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BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 15h

London’s putting £2.7 million into air filters for schools a small step, but a good one. Clean air isn't something that should be a luxury. If children can’t breathe easily, that’s not a safe classroom and not somewhere they can learn. #london #schools

www.london.gov.uk/mayor-invest....

Mayor invests £2.7m in air quality filters for schools to clean up air in classrooms

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today launched a new £2.7 million programme to deliver indoor air quality filters to hundreds of schools across the capital, bringing cleaner air to tens of thousa...

www.london.gov.uk

BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 22h

We often forget what is on our own doorstep, England still has a great beauty and architectural history to discover. #brighton #europe #travel #uk

BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 1d

This was a wonder way to start the year back in January. Portugal is such a beautiful country! #travel #algarve #faro #europe

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BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 2d

Great way to enjoy a meal in Florida! #travel #usa #florida #tasty

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BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 2d

An awesome conversation with Andy Layton on how neurodivergent people are often miscategorised and misunderstood within systems built around neurotypical norms. #podcast #society #neurodiverse

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Why Neurodivergent Communication Is Often Mislabelled

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BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 2d

So kids with special needs from poorer families are still slipping through the cracks. The system continuing to reward those who can shout loudest or pay more. Support shouldn’t depend on privilege, it should be basic. #uk #education

news.sky.com/story/how-ch...

How children with SEND from poorer families are being left behind at school

Existing inequalities in society and in education are being exacerbated by SEND provision, warns a union leader, as new a report exposes a stark divide in the support richer and poorer families can ac...

news.sky.com

BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 3d

Be careful where you walk in Hungary! #travel #europe #hungary

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BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 3d

Tonbridge Grammar and others forced to drop IB Diploma from 2026 as the government is cutting its extra funding. Not curriculum change just narrowing opportunity. Schools can’t afford “premium” programs, so you lose choice. Not reform, just rationing. #education

www.tgs.kent.sch.uk/news/?pid=23...

Update: The Sixth Form at TGS from September 2026

www.tgs.kent.sch.uk

BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 4d

Lloyds has set aside another £1.1 billion for mis-sold car loans. Think about that: over a decade of “innovation” in finance & the most consistent product the industry delivers is compensation. Profit without responsibility isn’t growth, it’s rot dressed as business.

www.reuters.com/business/fin...

UK's Lloyds raises motor finance mis-selling charge by $1.1 billion

Britain's Lloyds Banking Group said on Monday it would take an additional charge of 800 million pounds ($1.1 billion) to compensate customers for the motor finance mis-selling scandal, bringing its total provision to 1.95 billion pounds.

www.reuters.com

BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 4d

If you ever have chance, Bodrum is a beautiful getaway, sun, sea, amazing people, music and more! #travel #Türkiye #asia #europe

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BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 5d

Getting tattoos with people I just met a couple of weeks before to show that we said ' YES' to travel, to connection and to finding new cultures! #europe #travel #tattoo #hungary

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BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 6d

An awesome podcast looking the issues of Mental Health Awareness Month and what really needs to happen. #podcast #mentalhealth #adhd #autism #awareness

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Mental Health Awareness Day Isn’t Helping—Here’s Why

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BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 7d

There’s “too much” student housing. Before, it was “not enough.” Universities can’t plan long term with policy shifting under them. Education should be steady not tossed around by market bubbles & political mood. You can’t build on quicksand. #education

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ultra-v...

‘Ultra-volatile’ enrolments cause ‘turbulence’ in student housing

Developers fear ‘glory days’ of non-stop building over as some areas face over-supply problems while city centre overcrowding intensifies

www.timeshighereducation.com

BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 7d

Gdansk is a great historical, cultural and fun city to visit, worth a visit if in Poland. #travel #europe #poland

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BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 8d

New website now live, if you want to interaction as an individual, educator or more for mindfulness and beyond check it out. #mindfulness #focus #education

www.focusandflow.com

BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 8d

Private schools in Scotland have have now lost around 2,000 pupils as VAT was added to fees. If we treat education as a market, it reacts like it. If the real worry is fewer children learning, the answer isn’t tax breaks it’s funding the schools that serve everyone.

www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...

Private schools shed one in ten pupils after VAT slapped on fees

UK government’s ‘flawed’ policy is harming the economy and taxpayers are footing the bill, says Scottish Council of Independent Schools

www.thetimes.com

BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 8d

Milan just has it all! #travel #europe #italy

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BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 9d

Kent County Council, now led by Reform is about to take £2 million from school budgets. This is what happens when slogans meet reality. The “anti-establishment” party runs the establishment now and its first move is to cut from children’s education. Says it all!

schoolsweek.co.uk/reform-run-k...

Reform-run Kent council plans £2m school budget raid

Leaders say proposals fly in face of pre-election pledges to identify efficiencies from 'DOGE' unit

schoolsweek.co.uk

BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 9d

Bulgaria is so beautiful! #travel #europe #beauty

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BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 10d

Restaurant 2210 by Natty has opening night tonight, try a real taste of the carribean and support a great chef.
www.2210bynattycancook.com

Want to know Natty a bit more and what he's all about? Check out this open and honest recent podcast with him. #podcast #chef

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From Prison Chef to Fine Dining: The NattyCanCook Story

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BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 11d

Universities offer to monitor student social media for arms companies. Imagine that. Institutions meant to nurture free thought turning to surveillance. Education should challenge power, when learning fears protest, it’s not learning. #education #university #uk

www.theguardian.com/education/20....

UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show

Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests

www.theguardian.com

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BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 11d

Always good to meet new people when travelling and make your time away even better. #travel #europe #amsterdam #netherlands

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BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 12d

Well HMRC’s looking into finances of one of Farage’s allies. You don’t need to be cynical to see a pattern, louder the “anti-elite” rhetoric, the murkier the money turns out to be. Populism shouts about the system, but always cashes in on it. #politics #uk

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally

Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

www.theguardian.com

BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 12d

Travel doesn't mean going bankrupt, travel with a purpose! #travel #help #budget #europe #asia #americas #africa

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BorderlessSelf @globalchat.bsky.social · 13d

First chapter of my new book discuss the morality of misfits in society, done! Recently moved and so getting back in the groove took longer than expected but its the first step! #writing #books #misfit #author