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@HCoppins @foundationyear1 Well, thank YOU Tracey and everyone who attended. Lots of thought-provoking discussion with @foundationyear1 colleagues - what more could one ask of a Wednesday afternoon :)

Sending a big thank you to @fielsted Fiona for her excellent workshop today. Bringing compassion to group work is something I will be aiming for in the future and I’m sure other attendees at the FYN workshop will be too @foundationyear1

On climate, the world will succeed, or fail, as one. Now is the time for real action. #COP26 begins today. We must make it count. #TogetherForOurPlanet

The University has launched an appeal to raise funds for Essex #students who are in financial difficulties due to #COVID19. Our Hardship Fund is open to full- + part-time UK, EU + Int'l students. To apply: bit.ly/2ykkmyZ For more on the appeal: bit.ly/2yiQ0wD

Been troubling me too, that coronavirus might lead to those from deprived and marginalised backgrounds losing the chance to transform lives (their own and those of others) through a university education... theguardian.com/education/2020…

@MrsHumanities Lovely.Thanks for sharing so generously.

Free Resource - Continued Learning for KS4 and KS5 #GeographyTeacher mrshumanities.com/2020/03/26/res…

'I'd like to pay special mention to one group that are usually ignored, forgotten and decried as unskilled workers; cleaners' @JeremyCorbyn pays tribute to the cleaners of Britain #PMQs #coronavirus

When schools close, a concern will be ensuring that all children have the resources to learn from home. This is crucial for disadvantaged students who are likely to need online resources the most. We need to try and limit the impact on the attainment gap as much as possible.

There is strong evidence that reading for pleasure can increase empathy, improve relationships, reduce the symptoms of depression while improving wellbeing throughout life

“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.” - Mahatma Gandhi (#FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike)

Now they tell me..

A handful of words to soothe this morning: pluviophile: a lover of rain. petrichor: the elusive, earthy smell that follows a downpour. susurrus: the whispering of leaves in the breeze. spindrift: spray swept up from the waves by the wind. suspire: to utter with a sigh.

"That’s right – millions of children around the world currently breathe air that may put them at risk of premature cognitive decline, and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease." bit.ly/2mPZ5Yc

‘The way universities are run is making us ill’: inside the student mental health crisis theguardian.com/society/2019/s…

Leaves are falling and the #AutumnEquinox is here... To celebrate, we're giving away a copy of #Autumn, brilliantly edited by @M_Z_Harrison and published in association with @WildlifeTrusts. Just RT and we'll pick a UK winner at random. #giveaways

Greta Thunberg issues climate change plea in powerful short film

@Craftivists Oh the cutting is so hard but hey it's all part of the craft. Put the off cuts in a file for use later when they will be the perfect shape, size and colour 🙂

Aaaarrrrggghhhh writing a 500word piece for a magazine is soooo hard! I’ve rewritten 2000words three times & struggling to make it shorter 😫 #toomuchtosay

PowerPoint cripples the imagination, spurns originality, and wrecks irony, puzzlement, and deep thought. So why do academics embrace it? Alan Wolfe investigates. chroni.cl/2J9QK9h

Interested in #diversity in academia? Take a look at this hugely generous and informative and website from @GillianSocial and her colleagues currently in the news for their work on gender imbalances in question-asking at seminars diversityinacademia.strikingly.com

Teachers should be trained to recognize the signs of trauma and deploy teaching methods to help mitigate its effects on learning #EducationHeals Bit.ly/educationalhea…

The FYN has written a letter to the @officestudents about the Augar review, please read, retweet and share your thoughts! foundationyear.ac.uk/fyn-letter-to-…