Today is International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment. Globally, corporal punishment is the most common form of violence against children. Decades of research finds that it has multiple risks of harm and no benefits. Read more: endcorporalpunishment.org/resources/rese
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This thread is just so fetch. ⤵️
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Mean Girls is so popular because it reveals the dark parts of our psychology. People who don't know what they want adopt other people's desires until their models become their enemies.
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The strange endurance of corporal punishment - “research into the effects of corporal punishment is almost entirely uniform in its agreement that the practice does not work and has enduring negative effects on children.” From .
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Today we are launching our civil society report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child with 97 charities warning that critical #ChildrensRights have worsened in the UK and must be urgently addressed by Govt. #UNCRC23
Read the press release. ⬇
crae.org.uk/news/97-childr
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Partly a demand issue: I don’t think many charities have a good understanding of how poor their use of data is or risks from how they present information. Regularly see ITTs which have v.unrealistic expectations given samples etc.
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Partly a supply issue: very few organisations are giving practical advice to charities - honourable exceptions to who have some basic bits and I know looking to do more (ncvo.org.uk/help-and-guida) and the great team at .
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Last year when at I wrote about how we can build a data literate youth sector but think much broader issues here too.
youthimpact.uk/latest/news/ou
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I think this thread on data on charity sector is completely fair and suggestion of some self-regulation and adherence to Code of Practice useful… I think biggest issue is the lack of data literacy and capabilities across sector.
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We at @RoyalStatSoc frequently call out governments for being naughty with data. But today I'd like to talk about a different sector... charities. (1)
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Fab launch event with and insights from and . Great to have expert commentary from and too. 👏
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Been great to work with the team on the #RoadAhead which has been launched today.
Big issues are:
1⃣ Cost of living crisis
2⃣ Supporting staff, trustees & vol.
3⃣ Keeping pace on equity, diversity & inclusion
4⃣ Political change & election
5⃣ New laws & regulations
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This is heartbreaking and genuinely shocking. Such an indictment about how young people at risk of harm are treated. ⤵️
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Our friends at @BhattMurphy have reported the inquest jury's narrative verdict (last week) on the death of Lance Scott Walker, an 18 year-old care leaver who was killed in semi-independent accommodation in 2016.
bhattmurphy.co.uk/in-the-news/to
This is powerful. And heartbreaking.
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I wonder if Kane will get the same treatment and abuse as Rashford, Sancho, and Saka did - the three black England players that missed penalties at the Euros few years ago. Daniel Kaluuya breaks down racism in the UK. Worth a watch.
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I find this maddening. Why do we allow schools to judge or assess a child & their family’s choice about haircuts & exclude them when their is no impact on their or others education?
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Schoolboy sent home for Ronaldo-style World Cup haircut manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m
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Today’s #SafeguardingAdultsWeek theme is about safe cultures. To mark the day I blogged for with comment from on using the law as a tool for building safer culture. 👉 bit.ly/3hXKypN
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The blog highlights the new guide to safeguarding and the law I worked on with and the team at ⤵️
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To mark #SafeguardingAdultsWeek I’ve blogged for about how the law can help voluntary organisations build safer cultures. ⤵️
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1/ This decision is hugely important from the perspective of the #righttovote #ChildRights #democracy and #discrimination on the basis of #age.
courtsofnz.govt.nz/cases/make-it-
Huge congratulations to on this victory...
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NZSC releases judgment in
Make It 16 Incorporated v Attorney-General
sen.nz/zb4zlp
![Case name: Make it 16 Inc v AG
Citation: [2022] NZSC 134
Date: 21 November 2022](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiCk8sNaYAAa3Gk?format=jpg&name=medium)
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Very interesting study ⤵️
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Feeling poorer than your friends in early adolescence is associated with worse mental health | University of Cambridge cam.ac.uk/research/news/
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Very important reading for all #safeguarding practitioners. Reality of rising demand & strain on children’s social care. ⤵️
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ADCS Safeguarding Pressures research provides evidence of trends in safeguarding activity and the provision of children’s services to children and families from 2007 using data from LAs
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Announcing!
⭐️Youth in Evaluation week in April 2023⭐️
Bringing evaluation community together to boost intergenerational solidarity for transformative #evaluation
eval4action.org/youthinevalweek
#NECdev #Eval4Action
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