Chris McCausland: Seeing into the Future review – the comic just can’t hide his emotion in this mind-blowing show He tries to play the stoic in this look at the incredible changes to disabled peoples’ lives that tech could bring. But the radical benefits of one piece of kit leave him visibly moved

“Viewers of a certain age may find themselves experiencing a flashback to Tomorrow’s World unveiling a new invention called “the cassette player” and feel the fabric of time fold in on itself.”

I reviewed Chris McCausland’s doc on mind-blowing accessible tech. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

You can go on TV and say the sky was made from recycled carrier bags by retired seamstresses in Portsmouth and if you are from a right wing think tank the news will report it as one side of a contested debate.

Black and white portrait of a woman, featuring a young individual with shoulder-length hair, wearing a collared blouse.

Photo of Halina Birenbaum talking to a group

Halina Birenbaum in a patterned sweater speaking at a podium

15 September 1929 | Polish Jewish woman Halina Birenbaum was born in Warsaw.

She survived the Warsaw ghetto, Majdanek, Auschwitz (no. 48693), Ravensbrück & Neustadt-Glewe camps. In 1947, she emigrated to Israel.

A poet & writer.
Today she turns 96.

"There is my soul". https://t.co/FEHXSQbTp9

If it's true that Labour wants to fight the next election on the basis of "Look, it's us or the far right", as Macron did, then they're going to have to start explicitly denouncing the far right, as Macron does

A screenshot of The Guardian’s homepage. It says: Middle East Crisis Live. There is a photo of a woman holding a severely emaciated child.

In 2025, you can watch a genocide live. It’s entirely right the media should report on Israel’s mass murder of Palestinians but “live feeds” sums up the horror: the world watches fellow human beings starve as those with power do nothing.

She was a Very Good Dog.

Particularly enjoyed ‘A minority of participants—school leaders, and parents and carers—argued that Safety Valve had had a direct negative impact on children, young people and families.’ If you don’t ask many people from these groups you can always dismiss their position as the minority view.

19.5% pupils with SEND, but don’t believe the hype: Most are still educated in mainstream schools - Special Needs Jungle NEW POST: 19.5% pupils with SEND in England in 2025, but don’t believe the hype: Most are still educated in mainstream schools.

Have you caught up with our article and infographics on this year's SEND figures? 19.5% pupils with SEND, but don’t believe the hype: Most are still educated in mainstream schools www.specialneedsjungle.com/1...

From the very same paragraph in Orwell's essay: "England has got to be true to herself. She is not being true to herself while the refugees who have sought our shores are penned up in concentration camps, and company directors work out subtle schemes to dodge their Excess Profits Tax."

Izzy and Nia kneel on the floor in front of the Resusci Annie doll and help each other with chest compressions

Oscar carrying out chest compressions on Resusci Annie

Luci kneeling on the floor administering chest compressions to Resusci Annie

Elliot, Luci and Ewan have stuck defib pads to Resusci Annie and Elliot presses the button

Last month, Level 3 Health & Social Care students got first aid training from Simon Griffiths of Hereford First Aid! They learned vital skills, including CPR and how to use a defibrillator. Huge thanks to Simon for his expert guidance! Curious about our courses? Check out: www.rnc.ac.uk/courses

Group of people standing on a grassy hilltop with cloudy skies in the background. Two dogs are present one black and one white. They are dressed in hiking gear. The background shows a scenic landscape with green fields and distant hills.

Group of people standing on a grassy hilltop with cloudy skies in the background. Two dogs are present one black and one white. They are dressed in hiking gear. The background shows a scenic landscape with green fields and distant hills. This picture show one different person in the group.

Last Saturday, our @dofe.org students embraced adventure! They tackled their final practice walk at Croft Ambrey Hill Fort, navigating fields and woodlands. Big thanks to Lisa and our amazing volunteers for making it happen!

A picture of the College campus with a text overlay which reads: We're hiring! Learn more and apply at www.rnc.ac.uk/jobs

We're hiring! Join RNC and make a difference. We're looking for:

Teacher of Mobility and Independent Living Skills
Night Residential Support Officer
Wellbeing Support Officer
Cleaner
Nurse

If you're passionate about supporting young people with visual impairments, apply now: www.rnc.ac.uk/jobs

Disgusting that anyone could respond to these stats by thinking the solution is to strip away the right to appeal to tribunal, rather than holding those responsible accountable for unlawful decision making (or resourcing them well enough to meet need in the first place)

The published article in the Hereford Times alongside a picture of Hazal

Thrilled that student Hazal's article was published in the Hereford Times! This collaboration helps students develop their writing skills and share their voices. Thanks to teachers Claire and Heloise for their guidance! Hazal's article: www.rnc.ac.uk/news-item.as #StudentVoices #WritingSkills

shows the total of the petition at 92,933

SO CLOSE‼️ Just over 7k 🔼 to the MAGIC 100K! petition.parliament.uk/petit... Defend Disabled children's #SEND rights! 📤 with family, school, FB/WhatsApp groups, non-SEND pals—SEND can affect any child at any time: "It could be you" (but you'll have a lot less money than a lottery win) SIGN & SHARE!

Katie, Brandon and Michal standing in front of the giant rainbow flag

Ana, Dom and Spencer in front of the rainbow bunting

Daniel, Cara and Freeman standing in front of the giant rainbow flag

Daniel, Cara, Freeman and Ana hold up a giant rainbow flag while standing in front of another giant rainbow flag

Happy #PrideMonth! 🌈 Our students kicked off the celebrations with an amazing Pride party at the Braille Inn on Friday. There were rainbows everywhere, fantastic music, and so much fun celebrating with our LGBTQ+ community at the College.

Have you? We need your signature! And a share please too 😄

Ellie is sat at RNC's stand with branded merch including signature strip, prospectuses and flyers, amongst other items. There is an RNC banner behind.

We've very excited to be at the Science Centre in Glasgow for Sight Village Scotland. Ellie is ready to answer your questions and help you find out more about RNC. Arrive before 3.30pm and make sure you say hello! #SightVillage #VisuallyImpaired #education #employment #empowerment

Benefit cuts with a red rosette are in many ways no different than those stained in blue. Joints still throb when the heating has to be switched off in winter. Stomachs still pang with hunger when there is only a biscuit for tea. And yet cuts signed off by a Labour Chancellor are in a sense particularly brutal. They come with a tinge, not just of fear, but despair and betrayal. The feeling that if this is life under the “good guys”, there really is no hope that anything will get better. Politicians, it turns out, really are all the same. That is the sort of loss that can’t be measured by a Treasury spreadsheet. It is also one that - once lost - is deeply hard to get back.

If no news, send rumours: Education Committee scolds DfE over “White Paper” while its SEND Inquiry hears from young people. - Special Needs Jungle If no news, send rumours: Education Committee scolds DfE over “White Paper” while its SEND Inquiry hears from young people.

Interested in what you think of the view of the Education Select Committee, reported by @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social, that their current work should be taken in to account rather than the Govt simultaneously pushing ahead with a white paper on SEND www.specialneedsjungle.com/no-news-send...

English councils seeking more help to pay for rise in Send transport costs Exclusive: Costs particularly acute in more rural areas, where many children with special needs have to use taxis

Interestingly this piece now seems to have been edited to remove a reference to parents fighting for a 'golden ticket' - which was attributed, as ever, to an anonymous council source - and to downplay the potholes angle. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Three separate questions on post-16 provision for students with EHCPs tabled by this MP, including on improving funding for councils and increasing placements for students, got an identical response which doesn't really answer any of the questions.

"Ministers plan major changes to SEND as a White paper is being drafted." SNJ is quoted, saying ministers will have a “massive fight on their hands” if it tries to dilute children’s SEND legal rights. “Reducing entitlement won’t make needs go away." www.theguardian.com/educatio...

Ministers plan major changes to Send education in England White paper being prepared as councils hope for relief from huge deficits in special educational needs budgets

Another day, another anonymously briefed article about the financial cost of SEND that sidesteps what the current mess costs in human terms. Councils are underfunded, AND children and their families are being failed. Weakening the law will not fix this. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

A screenshot of a daily mail article that says “schoolgirls left horrified after football coach demands to see ‘evidence of their gender’”

I wonder who may be responsible for this, Daily Mail?

UK followers. Please sign this petition to lift restrictions to prescribing puberty blockers for trans children.

Last week I learnt Finasteride - the drug Alice was prescribed because her GP refused to administer a puberty blocker - causes suicidal ideation.

The PB ban puts trans youth at risk.

Badger admiring art wins wildlife photographer of the year public vote Ian Wood wins Natural History Museum’s people’s choice award with photo taken in St Leonards-on-Sea

What an outstanding photo! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Vintage photo of two adults and a baby sitting on a bench with palm trees in the background.

A mature woman with glasses, wearing large hoop earrings, a black and white patterned top, and a white necklace, is smiling while sitting in front of a microphone.

4 February 1925 | A French Jewish woman, Ginette Kolinka (née Cherkasky), was born in Paris.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from Drancy in April 1944. She was transferred to Bergen-Belsen and then to Theresienstadt. She survived.
Today she turns 100.

As January crawls back in to the shadows for another eleven months, I am grateful for the episodes of Origin Story, Maintenance Phase and If Books Could Kill which dropped. They helped!