Truer now than ever, people need to see that democracy can work for them

The reliance on EHCPs means that funding and resources are taken away from early intervention in mainstream schools, which in turn creates a self-perpetuating cycle of high costs, growing waiting lists and more children with unmet needs. 📺 @avneem.bsky.social on Sky News👇

SEND reform is urgent, there are a generation of children languishing without support in a dysfunctional, creaking, labyrinthine and wasteful system. ✏️ @avneem.bsky.social spoke to @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Schools should be places of learning, focus, and social interaction. Mobile phones have no place in that environment. 📺 @avneem.bsky.social on BBC News 👇

We’re at dulwich park - man to his 3 year old playing - can I have an ice cream… Kid: yes, what kind of ice cream? Man: Have you got anything dairy free? Sorbet? Remind me to go to Mayow Park next time 😂

The SEND system is not fit for purpose. It isn’t working for children or their parents. Families face lengthy battles just to get support, and even when it arrives, outcomes still fall short of what they should be. 📻 @avneem.bsky.social on #TimesRadio 👇

Great profile of my @ippr.bsky.social colleague @avneem.bsky.social in today's @schoolsweek.bsky.social - and another teaser for next week's big report with Ambition Institute on what next for Labour's teacher professional development entitlement...

👩‍🏫 Meet @avneem.bsky.social Avnee was a maths teacher, a school leader, an Ofsted inspector, and an assistant director at the Department for Education before joining IPPR. Read more about her in @schoolsweek.bsky.social 👇

Great to talk to @bbcnewsofficial.bsky.social for their in depth piece on access to childcare. School based nurseries are a great first step in dealing with childcare deserts but are not the whole solution. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

⏰ | NEW REPORT: No child should grow up in hardship due to their parents’ immigration status, but nearly half of children in the UK with parents born abroad are living in poverty. @amreenqureshi.bsky.social and @marleymorris.bsky.social explore the solutions 👇

⏰ | WE'RE HIRING: IPPR is recruiting a Senior Research Fellow to lead work on democracy in an era of populism. A chance to influence big ideas, policy & politics at a pivotal moment. Find out how to apply here 👇 www.ippr.org/jobs/senior-...

The world has changed and we need a flexible, future facing fiscal strategy. Long term savings can be delivered through welfare reform and benefit everyone but a short term cuts based approach is extremely risky.

💬 "I believe that most people do want to work," says Avnee Morjaria. We need to provide opportunities, support, and skills training to help people move from our social security system into well-paid jobs.

🤝 'In the end fostering unity won’t be about a conciliatory tone. Government must go further with tangible policy solutions' @ippr.bsky.social - Avnee Morjaria

Welfare changes could deliver real savings over time, but a ‘cuts first’ approach is likely to undermine efforts to reform the system and worsen child poverty. 💻 Read Avnee's full reaction to today's rumoured welfare cuts here: www.ippr.org/media-office...

The Chancellor is in a tight spot—global events have narrowed the options she had just a few months ago. But cutting welfare isn’t the solution. The government must now ask: are its past tax pledges still deliverable? 📻 #ICYMI: Avnee Morjaria on LBC 👇

Absolutely brilliant analysis by Jodie Reed for IPPR and Save the Children. It is an exciting time for early years with unprecedented funding, focus and opportunity. Delivering on this promise will require a proper reimagining of early years provision as public service. Time to roll up our sleeves.

Excited to have this out today.