I had a very similar nostalgia trip! Was quite a staple of working life for a while there bsky.app/profile/becc...

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Laugh if you will, but I will get a little nostalgic when Google Jamboard is shut down in the autumn. Every board I've got is like a snapshot of the really-big, hot-mess, socially-distanced feels of 2020 that we somehow got through. For that alone, I will love it forever.

Results day & there's rightly concern about widening attainment gaps. This isn't just covid & school absence. Schools & families are being crushed by weight of hardship...1/2 www.jrf.org.uk/deep-poverty...

The impact of hardship on primary schools and primary and community healthcare

Primary schools and GP surgeries are staggering under the weight of hardship. Anyone serious about improving them needs an urgent action plan for tackling hardship.

Laugh if you will, but I will get a little nostalgic when Google Jamboard is shut down in the autumn. Every board I've got is like a snapshot of the really-big, hot-mess, socially-distanced feels of 2020 that we somehow got through. For that alone, I will love it forever.

Hello! The weather's currently lovely on here (given I think we met on LinkedIn it'll be nice to just chat in sweatpants not liaise in suits 😂)

So good by @anandwrites.bsky.socialopen.substack.com/pub/anandwri...

The rise of the "Brat Pack" — and a new Democratic political style

At the DNC, a political approach long relegated to the wings takes center stage

I've seen him describe his point on storytelling over self-explanatory policy mindedness as 'sell the cake not the recipe'. Yes please 😁 (hope life is treating you well, Alex)

It might have been created with the climate crisis in mind, but I'm finding this systemic design framework from Design Council equally helpful for conversations about creating relational public services. Comes with a practical toolkit too www.designcouncil.org.uk/our-resource...

🗣️ The government has to balance the ability to build new social homes with social rents that families can afford A secure, affordable home and a strong income safety net are fundamental to families' economic security. They need to work together. www.theguardian.com/society/arti... (1/3)

Social housing rents to rise as part of UK push to build affordable homes

Rachel Reeves works on plan for 10-year formula to give councils and housing associations certainty

Part of my thesis research exploring Theraplay informed support for adoptive families has been published today. Have a read… #edpsychsjournals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

Lancet Psychiatry commission on youth mental health is out: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Interested to see this: “The developing field of youth mental health focuses on individuals aged 12–25 years, viewing this period of emerging adulthood as more useful than dividing care at age 18 years.”

Prioritising young people

The transition from adolescence to adulthood represents a crucial juncture of biopsychosocial change. It is a time when environmental factors, including family dynamics, friendships and social interac...