#Disadvantaged

Gary Gannon TD

GaryGannonTD

The Leaving Certificate examination is a broken system & is a myth of meritocracy. HEA found students from the most affluent areas accounted for 32% of those scoring 555-600 points

Fiona Spellman

spellman_fiona

Great to be with funders across the sector to discuss the challenges of school closures for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Huge thanks to @stephentall and @EducEndowFoundn for convening. Key theme

Alana Kinrich, MD

alanamk

I get really upset when EM docs are unapologetically bigoted, especially against the disadvantaged patients that we take care of more than anyone else. If you don’t care for helping

Department for Education

educationgovuk

Here are some key facts about today’s A and AS level results:• 98.3% received grades A* to E at A level, up from 97.6% in 2019• There is an increase

Education Committee

CommonsEd

@JEGullis follows up on SATs.'They do have a huge impact on children, because they are used by the Fischer Family Trust to determine target grades. They impact the educational path

Zaid Jilani

ZaidJilani

Have any of the celebrities who encouraged people to loot offered up their own homes, studios, vacation properties, etc. for that or is it only the poor, the disadvantaged whose

Michelle Kelly-Irving

shell_ki

I was interviewed with my colleague Cyrille Delpierre about why we think health inequalities are extremely important in the #COVID19 crisis regarding the social epidemiology of infection as well as

John Swinney

JohnSwinney

In a year of so many worries, young people should be very proud of their achievements in #SQAResults. Pass rate in National 5 81.1% (UP 2.9%), Higher 78.9% (UP 4.2%)

the palooka king

keithpille

Anyway, one last Keillor thought: he based a lot of his latest thought-burp on the old chestnut of "white privilege can't apply to ME because I, though white, grew up

Nik Gunn

Nik_Gunn

Inevitable strike thread: I will be participating in industrial action next week. I'd rather not lose 8 days of pay in the run-up to Christmas, but I feel very strongly

Rhett McLaughlin

rhettmc

While it’s difficult for me to respond to “He is risen!” with “He is risen indeed!” I’m still compelled by the person of Jesus. An #Easter thread: I love

Ben Newmark

bennewmark

1. Thread: A Shutdown Curriculum.It's clear online remote learning isn't really working for most pupils in most schools. It's failing disadvantaged pupils the most. It's messy, hard to administer, stressful

NGA school governance

NGAMedia

New findings of the #SchoolGovernance2020 survey on pupils, communities and accountability including governors and trustees experiences of pupil success and wellbeing, vision, strategy and ethos & stakeholder engagement. /1Read the

delonté.👟

dilemmv

Vice President Kamala Harris tells the Guatemalan President to his face that political corruption, violence against lgbt people and Afro-descendants are some of the root causes of migration to America.

king crissle

crissles

I read a really great essay by someone in Africa wondering why black Americans support politicians who do such heinous things to African countries. It’s a great point and sadly

Sally Lewis

RslewisSally

The overall response of primary care in figuring out how to balance and manage the competing risks during the pandemic has been nothing short of heroic. Particular shout out to