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                Including an early indication for how many are accessing support in 2024-24
            
        
    
    
            As always a good write up from @wonkhe.bsky.social on the new SLC numbers for care leavers and estranged students (note that care leavers is a reasonably tight definition of care experienced people and doesn't reflect the true diversity at an institution).
wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
               
            
            
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            EE: yeah we can spot scammers and spam calls and warn you about it
Also EE: but only if you pay us, otherwise we will just let them scam you
               
            
            
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            Just had a university email me about their plans for world care day in February. God I love them.
Most unis wouldnβt even put out a tweet (or whatever we call that here).
               
            
            
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            There are some really great recommendations in this report.
www.smf.co.uk/wp-content/u...
               
            
            
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                Christmas Stocking Appeal 2024
                Help us spread the joy of Christmas by supporting our Independent Students
            
        
    
    
            Thereβs 16 hours left on this brilliant campaign. They still need Β£1000 of Christmas gifts for very deserving students.
yustart.hubbub.net/p/Christmas-...
               
            
            
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                Christmas Stocking Appeal 2024
                Help us spread the joy of Christmas by supporting our Independent Students
            
        
    
    
            The best charity appeal of the year is open again. Give the very real gift of some Christmas joy if you can.
yustart.hubbub.net/p/Christmas-...
               
            
            
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            Itβs a bit rock and a hard place. 
You donβt want to see these companies exist but due to the shocking investment in house they are a necessity right now.
Completely agree though, maybe there will be more meat later but right now feels very soft.
               
            
            
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            Yeah, completely agree, they are good progress. Feels a little tinkering around the edges rather than actual reform.
               
            
            
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            Iβm hopeful that the announced reforms to childrenβs social care will do good, I donβt think they go far enough and Iβll be happy to be corrected if this ages badly.
               
            
            
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            Bring it to me, Iβll make sure nobody else eats it
               
            
            
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            Iβve not been all sweary on Bluesky yet so allow me to correct that:
Crohnβs can fuck right off.
               
            
            
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            Strikes me that these things may be connected! Rest up (after hospital or whatever).
               
            
            
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            York committing to another 4 years of delivering this sector leading financial support for care leavers. Today is a good day. Bravo York, as always.
               
            
            
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            Fair to point out this now works
               
            
            
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                                            A picture of the Russell group Twitter timeline, showing they are retweeting Exeter and Yorks tweets in support of national care leavers week
                                                
    
    
    
    
            Pleased to see the Russell Group showing support for National Care Leavers Week
               
            
            
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                                            A screenshot showing that the - sign doesnβt work in search to ommit words, βYork -newβ shows lots of New York posts
                                                
    
    
    
    
            Iβm really going to need this feature implementing π
               
            
            
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            @isabellekirkham.bsky.social π
               
            
            
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I help charities measure the important stuff
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