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Professor of Cultural- Developmental Psychology at The Open University Interested in children and young people's migration Qualitative, Participatory and arts-based approaches

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NEW ABC achievements and impact
NEW ABC achievements and impact NEW ABC focused exclusively on co-creation in education and for inclusion of children with a migrant background. All the participants (children, young people, teachers, families) became initiators of…

Watch this short video to learn more about the impact of the EU-funded NEW ABC project and how arts-based and inclusive approaches are transforming education and community support across Europe.
πŸŽ₯ www.youtube.com/watch?v=_444...

@sarahcrafter.bsky.social

02.03.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Quit ChatGPT: right now! Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism | Rutger Bregman As a historian, I’ve studied the major consumer boycotts of history. We can take down ChatGPT and send a powerful signal to Silicon Valley, says author and historian Rutger Bregman

A compelling case for quitting ChatGPT.

#boycottchatgpt #chatgpt #openai

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

04.03.2026 07:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you would like to hear more about the research undertaken at the Open Psychology Research Centre in @openuniversity.bsky.social we have a Bluesky handle
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All warmly welcome to follow
@oprc.bsky.social

29.01.2026 09:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ex-Tory Home Secretary Braverman defects to Reform UK Ex-Tory Home Secretary Braverman defects to Reform UK

Will Reform be renaming themselves the 'New Conservatives'?

Is Boris Johnson also coming back? Or is it just his leftovers?

#Reform #BBC

@conservatives.bsky.social

BBC News - Ex-Tory Home Secretary Braverman defects to Reform UK
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

26.01.2026 12:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry, was so angry I should have written House of Lords. Feeling very Friday

23.01.2026 07:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If the assisted dying bill is killed off by the Lords, let that be the end for this unelected chamber | Polly Toynbee With filibustering slowing the pace to a crawl, there is no chance the legislation will get through – unless the government shows some backbone, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Please could @teamlabouruk.bsky.social make sure the Assisted Dying Bill not be defeated by an unelected group of people. As my representative I wrote to my MP on this issue. Not possible with House of Commons!
#assisteddyingbill #labour #houseofcommons

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

23.01.2026 07:46 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The production team are on fire in tonight's episode πŸ‘That cabin was amazing
#Thetraitors #Traitors

15.01.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The US may be reversing course on child labour Acute strain on the jobs market has encouraged some states to consider reducing restrictions on employing minors

How quickly and quietly all the rights are reversed

www.ft.com/content/e341...

09.04.2025 06:06 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Guardian view on campus cuts: academics pay a high price for Westminster’s mistakes | Editorial Editorial: The government should not stand aloof as a crisis unfolds in our universities. A new settlement is needed

University leaders are guilty of penalising staff rather than fighting back against government too. UCEA and the OFS are not fit for purpose

12.02.2025 07:42 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Labour launches ads in Reform-style branding to boast about deportations Exclusive: Some MPs and activists upset at tone of party’s Facebook campaign aimed at countering Farage

Please @teamlabouruk.bsky.social STOP this!

We do not need another Reform party because it already exists. Be your own party

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

06.02.2025 16:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Labour launches ads in Reform-style branding to boast about deportations Exclusive: Some MPs and activists upset at tone of party’s Facebook campaign aimed at countering Farage

As an immigrant who chose to make my home in the UKβ€”but also as someone who is a migration historian and researches the impact of dog-whistle politicsβ€”there is no way for me to overstate how wrong and disgusting these ads by the UK Labour Party are.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

06.02.2025 14:55 πŸ‘ 765 πŸ” 326 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 52
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Job Ad: Rainbow Migration are recruiting a Legal Officer - Free Movement Rainbow Migration, the longest-running charity in Europe dedicated to supporting LGBTQI+ people through the asylum and immigration system, is recruiting a

In case you missed it: Job Ad: Rainbow Migration are recruiting a Legal Officer | Free Movement

06.02.2025 12:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Group of Labour MPs urge No 10 to be tougher on migration to fend off Reform Exclusive: Pressure group set up by MPs from seats where Reform came second amid concern about party’s rise

And, so they all rush to bottom (or the right)

@teamlabouruk.bsky.social are now new One Nation Conservatives

Conservatives are now Reform

Reform are just Reform

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

05.02.2025 09:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
OLCreate: PUB_6065_1.0 Practising with care in mind: Learning from professionals and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children

Do you work with unaccompained minors? If you so, you might be interested in this FREE badged CPD training to enhance your reflexive practice. One participant wrote:

"The course is extremely enlightening"

Course can be completed in your own time.

uni.open.ac.uk/practisingcare

#childmigration

23.01.2025 12:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Post Doctoral Research Associate ALPHABETICA at The Open University Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...

JOB ALERT πŸ“£ Post Doctoral Research Associate in Arts in Education
Join this EU funded project seeking to improve the lives of disadvantaged young people through art in education. If you have experience with PAR or arts-based research πŸ‘‡πŸ½

0.4fte. Closing date 6th Feb

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN008/p...

21.01.2025 08:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Since 1997 there have been no less than 25 commissions, select committee inquiries & white papers on social care.

Labour - who admit social care is in crisis, & that the NHS cannot be fixed without it - just responded by...

... announcing the 26th one 😳

03.01.2025 10:21 πŸ‘ 675 πŸ” 289 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 36
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We’re living in a world of artificial intelligence – it’s academic publishing that needs to change Scholars are using generative AI to assist them with writing articles, but should they be punished for it? The academic publishing community may need to change its mindset, writes Benjamin Luke Moorho...

Academic publishing needs a shift of mindset on the use of #GenAI, from seeing it as a sign of deficit to a sign of enhancement, writes Benjamin Luke Moorhouse: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/were-... #artificialintelligence #academicsky

16.12.2024 10:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you are a social care practitioner we have a Free online course for working reflexively with unaccompanied minors. Based in evidence from the Children Caring in the Move project πŸ‘‡

uni.open.ac.uk/practisingcare

14.11.2024 08:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Post Doctoral Research Assistant at Oxford Brookes University Discover an exciting academic career path as a Post Doctoral Research Assistant at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

Job Alert πŸ“£ PostDoc RA in arts education/creative arts using participatory action research or co-creation approaches

Join the UK team on an EU funded project ALPHABETICA. Supporting children & young people at risk of exclusion or poverty through arts-based education

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKS452/p...

21.11.2024 12:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Post Doctoral Research Assistant at Oxford Brookes University Discover an exciting academic career path as a Post Doctoral Research Assistant at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

Job Alert πŸ“£ PostDoc RA in arts education/creative arts using participatory action research or co-creation approaches

Join the UK team on an EU funded project ALPHABETICA. Supporting children & young people at risk of exclusion or poverty through arts-based education

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKS452/p...

21.11.2024 12:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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15.11.2024 08:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Whilst I’m not leaving X as yet, I would very much like to spend more time here.

So, if you see this and you’d be kind enough to share it to let readers find me, that would be greatly appreciated. Hi!

14.11.2024 10:22 πŸ‘ 1353 πŸ” 564 πŸ’¬ 74 πŸ“Œ 12
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Child language brokering as a family care practice: Reframing the β€˜parentified child’ debate This paper explores the perspectives of 29 child language brokers living in the UK who interpret for their family following migration. They were presented with vignette stories depicting a potentiall...

In this paper on child language brokering (young translating) we examine this practice as a form of family care - a way to rethink the notion of the 'parentified child' #childmigration #translating #languagebrokering

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

14.11.2024 08:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you are an educator or NGO working with young translators you might find our Handbook guidance on creating your own support group helpful. Includes activities to support their social and emotional wellbeing πŸ‘‡

14.11.2024 08:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
NEW ABC

If you work are interested in helping children and young people from refugee and migration backgrounds feel better included in education you might be interested in the EU funded project called NEW ABC. Interventions using co-creation and arts-bases approaches πŸ‘‡

newabc.eu

14.11.2024 08:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

If you are a social care practitioner we have a Free online course for working reflexively with unaccompanied minors. Based in evidence from the Children Caring in the Move project πŸ‘‡

uni.open.ac.uk/practisingcare

14.11.2024 08:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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- CCOM CHILDREN CARING ON THE MOVE

If you work/research unaccompanied minors you can find more about the Children Caring on the Move project funded by #ESRC we examined children's care of each other, and being cared for, as they navigate welfare and asylum in England
www.ccomstudy.com

14.11.2024 08:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Developmental Transitions: Exploring stability and change through the lifespan How can we make sense of change and stability through the lifespan of human development? What role does personal experience, our relationships with others, and historical and sociocultural contexts pl...

I went a bit quiet after first joining but now sharing some work. If you are interested in #DevPsy or developmental transitions research across social, cultural, chonrologial and historical contexts πŸ‘‡
www.routledge.com/Developmenta...

14.11.2024 08:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0