Sally Pritchard

‘One teaspoon of the chemical is enough to kill 1.25 billion honeybees… by destroying their nervous systems.’ No,This can’t be allowed to happen. What is an election promise for? theguardian.com/environment/20…

💬 “When I turned 18, social services said [I had] to move out. It was scary. I didn't know how to do anything." - Duncan, a #CareExperienced young person we work with. Read why Duncan's calling for change & support our campaign to #EndTheCareCliff: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

BREAKING "Domestic abuse victims and care leavers under 25 to be exempt from any ‘local connection’ requirements." This will mean care leavers placed out of area and who have built lives for themselves, making new friends will no longer face downward social mobility. Care Leavers up and down the country have had to face the choice of returning after leaving care to get help with housing or homelessness. No longer. gov.uk/government/new…

Very cool to see research from our group discussed on @BBCAccessAll. @sarasiobhan and Pam Bebbington @mylifemychoice1 talking about @NIHRresearch funded @OlderAhead project.

Thanks for all the comments (and outrage) about our special @therestismoney episode….. We have a follow up coming soon.,,,.

Tim Farron, "The unpleasantness about this debate is only matched by the lack of proper information" #BBCQT "85% of refugees settle in the country next to where they come from" "The French take 3x more refugees than we do" "The Germans take 4x more refugees than we do" "If you put us back in the European Union, we are 19th in the league table when it comes to the number of refugees we take per capita" "Do we need deterrents? Yes. The best deterrents is competence. If we assess people when they arrive - and they are not illegal immigrants - they are people seeking asylum.. From Sudan.. Afghanistan.. Iran.. Syria.. 90%+ turn out to be genuine refugees" "If we have a competent government, and we haven't had one, let's see about this one.. And you assess them quickly.. And return the ones that are not refugees" "That is your deterrent" "Rwanda was a waste of money.. If they spent that money on case workers we could have processed these people, returned the ones that weren't refugees in a humane way, and let th eones who are genuine refugees, become British, pay their taxes, be part of our country, and we should be proud to admit them" Very well said @timfarron 👏

Are you a care leaver that is off to uni this year? Join the Opening Doors session "Everything You Need to Know Before You Go" on 11th September, 10-11:30am. Get tips for university transition and support networks. Find out more and book here: buff.ly/3z1IB4t

Racism, misogyny, lies: how did X become so full of hatred? And is it ethical to keep using it? #Echobox=1725509844" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theguardian.com/technology/art…

Still time to book your place: Social Work Histories of Complicity and Resistance. Important topic at an important time. Event presented on 24th September in collaboration with @SWHG1956. More details and booking of places here: kcl.ac.uk/events/social-…

'Women of Punk' 1980 London. (Back row L-R) Chrissie Hynde, Debbie Harry, Viv Albertine, Siouxsie Sioux, (front) Poly Styrene & Pauline Black (photo by M.Putland) #WomensArt

'We make mothers responsible, but don’t work with men': Brid Featherstone on child protection - Community Care #Echobox=1724876748" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">communitycare.co.uk/2024/08/28/res…

Recognising and responding to shame in child protection: key practice points - Community Care #archive #Echobox=1724905365" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">communitycare.co.uk/2024/04/30/rec…

“Pensioners… rely on a functioning NHS, good public transport, strong national infrastructure.” There’s an obvious omission from this list, isn’t there? Couldn’t be clearer that #socialcare is not a priority. theguardian.com/politics/live/…

@BBCr4today Your reporting on coercive control in social work education was unfairly one sided! Can you pls have a balanced response from SW education. Attacking a sector that is on its knees in this way may mean less social workers to protect the vulnerable. Pls offer balance!

Would you like to represent social workers from the African region in the UN? The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) Africa is inviting applications for up to 3 volunteer positions as Regional Representatives to the UN Office. ifsw.org/call-for-appli…

No evidence scheme placing social workers in schools reduces need for social care, finds study #socialwork #schools #archive #Echobox=1724468365" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">communitycare.co.uk/2023/03/30/no-…

Today, the Taliban passed a law that bans women from showing their faces and having their voices heard in public. Their burqas must now entirely cover their faces and they are not permitted to speak in public or to look at any males that are not relatives. Perhaps it’s been an emotional year, or maybe it’s because I’m triggered, but I once again cried when I heard the news. I’m still trying to piece myself together. Not even animals are treated with such cruelty, such dehumanization, such indignity, and such little value for human life. This is the entire erasure of the existence of women, and it cuts me to the core to know what Afghanistan and Iran were before this cancerous plague was brought to us. Where are the protests? Where is the outrage? Where is the ICJ? The ICC? Amnesty? Why doesn’t anybody care about the effective enslavement of millions of women under the jihadist system of gender apartheid?

The Government's Prevent Agenda impacts social work in many significant ways and the topic is understudied. After several failed attempts to gain funding to research it, I was fortunate to work with our former @BrunelSocWork student, Reem Mahdi. 1/2 bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/…

🚨Job Alert! Come and work with the wonderful team @Become1992 as our Evidence & Impact Officer. If you have the skills to strengthen our research and evidence base and the passion to make a difference for care-experienced young people, apply here 👇becomecharity.org.uk/evidence-and-i…

40 years ago, an amazing artwork was published for the first time. Raymond Pettibon, "Lana" fanzine, August 1984. This artwork later appeared on Black Flag's Slip It In album cover #punkrock #hardcorepunk #raymondpettibon #blackflag #slipitin #history #punkrockhistory