Poverty is deepening. 🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning. People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people. This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.

Spending the day in immersion and also attempting to write a couple of literature review sections: alcohol misuse and gendered stigma; why language matters. #PhDLife

I wrote a blog! If you’re interested in finding out how YEF is bridging evidence and practice in the education sector, it’s worth a read. 👇👇

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Out of office on. I’m off to get married!!! 💍

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All ready for my final focus group tomorrow. #PhDLife

Hugely insightful webinar exploring the role of evidence intermediaries. Some interesting reflections about how we work in that space between evidence generation & policy/practice, and share capacity across sectors to tackle complex problems.

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Webinar recording now available! Discover the role of #evidence intermediaries in closing the gap between #research and real-world #impact: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwO4... Speakers @kerryalbright.bsky.social , Isabella Luksic & Dr Robyn Mildon. #ImpSci #Implementation #SytemsChange #philanthropy

New data published exploring the trends around children’s involvement in violence & the sectors most important in supporting them. Worryingly, the data presents a bleak picture, with increases in the number of children being affected by serious violence. 👇

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Today we’ve published our annual Beyond the Headlines report, examining the latest data on youth violence and the sectors that support children. This year’s report covers the final year of the last parliament – and trends over the last 10-years. Visit: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/beyo...

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Great day in London with the YEF Change Team & Knowledge Leads. Today we’ve explored evidence to guidance frameworks, reviewed upcoming priorities for each sector, & discussed the ways in which we talk about our toolkit. Followed by drinks on the rooftop terrace☀️

Opportunity to join the Catalyst Programme YEF are seeking proposals from organisations in Wales who have capacity to help education settings adopt evidence-based strategies to prevent children’s involvement in violence. rb.gy/vaqw51 Deadline 7th July

Saturday study day. Exploring the relationship between childhood trauma and stigma. #PhDLife #ThrivingPartTime

My ethics has been approved!! Hugeeeeeee milestone ticked off! #PhDLife

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The Catalyst Programme will support schools, colleges & APs to adopt evidence-based strategies preventing children’s involvement in violence. YEF will fund 5-6 orgs to work with settings in high-violence areas, aiming for sustainable change. Deadline for proposals: 12pm, 6 June!

Start of a new chapter. Very excited to have today joined the @youthendowmentfund.org.uk as their Senior Change Manager (Education).

Today, I submitted my ethics application. It’s taken a significant amount of time to navigate the ethical complexities of my research so massively proud of achieving this milestone! #PhDLife #ThrivingPartTime

The Easter holidays are here, so I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away. Just **repost** this post to have a chance to win. The winner will be selected 19th April.

A day of immersion and reading around trauma-informed research. #PhDLife #ThrivingPartTime

Really excited to be spending the day with Worcestershire leaders for Day 3 of the Evidence into Action Literacy Pathway. @tgresearchsch.bsky.social

Fantastic day with the St Bart’s Multi Academy Trust Partnership Development Team. We’ve now completed stage 3 of the Evidence Exploration Partnership where the focus has been on refining aims & identifying desired behaviours at a school & system level. Looking forward to our next workshop!

My final regional meeting! We spent the day exploring EEF’s newest TA guidance report & discussing implications for regional mobilisation. We also reviewed plans for strategic exemplification, drawing upon learning regarding how to use video well. Will miss these meetings!

Last week, I attended an @anti-stigmanetwork.bsky.social webinar focused on substance use related stigma across general practice. It was great to explore approaches to developing inclusion & addressing the impact of societal stigma regarding alcohol & substance misuse.

The UK is among the worst nations in Europe for child poverty. In the UK, 11% of 15-year-olds reported they had skipped a meal in 2022 because there wasn't enough money to buy food. In the Netherlands and Finland, this number was 3%.

Hugely insightful day at @huntingtonrs.bsky.social exploring belonging and what this means for schools. So many important takeaways!

Today we delivered Workshop 2 of our Evidence Exploration Partnership in Warwick. The focus of the day was examining local data to build consensus around the priority for the partnership. We also discussed the importance of promoting equity & challenging unconscious bias.

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PhD study day focused on ethics, methodology and immersion.

Some personal news…🚨 After 4 amazing years at EEF, I will be leaving in May to join the Youth Endowment Fund as their Senior Change Manager for Education. Recruitment for my role is live. Do reach out for a chat if you’re interested in the role. bitly.cx/lvCSA

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Great morning at Quarry Bank Primary School discussing plans for the Dudley Year of Reading with local school and system leaders.

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#NationalSchoolGovernorsAwarenessDay 🎉 I became a school governor because I wanted to contribute to the education system and ensure young people in my local community receive the best possible education.