@helenhayes.bsky.social thanks so much for visiting @thestrokeassoc.bsky.social stand at #Lab25 and supporting stroke. The UK's 1.4 million stroke survivors need as many parliamentary champions as possible👃

Helen Hayes warns unfair apprenticeship system is failing young people labourlist.org/2025/10/labo...

Thank you @helenhayes.bsky.social for speaking with us at #LabourConference about the issues currently faced by terminally ill people 💛

Packed room today for our discussion on curriculum and assessment reform with @helenhayes.bsky.social and @cambridgeocr.bsky.social

Great to connect with @helenhayes.bsky.social to discuss how we can keep driving progress on cancer outcomes. Thanks for stopping by our stand at #Lab25!

Really good to catch up with House of Commons Education Committee Chair @helenhayes.bsky.social Always love Helen’s commitment to improve children’s lives, and value her support for our work @childrenssociety.bsky.social #Lab25

I’m delighted to launch the Education Select Committee’s report ‘Solving the SEND Crisis’ today My thanks to everyone who submitted evidence to our inquiry, committee members & our team Our recommendations set out a blueprint for SEND reform & we hope will inform the Government’s white paper

I’ve enjoyed visiting some of our brilliant local holiday activities & food (HAF) programmes this summer I’m really pleased that the government has confirmed further HAF funding for the next 3 years It is vital for tackling poverty & delivering opportunity for our children

Very best wishes to children, teachers, support staff & everyone getting ready to start the new school & college year this week 📚✏️📖🖌️📐🎨🎵🏐 #NewTerm

Best of luck to everyone receiving A-level, T-level & BTEC results today 🤞 Congratulations on your achievements & all your hard work! 👏🤩🌟 Please don’t worry if you didn’t get the results you hoped for. There are many options open to you & this won’t define your future 🥰

Amazing Lionesses, inspiring us all. Congratulations! #Euros25 #LionessesBringingItHome #LionessesRoar 🏆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️

Thanks so much to @helenhayes.bsky.social for highlighting our #ReadingRights campaign with Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social in the House of Commons yesterday.

Today the Education Select Committee publishes our report on Children’s Social Care Current outcomes for care leavers are unacceptable & that has to change Our recommendations seek to improve the care children receive & we call for a National Offer for care leavers. #childrenssocialcare

A new education committee report has urged the government to tackle the “broken” children’s care system Committee chair Labour's @helenhayes.bsky.social said ministers must address the “moral failure” of children falling into homelessness and unemployment after leaving care

Schools minister @cmckinnellmp.bsky.social is giving evidence at the education committee on SEND Chair @helenhayes.bsky.social asks about goal of inclusive mainstream schools and what DfE's definition is of inclusive mainstream #edselctte

MPs to debate Windrush Generation and scandal Local MP Helen Hayes Labour, Dulwich and West Norwood) will on Monday (16 June) lead a debate in Parliament to mark this year’s Windrush Day. It will commemorate the 77th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks in 1948 and…

Two of the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery, Sue Williams and Clare Harriott, were pleased to say hello to Helen Hayes when she attended the Open Day last Saturday.

First joint meeting in this Parliament of the Education Select Committee & Work and Pensions Select Committee today as we scrutinise the Government’s work on child poverty My thanks to all our witnesses. There is more to come in this important strand of our work

Ten years ago TODAY voters in Dulwich & West Norwood first elected me to be your MP It is a privilege every single day to represent our incredible communities in Parliament Thank you 🙏 I’ll keep speaking up for our values & working for the change we need ❤️🌹

Nigel Farage SEND comments ‘completely irresponsible’ and ‘totally wrong’, says Phillipson 🗣️ @helenhayes.bsky.social www.politics.co.uk/parliament/n...

‘Teachers are not routinely equipped to meet the needs of children with SEND’: @helenhayes.bsky.social writes about the evidence heard so far in the MPs' inquiry into the SEND crisis

Thank you Sue Pettigrew for an extraordinary 51 years of commitment to children & families at St Michael’s Fellowship, 36 as Director It was so moving to hear tributes to Sue from current & former staff & trustees at her retirement party yesterday We wish you a long & happy retirement! 💐

Great to be out speaking with residents in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction Ward today, introducing our brilliant by-election candidate Stephen Clark. Stephen lives in the ward and would be an excellent local councillor for his home community #LabourDoorstep 🌹🌹

Happy Mothering Sunday! Celebrating mums by birth & adoption, step-mums, foster mums, kinship carers & all who play a role in mothering children Remembering all those for whom loss and memories make today difficult Endlessly grateful to my mum for all her love and care 💐💖

Thank you to St Martin’s Group & Royal Mail for hosting a roundtable with a brilliant group of apprentices from a wide range of industries & employers Great to hear about their experiences & ideas on how apprenticeships can be made more accessible to people of all ages #apprenticeships

A big thank you to @helenhayes.bsky.social, MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, for visiting our new Brixton Blood Donor Centre this morning. As well as meeting with our staff and donors, Helen rolled up her sleeve and gave blood for the very first time. Thank you, Helen, for your support.

Yesterday we were happy to celebrate 25 years of our #PartnershipGrants scheme at an event in Parliament hosted by @helenhayes.bsky.social, with future scientists from six schools showcasing their research projects to MPs, peers and guests, from litter-reducing technology to carbon-neutral schools.

Proud to vote for Labour’s landmark Employment Rights Bill yesterday #employmentrightsbill

I was glad to attend the launch of the @NSPCC Six Point Plan to Protect Children this week An opportunity to thank the NSPCC & particularly the young people who work with them as part of the Children’s Charities Coalition to campaign for better protection & support for children

On Radio 4 Woman’s Hour today speaking about our Education Select Committee inquiry ‘Solving the SEND Crisis’ with brilliant 17 year old Katie Nellist who gave evidence to the committee yesterday and her mum Ruth #womanshour #radio4 #sendcrisis

Beautiful sunny spring day out speaking with residents on the Deronda Estate this morning with Cllr Olga FitzRoy and Angell Town Estate this afternoon with Cllr James Bryan, Cllr JP Ennis & Cllr Nanda Manley-Browne Thank you to everyone who opened their door to chat #LabourDoorstep 😎🌼🌷🌸🌹❤️

Happy International Women’s Day A day to reflect on the progress made, why we can never take it for granted, and the work still to do I’m proud to be a part of this incredible, diverse group of women who now make up 40% of the House of Commons #IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay

Glad to be in Parliament today to speak in support of the Safer Phones Bill tabled by @joshmacalistermp.bsky.social #SaferPhonesBill #SmartphoneFreeChildhood

Happy World Book Day! It was great to see so many excellent costumes on my way to work this morning. I hope everyone is having fun, celebrating the joy of books and the many benefits of reading for pleasure. #worldbookday2025 @publishersassoc.bsky.social

I’m running the Cancer Research UK 10k Winter Run today in memory of my dear friend Heather who we lost to cancer jb August. I’m not much of a runner so this will be hard! Please donate if you can & help fund the research to find the cures #winterrun www.winterrun.co.uk/fundraisers/...

Great to be out speaking with residents in Brixton and Herne Hill for our Labour Party national campaign weekend Thank you to all our Dulwich & West Norwood members who came to help & everyone who opened their door to chat ❤️🌹#LabourDoorstep

Today is a brilliant day for cycling & walking 🚲🚶‍♀️ We’re investing almost £300m to build 300 miles of new cycle lanes & walkways all over 🇬🇧 Leading to 43k less sick days to ease pressure on our NHS & make lives better, healthier & happier as part of our #PlanforChange 👍

Today the Education Select Committee heard powerful testimonies from care experienced young adults on failures in the care system & how it can be improved It isn’t easy to speak about difficult & painful experiences but this evidence will make our recommendations on children’s social care stronger

Kingswood Arts are crowdfunding for a music studio & youth club at Kingswood House If they get to £10,000 today it will be matched by a generous donor Can you help them get there & deliver this much needed facility for local young people? Please help! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/kingswood-...

A privilege to attend the funeral of Michelle Pearce, Labour councillor for Dulwich Village 1994-2006 Michelle was a force of nature who spent so much of her life working to help others. I will always remember Michelle’s kindness & encouragement with deep gratitude ❤️🌹

Coram Voice was the first advocacy service for children in care, set up at a time when children were typically not listened to & often not believed I was delighted to celebrate 50 years of this pioneering & vital work, giving voice to the most vulnerable children & young people

Visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau with the Holocaust Education Trust is an experience that will stay with me forever. On the 80th anniversary of its liberation we commit to educating future generations & to stopping hatred & persecution wherever they are found. #HolocaustMemorialDay #LightTheDarkness

Enjoying the sunshine in Dulwich Wood Ward this morning with Cllr Andy Simmons & Cllr Catherine Rose Thank you to everyone who opened their door to chat #LabourDoorstep

A important thread from my colleague @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social on metastatic breast cancer, the disease to which we lost my close friend Heather Cripps in August Thank you Ashley for sharing your experience to help improve knowledge & awareness #womenshealth bsky.app/profile/ashl...

I want to remind Londoners that our city is—and always will be—a place for everyone. We’ll continue to celebrate London as the diverse, open and welcoming city it is.

A great day out speaking to residents in Loughborough Junction this morning and Brixton this afternoon Thank you to everyone who came to help and to everyone who opened their door to speak with us on a chilly day ❄️ #LabourDoorstep

Our #IWD2025 Dulwich Society Women and Politics event is at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 4 March at @alleynsschool.bsky.social. Join Baroness Harriet Harman and a panel of senior female politicians to discuss feminism. equality and opportunity. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-and-...

You can watch my speech in the Second Reading debate on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill here: www.helenhayes.org.uk/childrens_we...

Wrapped up warm yesterday to speak with residents in Gipsy Hill with Cllr Rebecca Spencer & Cllr Christine Banton Thanks to who everyone who opened their door to chat #LabourDoorstep ❄️☀️🌹

It felt particularly lovely to spot this card at work from as I so enjoyed teaching Ricardo when he was just starting at Bessemer in the nursery class I taught. A reminder of how connected we can all feel and well done to him for having his design chosen by Helen Hayes MP