me great colleague Pam Jarvis. She speak truth to power big time! tes.com/news/what-do-we-mean…
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Mark Enser 🌍@EnserMark13 Feb 2017
The British education system seems to have been designed for holding teachers to account rather than for educating children.
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thunderclap.it/projects/5427… please sign up and support NHS staff! It takes 2 seconds!
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The weather is improving so its time to ditch the classroom and get outside. Get started: theguardian.com/teacher-netw…
Wild things: how ditching the classroom boosts children's mental health

Wild things: how ditching the classroom boosts children's mental health

Getting outdoors can pay dividends in academic performance – but it also improves pupils’ concentration and confidence

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Dr. Heather McClue@hmcclue26 Nov 2016
Lots of incredible women from Northants here wanting our own network in Northants #EWNUT16 @ZaraBailey4 @tazzy36lou
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We can't go on pretending that poverty is solved by getting a job buff.ly/2fZnEtI
We can’t go on pretending that poverty is solved by getting a job | LSE British Politics

We can’t go on pretending that poverty is solved by getting a job | LSE British Politics

Chris Johnes argues that getting a job is not necessarily a route out of poverty. Rising costs and falling real wages means that having a job won't necessarily allow you to make ends meet. What's...

blogs.lse.ac.uk
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Ed policy NOT written 4 children, it is written 4 vendors & test companies @AFTBATcaucus #TBATs #AFT16 #AFT100
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We met two teachers who are leaving: one after 39 years in the same school; one who can take no more after 1 year theguardian.com/education/20…
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Democracy isn't an entitlement , it is a right for everyone regardless of wealth or station. #LabourNEC
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"£25 will exclude exactly the sort of people Labour should be appealing to." -@fbunational's @MattWrack #LabourNEC
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Natalie Bennett
@natalieben13 Jul 2016
Cameron legacy,where 2 start? #bedroomtax, #PIP, #libraries, #royalmail privatisation, #fracking fantasy, #FIT slashed, #examfactory schools
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Labour was founded to empower people who are less well off, not ban them from voting in its elections.
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Ellie Ott@eleanorott13 Jul 2016
Words of young forced migrants from @heavencrawley speak for themselves. #StandAsOne @Oxfam @JenniferAllsopp #iasfm
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It says on the Labour Party website that membership entitles you to vote. This is not a true statement for all cases now.
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‘There’s no pressure on me. None whatsoever.The real pressure is when you don’t have enough money to feed your kids'
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Kevin Courtney@cyclingkev12 Jul 2016
Does DFE never tire of using misleading statistics? ... Schools facing big funding problems but DFE can't see them.
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Angela Rayner
@AngelaRayner12 Jul 2016
I will be speaking on opposition day debate on SATs results later in the commons
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#allout5july teachers on strike for respect, to stop funding cuts, pay and conditions, to stop sell of our schools
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