Fiona Morrison

@Scott_Wortley We wrote a blog about it.. blogs.ed.ac.uk/cysrg/2025/01/…

@fifimorrison [adds to my list] thank you!

talking about policy making and then the instruction and drafting of legislation in lecture on the legislative process today and may have talked about the importance of legislation being meaningful with consequences before mentioning dog theft, climate change, and child poverty

@Scott_Wortley The Children (Scotland) Act 2020 and the non-implementation of key parts could be added.

here is the scottish child poverty act legislation.gov.uk/asp/2017/6 and climate change act legislation.gov.uk/asp/2009/12/co…

@scotgov has created a two-tier civil justice system in Scotland - where legal remedies that give protection from domestic violence are often elusive to the low waged and unwaged - who cannot get access to legal assistance to enforce their rights

That's on p. 234 of the book, free in PDF here: xyonline.net/content/new-bo… For a detailed account of best practice in violence prevention education with boys and young men, see this free report: xyonline.net/content/effect… More on working with boys and men: xyonline.net/category/artic… 2/2

The series Adolescence: It's positive that it's prompting discussions about boys, sexism, and social media. But the film, by itself, is limited as a teaching tool. One-off media interventions are unlikely to produce substantial or lasting change, as I note in my book 1/2

“An assisted dying service will be in place by 2027.” I find the use of “service” in the AD debate jarring, incongruous. Language of health care can’t disguise the profound shift in medical ethics.

Putin gave Trump a painting of himself and Trump loved it. Surprise! This is how easily manipulated the Narcissist-in-Chief is and all of our adversaries understand that. (Tbh not sure why Khamanei hasn’t sent Trump a painting yet either, or a Trump Tower contract in Tehran.)

In 2023 to 2024 only 66 per cent of our clients who requested an NHO in a domestic abuse case for their ongoing protection were granted one by the Sheriff. This is not justice and it’s not gold standard. #Assist

A blog about how realising #childrights in cases of child contact and #domesticabuse blogs.ed.ac.uk/cysrg/2025/0...

Thanks to @RoyalSocEd for supporting this work:

A new blog on #childrights #accountability and the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 blogs.ed.ac.uk/cysrg/2025/01/…

Thank you @roomforwriting_ for facilitating an amazing writing retreat for @CYSRG1. A blog on just how amazing it was blogs.ed.ac.uk/cysrg/2025/01/…

2025 is the year to erase the stain on the world's  conscience as Afghan girls and women are denied the most basic of human rights. Gender Apartheid is a crime against humanity. My article for @ProSyn project-syndicate.org/commentary/int…

@JenniferMilne5 Agree with that. 40% is a large proportion and makes me wonder what else is happening. The definition for ASN is broad but it is there something fundamental happening / not working with education, if the current approach only suits 1/3 of children?

@fifimorrison The current system isn’t meeting the increasing diverse needs of our children. Kids with SpLds need explicit teaching. Instructions casualties are real. It’s complex. But needs are increasing while instruction isn’t meeting them.

If we want to improve literacy outcomes for all our children, then this is the model: and our training of teachers in the complex knowledge & skills required needs to align. Currently we are teaching for 1/3 who can get by with balanced literacy & patchy phonics. #failing

This week’s newsletter is about developing a felt sense of patriarchal harm - the body keeps the score - and, in response, a sense of feminism as a practice. Link in bio!

It has now been 1,154 days since the Taliban made it illegal for 1.4 million Afghan girls to attend school. 🖼️ Lema Sarwan #LetHerLearn

New article on children and ideas about recovery in the context of domestic abuse link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Today, on International Day of the Girl, we must remember that for nearly three years, Afghan girls have been deprived of their fundamental right to education due to the restrictive policies imposed by the Taliban. This situation poses a grave threat to the future of an entire generation and the sustainable development of the country. We call on the international community and human rights organizations to fully support the rights of Afghan girls and hold the Taliban accountable for their systematic violations of human rights and the exclusion of women and girls. @education_for_all