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Very excited The West End Children's Community new website launched today! @janeerobinson97 @UniofNewcastle @RocioCarrion81 @CentreForLife @InHarmonyNE @WestEndSchools @ChildrenNE newcastlewecc.org.uk/?utm_me…
CHAIR needed for West End Children's Community Trust. A vibrant alliance of West End communities, schools, charities, University, cultural organisations and more. See link and message me for details. Ambitious vision. Closing 30 Sept 2022
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It meant so much especially in lockdown Helen to have these conversations with you Sam and Karen about how we’ve worked together these last few years
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This has almost a million signatories- help get to a million. Petition update · Help us stop deportation of refugees to Rwanda · Change.org change.org/p/join-me-in-stan…
Calling for special issue editors on research methods in educational research. Pls send proposal. You suggest an area? Or we propose participant-produced methods or the intersection of research methods and theory?@m_nind @ThomsonPat @DrRLofthouse bit.ly/3GhXzll
Can you help? Are you workiing with children & young people over the summer? VOICES needs focus groups young people in summer schools & clubs in summer holidays. Especially in North Tyneside, Redcar and Cleveland, South Tyneside & Darlington. Get invovled bit.ly/3zn86YE
8 excellent speakers from schools and cultural organisations on why we should focus as much if not more on enrichment activities, social skills and wellbeing as learning ‘catch-up’ @DrRLofthouse @karenjclaing @cflat4change @WestEndSchools
An excellent line up including @TogMbroRC @ChilliRoad @mortalfoolsUK @WestEndSchools @BridgewaterSch @YouthFocusNE @SundCulture
Excited and slightly nervous to have out there my first podcast chat but delighted it was in conversation with Luke Bramhall @ChildrenNE and fab host Izzy about our @voicesprojectNE organised by the amazing Insights team
From Newcastle, a new fortnightly podcast by @UniofNewcastle launches today
In Episode 1, Professor Liz Todd @plizt and Luke Bramhall from @ChildreNE discuss child poverty and the @voicesprojectNE
Listen at bit.ly/fromNCLpodcast
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Watch our for our book launch seminar details to follow soon
A blogpost to mark the launch of the new book "Hope under Liberal Austerity" from Mel Steer, @plizt, Simin Davoudi and @MarkShucksmith
Wonderful sharing vision thurs about community HUBS like @WestEndSchools west end children’s community with universities, schools, children’s organisations from Australia, England, Scotland, Germany, Denmark @ChildrenNE @karenjclaing @NCLsocsciences
We loved meeting up with our American peers last week to discuss schools, communities & their shared facilities. So we're doing it again today, this time with Europe! @PamWoolner @ty_goddard @ClaireBynner @plizt @LesleyMcMillan1 @msdsocial @UniMelb
Look no further though I say it myself for examples of social innovation to build back better in these difficult times - our book on social justice and the NE and the role of the university- released today
Congratulations to Dr Mel Steer, @plizt, Prof Simin Davoudi and @MarkShucksmith on the release of their new book, 'Hope Under Neoliberal Austerity: Responses from Civil Society and Civic Universities'. 📚
Brilliant! So proud
This #EarthDay, we're so proud to be recognised in the global top 20 universities for sustainable development by the #THEGlobalImpact Rankings. @UniofNewcastle is now also aiming for #NetZero carbon dioxide emissions by 2030!
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Great to be reminded of our journey and the meaning of social renewal at Newcastle which for me links strongly with social justice
#Throwback to our #SocialRenewal showcase in 2017!
What does Social Renewal mean to you? 🤔
@NCLsocsciences Researching Racism and Anti-racism Inaugural Webinar -Hopeful or Hopeless? Race and Teacher Education in Turbulent Times. Inaugural talk Prof Vini Lander Leeds Beckett University 22nd March 4-5pm Zoom REGISTER
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thanks Ben! will be great to catchup bit.ly/394EvZt
Great to see @plizt on @BBCLN tonight sharing CYP views from the recent @ChildrenNE survey. So so good to hear young people’s views. Can’t want to catch up with you all when I’m in the Child Friendly Newcastle hot seat...6 days to go and I’ll be in be in touch. @NewcastleCC
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@UKRI_News Delighted and grateful for UKRI ESRC covid response funding for our VOICES research on children& young people. Just been on BBC Look North broadcasting early findings from our very first online focus groups and children's picture responses bit.ly/3rURO62