Kathy Batten
@kkcat.bsky.social
Community activist. Retired EY teacher, advisor and Grandma. Studied MA at Pen Green in Early Education with Care. Involved locally with greening a public children’s play space - a new Park.
February 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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This is mad. They've all gone mad.
February 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM
This is mad. They've all gone mad.
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Given the number of people I'm seeing who say they have just joined the Labour Party in the last couple of days, I think this link may well be useful to more of you!
join.labour.org.uk/join
join.labour.org.uk/join
Join Labour to change Britain
By becoming a Labour Party member, you can be a vital part of the team that will get Britain its future back.
join.labour.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Given the number of people I'm seeing who say they have just joined the Labour Party in the last couple of days, I think this link may well be useful to more of you!
join.labour.org.uk/join
join.labour.org.uk/join
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Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
November 13, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
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Nigel Farage loves open borders - for the super rich
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
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November 28, 2024 at 7:44 AM
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Whoop, whoop! 👇
Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
November 13, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Whoop, whoop! 👇
I think threads might be easier?
August 14, 2024 at 7:28 AM
I think threads might be easier?
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Today I’ll be completing the final proof read of this before it goes to print. It’ll be available in the Autumn term. Very exciting indeed! You can pre order a copy on Amazon now.
www.amazon.co.uk/Child-Centre...
@aaronearlyyears.bsky.social
www.amazon.co.uk/Child-Centre...
@aaronearlyyears.bsky.social
August 14, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Today I’ll be completing the final proof read of this before it goes to print. It’ll be available in the Autumn term. Very exciting indeed! You can pre order a copy on Amazon now.
www.amazon.co.uk/Child-Centre...
@aaronearlyyears.bsky.social
www.amazon.co.uk/Child-Centre...
@aaronearlyyears.bsky.social
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Populism. Something we need to educate kids about in high school. Those of us born 1945-75 got a relatively free ride as we were brought up by the WWII generation. But the fascist dragon is never vanquished, it only sleeps& wakes. @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/out...
Out-populising the Brexit and MAGA populists: harnessing human sense
Dr Pam Jarvis takes a deep dive into the roots of the populism that has proved so destructive to the anglosphere
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
August 12, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Populism. Something we need to educate kids about in high school. Those of us born 1945-75 got a relatively free ride as we were brought up by the WWII generation. But the fascist dragon is never vanquished, it only sleeps& wakes. @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/out...
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Today found my mother's name on the Covid Memorial Wall after volunteers kindly added it last year.
August 10, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Today found my mother's name on the Covid Memorial Wall after volunteers kindly added it last year.
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August 11, 2024 at 6:32 AM
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Don’t let thugs on our streets, or pundits claiming those thugs somehow represent a silent majority, rewrite our national story. We have work to do, but the truth? Britain is a more liberal country than it has ever been www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Despite appearances, Britons are more tolerant than ever | Torsten Bell
More than half of adults believe that being born in the UK isn’t important to being ‘truly British’
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2024 at 6:06 AM
Don’t let thugs on our streets, or pundits claiming those thugs somehow represent a silent majority, rewrite our national story. We have work to do, but the truth? Britain is a more liberal country than it has ever been www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This happened to us in the UK. @ruthswailes.bsky.social @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Revealed: UK government keeping files on education critics’ social media activity
An Observer investigation finds DfE tried to cancel conference with ‘unsuitable’ speakers – and experts who criticised state education policy had files kept on online posts
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2024 at 8:52 PM
This happened to us in the UK. @ruthswailes.bsky.social @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Banksy’s week in London – as new artwork revealed
August 10, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Banksy’s week in London – as new artwork revealed
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Going to try to start posting more on here given the increasingly suffocating toxicity of the other place 👋
August 7, 2024 at 7:13 AM
Going to try to start posting more on here given the increasingly suffocating toxicity of the other place 👋
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Gove now in the frame with respect to the Mone PPE scandal. The plot thickens…
December 18, 2023 at 12:19 AM
Gove now in the frame with respect to the Mone PPE scandal. The plot thickens…
December 7, 2023 at 7:54 PM
Daughter and granddaughters in Cumbria #snow #playingout
December 3, 2023 at 1:21 PM
Daughter and granddaughters in Cumbria #snow #playingout
Walthamstow wetlands this morning. Beautiful autumn colours.
November 24, 2023 at 5:51 PM
Walthamstow wetlands this morning. Beautiful autumn colours.
Pleased to be part of this on Monday www.buildingcentre.co.uk/whats_on/eve...
Towards a more child-friendly London: the people making it happen
27th November 2023 - Towards a more child-friendly London: the people making it happen - A conference hosted by the Built Environment Trust, together with author and researcher Tim Gill.
www.buildingcentre.co.uk
November 24, 2023 at 5:50 PM
Pleased to be part of this on Monday www.buildingcentre.co.uk/whats_on/eve...
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When they come for you because they don’t agree with an opinion you’ve expressed, remember those of us who were willing to stand up and speak out for your right to free speech. @dankaszeta.bsky.social
Sadly, there are UK teachers on BlueSky posting blogs demanding colleagues accept ‘cancellation’ by a ministry that squashes democratic discussion. So, once again I am urging: beware ‘carelessness about civil liberties.’ #EduSky @bylinetimes.bsky.social yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/educati...
Britain 2023: the creeping erosion of democratic debate
Education professionals tracked on X and ‘cancelled’ by the Department for Education were even more shocked by responses from colleagues
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 19, 2023 at 11:15 AM
When they come for you because they don’t agree with an opinion you’ve expressed, remember those of us who were willing to stand up and speak out for your right to free speech. @dankaszeta.bsky.social
November 18, 2023 at 4:39 PM