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Prof. David Kitchener @KitchenerDavid

Retired Professor of Inclusion and Diversity in Education. Taught in a comprehensive school, special school, PRU, FE college and several universities.

Joined September 2019
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Most of my activity is now on Bluesky. By all means look me up there.
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Extraordinary. One of the richest men in the country is opening two food hubs. news.sky.com/story/king-to-o…

King to open two food distribution hubs to mark 76th birthday

The hubs - designed to save and circulate tonnes of surplus food - are part of the Coronation Food Project, which is marking its first anniversary.

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What does a #Trump victory day about America? Frightening. Like @Nigel_Farage becoming PM here. Really need to rebuild close ties again with Europe. @stephenkeeler #EU @13sarahmurphy @_JD_Black #racism @euromove @zarahsultana @jeremycorbyn
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New to me. Anyone remember it? Does it still take place? @IanBeesleyphoto @IMcMillan @intltimes @qikipedia @archivetvmus71
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Fyfe Robertson heads to Barnsley to explore the traditional game 'Nipsy' before it disappears altogether. Known locally as 'Piggy' or 'Peggy', this lively game sees players strike a wooden piece into the air and hit it again mid-flight, with locals measuring the distance.
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The late, great Jimmy Reid. This is what socialism sounds like Keir Starmer. @YourWullie @socialistsunday @MyArrse @zarahsultana @jeremycorbyn Magnificent. Such conviction and passion. @UKLabour @ilo @RedPixie61 @iww
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Sad news, loved his approach to music, Dead at their best were inspiring. #GratefulDead @bluezharp @GratefulDead @intltimes #PhilLesh @DeadHeadsTV @Deadhead516162 @SanFrancisoZone @WilliamsRi theguardian.com/music/2024/o…

Phil Lesh, bassist for the Grateful Dead, dies at 84

The musician was a founding member of the influential band and died ‘surrounded by his family and full of love’

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The Warnock Report and 1981 Act thought radical but created a bidding system for resources that still exists. Better to consider all children as special rather than label negatively. @Deakin_DI @accessandincuk @TommyShakes @johnpringdns @Danwhite1972 theguardian.com/education/20…

Special educational needs bill in England hits record £10bn a year

National Audit Office report finds no signs of improvement in lives of pupils despite record spending

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A Brexit supporting and now French resident and for years indulged by the BBC every Sunday to rant right wing politics, what twaddle he writes. Reminiscent of his Sunday Times days. @NewSocialistNS @socialistsunday @BladeoftheS @RedPixie61 @Bertrom
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Do children still play conkers? Suspect not. We used to try all sorts of ways to create a winner such as baking the horse chestnut. Anyone see it still played? @desdelboy @stephenkeeler @IanBeesleyphoto @intltimes @britcultarchive @NoContextBrits
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After the Winter fuel allowance debacle, surely Labour won't now target low income disabled people? @Danwhite1972 @Deakin_DI @johnpringdns @DisRightsUK @accessandincuk @TommyShakes @MarcDavenant For goodness sake Labour, stop emulating the Tories. theguardian.com/society/2024…

Pressure mounts on Rachel Reeves to drop ‘dangerous’ £1.3bn cut to benefits for disabled

Thousands could lose up to £4,900 a year if the plan is retained in the forthcoming budget

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Well done @PrivateEyeNews for the glowing tribute to the wonderful Ed McLachlan, richly deserved. We'll miss his dark, surreal humour. One of the best. @Cartoonmuseumuk @PunchBooks @GrizeldaG @MattCartoonist @ArfurSmith @britcultarchive
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Let them leave then, simply a tax avoidance arrangement that needs to end. theguardian.com/news/2024/oc…

West Ham owner says non-dom crackdown is driving wealthy from the UK

David Sullivan complains he is selling his six-storey house near Regent’s Park at a loss as he reduces it to £65m

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Oh, this is such sad news. Brilliant cartoonist. Loved his work.
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Very sad news that the great Ed McLachlan has died. A brilliant, inspirational cartoonist who never failed to make you laugh. And very kind to up and coming artists. I absolutely loved his work! This was his own favourite cartoon, from @PrivateEyeNews
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I do so hope a solution can be found for students to study in UK and abroad following Brexit nightmare and Tory immigration restrictions. @Deakin_DI @UKLabour @timeshighered @insidehighered @PhCHED @guardian @TommyShakes @SF_England #Erasmus theguardian.com/education/20…

UK universities urge government to restart flow of EU students after Brexit

Universities UK ‘holding back’ on requests to restart Erasmus programme, but hopeful amid talks on youth mobility

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Fascinating discovery. And in Hardy's garden too. Heartening to have such news to lighten present UK angst. @nationaltrust @NPSArcheology @HistoricEngland @HISTORY @EH_Stonehenge theguardian.com/uk-news/2024…

Dorset ‘Stonehenge’ under Thomas Hardy’s home given protected status

Enclosure found under late novelist’s garden is older than Salisbury monument and wins national recognition

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If the exhibition pops up in your area, well worth visiting. Powerful portrayal of the desperation of homelessness and the paucity of support services outside the voluntary sector. @Shelter @TBigissue
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Pleasure to visit beautiful Ghent. Lovely people too. @Belgium @BelgiuminUK @belgiumbe
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Sitting watching the cricket, just occurred to me, don't get paper bags anymore. Used to have them for butter/sweets/loose biscuits/bacon/cheese/bread/fruit and so on. That completes my profound thought for the day. @ArfurSmith @desdelboy @GrimArtGroup @YourWullie @Bertrom
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It has become a huge issue. The ridiculous overseas family visa restriction a factor and certainly needs to end.
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Michael @MichaelRosenYes absolutely right, library closures an 'act of cruelty'. What a sad indictment of Britain that the vitality of literature and ideas so undervalued. @LibraryJournal @IMcMillan @RSLiterature @13sarahmurphy @childrensociety @stephenkeeler
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