Zoe Raven

A Care Manifesto for the Early Years A Care Manifesto for the Early Years - The Need for an Ethic of Care in Childcare Policy and Practice; Drawing on 35 years of experience working in the early years care and education sector, and suppo...

Feeling very excited….this feels real now 😊

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There is a dangerous disconnect: on Gaza, politics no longer speaks for the people | Gaby Hinsliff The government now faces a daunting task to show that society’s concerns can be reflected. It will need to do better than this, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Feeling very cross about the idea that we should treat food and forest school activities as 'optional extras' www.linkedin.com/pulse/food-s... #earlyyears

Free Speech and Literature: Historical Cancel Culture with Charlotte Gordon and Jupiter Jones | MK Lit Fest 2025 Charlotte Gordon, author of Radical Outlaws, talks to Jupiter Jones about the eighteenth-century writer and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and how after her untimely death, Wollstonecraft was effectivel...

#CancelCulture isn't new: #MaryWollstonecraft was cancelled in the 18th century. Join us online on Mon eve as Charlotte Gordon explains all to @jupiterjonz.bsky.social for our #FreeSpeech + #literature series.
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Forgotten pioneer: Susan Isaacs and the fight for women’s rights As the US debates gender equality, Susan Isaacs’ life reminds us why women’s rights must be actively defended – not taken for granted

The life of Susan Isaacs reminds us how important it is to protect women’s rights in our legislation& in our institutions - &what tragic results Trump’s dismantling of DEI is likely to have for American women. #AccelerateAction #InternationalWomensDay

Making outdoor learning and play inclusive of girls The outdoors is for everyone — explore four ways to ensure that outdoor learning and play is safe, inclusive, and accessible for girls.

From gender stereotypes to inadequate facilities, girls continue to face barriers to getting outdoors.

This #InternationalWomensDay, explore four ways to ensure that your outdoor learning and play practice is safe, inclusive, and accessible for all 👇
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These titles and more + their authors at our Spring Festival 9 - 12 April in #miltonkeynes. Download a programme: mklitfest.org/downloads Tickets on sale now!

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Well said. ‘Optional extras’ are the wrong way to deal with inequality. Children who would most benefit from Forest schools and healthy meals are more likely to miss out if ‘optional’ and it goes against the EY ethos of inclusivity. Just fund us properly!!

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I’m struggling to express how angry this makes me. Expecting us to have a group of children eating packed lunches while others have freshly prepared hot meals shows how determined the govt is to entrench inequality in early years provision 😠😢

Elon Musk, son at Oval Office: FULL NEWS CONFERENCE YouTube video by FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth

There has been lots of attentn paid within the media to the actions of Elon Musk's 4-yr-old son at a press conference held this week in the Oval Office. The child's forceful statements have sparked entertainmnt. I want to call attentn to his emotional state. THREAD
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No surprise - but please note that we already have not-for-profit social enterprises in the sector that would welcome support!

Just Stop Oil activist, 77, faces jail recall as wrists too small for electronic tag Gaie Delap was sent to prison in August for her part in disruptive protests on M25 in November

My jaw hit the floor when I heard about Gaie Delap's case. A 77-year old peaceful climate protester threatened with being returned to jail...because they can't find a tag small enough for her wrists.

As her MP, I have written to the prisons minister Lord Timpson.
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Government plan to use spare capacity in primary schools to deliver early years targets is “unlikely to work”, report suggests Plans to utilise spare capacity in primary schools across England to deliver the spaces required for the ongoing early entitlement expansion is “unlikely to work”, a report produced by consultancy Fro...

This is no surprise. Schools in areas with populations of young children are often over-subscribed already (so have no space). Schools with empty classrooms are usually in areas where there are less young children. It’s not rocket science.

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CHARLES, STOP FLEECING BRITAIN YouTube video by Led By Donkeys

King Charles charges this RNLI lifeboat station to launch its boat because he owns the beach. And they’re not the only charity he’s rinsing

(Location: Sennen Cove, Cornwall)

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