Jenny Fisher
@jenfish.bsky.social
Head of Department at Manchester Met Fiction reader
Hello BlueSky! We're very happy to be here. Follow along with us @learningmet.bsky.social for updates from the Learning Disabilities and Autism research cluster @manmetuni.bsky.social! #LearningDisabilitiesResearch #AutRes #AcademicSky
What a wonderful day. Today @manmetuni.bsky.social we launched the Institute for Children’s Futures. So much energy, expertise and drive to action changes needed to improve children and young people’s futures. See more: www.mmu.ac.uk/institute-fo...
Institute for Children's Futures
Discover how we are leading the way in children’s research and shaping policy and practice for better outcomes for children.
mmu.ac.uk
Very excited to be here in the beautiful Brooks building for the launch of the Institute for Children’s Futures @manmetuni.bsky.social. This afternoon we will be sharing the work of colleagues from @scswmcrmet.bsky.social @jenfish.bsky.social
Children accounted for the biggest rise of any social group falling into poverty a shocking new report has found - a record 36%, or 5.2 million children are now in deprivation Child poverty should be the national conversation right now
Peter Stefanovic@peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 2y ago🚨Millions of people in this country are living in poverty, destitution & using food banks. It’s barely getting a mention. I’m joining forces with @bigissue.bsky.social in calling for a POVERTY ZERO LAW - a statutory duty for every gov’t to set POVERTY REDUCTION TARGETS youtu.be/uAr58YqXW7I?...
‘More than half of all people in severe hardship in the UK (54%) live in a family that includes a disabled person’. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high
Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century
theguardian.com
Join us online or in person at Manchester Met’s Learning Disability and Autism Research Group latest seminar: An unlikely duo? Using comedy as a tool to challenge disability hate crime. Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-unlikel...
An unlikely duo? Using comedy as a tool to challenge disability hate crime
MMU's Learning Disability and Autism Research Group presents ‘An unlikely duo? Using comedy as a tool to challenge disability hate crime.
eventbrite.co.uk
Our @manmetuni.bsky.social dept has an account on here @scswmcrmet.bsky.social please follow
Great to see @lucygobag.bsky.social here! Follow her for emergency crisis management