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New Pathways report, released with the Care Leaver Covenant, sharing the views of 106 care experienced students transitioning from care to university. We reflect upon the impact of changes in higher education policy since 2019 and highlight gaps in support: doi.org/10.15131/she...

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How does being care-experienced shape everyday parenting? In this insightful blog by @drkatieellis.bsky.social and colleagues, parents share their experiences of raising children while reflecting on their own time in care — and a request for help in completing a short survey.

We are looking for care experienced parents to complete our survey to share some of their positive parenting moments. Our project aims to challenge stigma and promote positive outcomes. Please help if you can. All rts appreciated. Access the survey through the link or QR code: lnkd.in/eZ_wWUgZ

Everyday Parenting with Care Experience This study explores the perspectives of parents bound by the common thread of a care background but who are otherwise "ordinary" parents.

You can find out more about our project here: sheffield.ac.uk/ahpnm/resear...

We are looking for care experienced parents to complete our survey to share some of their positive parenting moments. Our project aims to challenge stigma and promote positive outcomes. Please help if you can. All rts appreciated. Access the survey through the link or QR code: lnkd.in/eZ_wWUgZ

Students reported that despite stigma often levelled against them due to their own care backgrounds, they felt that they were well equipped to be brilliant parents.

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Pleased to present my latest paper, sharing the parenting ambitions of university students with care experience.

Imagining a future family: students with care experience

Young adults as paid care workers: gendered and classed transitions, trajectories, and experiences This article brings a youth lens to the study of care by empirically examining the accounts of young adults who pursue paid adult social care employment. The youth lens includes drawing on youth st...

I've just had my first sole-authored journal article published, in @youthstudies.bsky.social It's based on my PhD work, and about the experiences of young adults doing paid care work in NE England. Please have a read!
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Two Weeks In The Death Spiral Of Cardiff University - Reading Time: 4 minutesBy an anonymous academic. Cover image by Adwitiya Pal On the second day of classes…

Read this: it really captures the reality of mass redundancies in the university sector, which will only snowball from here.
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Our project is featured in the @leverhulme.bsky.social media collection. As ever we are very grateful to the trust for funding our project 🙏

The Trust is thrilled to share our new media collection showcasing the research we fund across the arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences. Check it out now: media.leverhulme.ac.uk

@annavignoles.bsky.social

Hello 👋 Please can you add me too? Thanks 🙏

Locking up children under the Children Act 1989 – some thoughts on Clause 10 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Pupil barrister Carolyne Willow explores the implications of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill on safeguarding and liberty deprivation for vulnerable children in care.

I wrote about government plans for the deprivation of liberty of looked after children (Clause 10 of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill):
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Thinking Through Family: Narratives of Care Experienced Lives YouTube video by Bristol University Press

Here I am talking about my book Thinking Through Family. Narratives of Care Experienced Lives. Three chapters #openaccess via @brisunipress.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=P61P...

Coming out in paperback in March!

Harmful, Expensive and Criminogenic: The Case for Abolishing Detention and Training Orders in England and Wales Abstract. Children who offend generally receive community sentences, to help them overcome difficulties whilst naturally addressing offending behaviour; ho

Hi everyone, to kick off my maiden post please read our newly published paper in the BJC which argues for the abolition of all short term custodial sentences for children, and presents an alternative, viable, cost effective model @drkathyhampson.bsky.social

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Father Christmas has been at last and so I can retire for the night… 10 yr olds are brutal at Santa watch. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas 🌟

Baroness Hollins' final report: My heart breaks - solitary confinement in hospital has no therapeutic benefit for people with a learning disability and autistic people

Sharing this because it needs to be shared. Again. And again.

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Very glad to be part of it and looking forward to working on reducing maternal inequalities

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Hello! It’s nice to see the old Twitter crowd slowly reconnecting over here. I’ve missed the positive input and the knowledge sharing 💚