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More than 60 children infected in north London measles outbreak Cases reported in seven schools and a nursery in Enfield amid concern over low levels of MMR vaccination in capital

Please vaccinate.
Measles kills.

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5 for me.

Got yellow and Green but then failed.

Sailed through that one.

This is a very good description of why learning has to involve the agency of learners and not just 'instructing' them. Learning doesn't just = memory.

The belief that we can get inside children's minds so they memorise knowledge in the 'correct' order to understand concepts is weird if you think about it. We can demonstrate and explain how they work but we can't do the thinking for our learners. These are essentially discussions about control.

Grisedale Pike this morning, couldn't resist after Whinlatter parkrun, what a stunning day 😍

Blencathra and Clough Head from the old A66 west of Troutbeck

“Seven schools and a nursery have reported more than 60 suspected cases of measles in an area of north London, and labs have confirmed 34 cases since January 12. Some children have been treated in hospital.”
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This man is completely unhinged.

Yes! And we’re have to able to attract those highly skilled support staff who are so essential. Currently Aldi pays more. I have interviewed 3 times now for a SEND TA with no success.

I don't think there's any secret about the best ways to meet additional needs in the classroom. High ratios, lots of staff knowledge about best practice, good quality resources, adaptive environments, working in partnership with families. But all this takes time, energy and needs funding.

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‘Handmaid’s Tale future’: Reform’s Matt Goodwin sparks outcry with fertility comments Byelection candidate accused of indulging ‘alt right fantasy’ by suggesting women need ‘biological reality’ check

This says everything we need to know about Reform Uk's view on women.

Completely unacceptable.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/13/reform-matt-goodwin-fertility-comments-outcry-handmaids-tale

Yes - far too many children are expected to do things they are developmentally not ready for, and we wonder why so many present with additional needs!

Far-right thug Tommy Robinson flees UK after police warning over terror threat Far-right thug Tommy Robinson took to social media this evening to proclaim himself a 'priority target' for ISIS, adding he had fled the UK after receiving a call from Bedfordshire Police

Fighting age man flees his homeland to seek asylum on overcrowded island.

Muddy path, back view of person, trees each side and blue sky.

Sunshine!!

You have to be vigilant in an outdoor playground but in soft play you know they can’t get out, fall on hard surfaces etc

If I have a 10 hour day with them the couple of hours in soft play are my break for coffee and a book!

They take their shoes off - I tell them where I am if they want me and they are off! At 74 yrs I simply couldn’t keep up with them! I used to go in when the 2 yr old refused to stay in the baby area because he needed me but was thrilled when I wasn’t needed!

I engage if they come out for a drink or a rest but I would get very bored just sitting there - it isn’t even as if I can see them. I only go in very poor weather- outdoor playgrounds you can see them and they often involve me and are much better all round.

Should parents be banned from using mobile phones at playcentres? A playcentre group has said it will test out a ban on parents using their phones during half term to encourage them to

I don’t really get this because if I take my grandsons, aged 7 and 5yrs - I don’t see them. They move so fast that even if I tried to engage they would have disappeared! I went around with the little one when he needed help, but he doesn’t now. I take a book to read.
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Print featuring a sitting Black cat facing right against a floral background in blue and white

'Hector' Linocut by UK contemporary artist and printmaker Vanessa Lubach #WomensArt

Painting of light and dark purple blossoming ground plants growing in grass

'Purple Crocuses' by contemporary painter Cathy Rowe #WomensArt

I had one letter in first 3 lines and then got it in 4.

'Antidote to hatred': Sadiq Khan battles hate crime with £1.8m for community centres Racist and religious hate crimes have increased slightly in the last year but are down 17% on two years ago

I’m extremely proud to launch a new network of 30 community spaces across London.

These spaces will give people from every background a welcoming place to meet, connect and strengthen unity across our city.

I spent several hours with Gisele Pelicot in Paris last week

She is REMARKABLE

Her interview is powerful, emotional and…uplifting

She has a message of hope for survivors of sexual violence around the world - but also for all of us

Plus….she has found love ❤️

BBC iplayer from 6am tomorrow, & Sun

Seeing Matt Weston get his gold medal and our flag flying, that's what makes me feel proud; not when our flag is flying from a lamppost, put there by those trying to stir division.

Matt Weston slides to skeleton gold as Team GB finally win medal at Winter Olympics * Briton triumphs by nearly a second in Milano Cortina * First British man to win individual winter gold since 1980 And on the seventh day, Great Britain finally won their first medal of the Olympics. At nine o’clock on Friday night Matt Weston, the man his teammates call “Captain 110%”, won the gold in the men’s skeleton after four faultless races across the two days of competition. The 28-year-old broke the track record at the Cortina Sliding Centre four times in the space of four races, and won in a final combined time of 3min 43.33sec, almost a full second ahead of the runner-up, Germany’s Axel Jungk. Weston is the first British man ever to win the Olympic skeleton title. And he did it all despite starting the year with a four-inch tear in his right quad that meant he had to miss pre-season training. Continue reading...

Matt Weston slides to skeleton gold as Team GB finally win medal at Winter Olympics