Congratulations to @jamestalarico, fellow @TeachForAll alum, on a remarkable result in Texas. Proof that starting a journey in classrooms with a focus on educational inequality can take you in all kinds of unexpected directions!
Josh MacAlister MP
@JoshMacAlister
Children’s Minister; MP for Whitehaven & Workington; Mountain Rescue Volunteer; Charity Founder; Author of 2022 Care Review; Former Teacher
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51% of Jewish teachers - many of them NEU members - experienced antisemitism in school in the past year.
Fixing this starts with defining the problem. IHRA spotlights the insidious and often subtle nature of antisemitism. It doesn't stifle criticism of the government of Israel.
Fixing this starts with defining the problem. IHRA spotlights the insidious and often subtle nature of antisemitism. It doesn't stifle criticism of the government of Israel.
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10,000. That's the goal!
Every seat in this stadium represents a child who could benefit from the stability of a loving home.View quoted post on X
We’re launching a national campaign to help create 10,000 new foster places and give more children the chance to thrive.
Ever thought about becoming a foster carer? Find out more: fostering.campaign.gov.uk
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We’re on the cusp of launching a big new national recruitment campaign for fostering. More to follow soon!
We need thousands more foster carers to help look after vulnerable children, but too many people assume they aren’t the right fit to foster.View quoted post on X
As we prepare to launch our national recruitment campaign, Minister for Children and Families @JoshMacAlister sat down with a foster carer, Ricardo Sinclair, to talk about what fostering can mean and to bust some of those myths.
Big News. Dogs and pubs are still ok 🍺 🐕
Labour minister Josh MacAlister confirms that the culture of taking dogs to the pub “still exists”, after another minister said the vision of “warm ale and a lab by your feet” was a “far-right fantasy”.View quoted post on X
“I’ve got two lovely lurchers and regularly take them to the pub with me.”