'More state school pupils were entered for sociology A-level in England last year than for physics, music, French & German combined'

Some say this is due to increased social activism in teens. I hope that's true but scared it might be seen as a easy option.
What do you think?

It was a privilege to get to know Jeremy over the last couple of years.
He was such a wonderful encourager and has been an incredible supporter of Ukrainian refugees here in the UK.

A great game of rugby with a rugby legend Austin Healey
A fantastic way to end the brilliant Festival of Sport
I did a lot of mad running around tackling people & left the try scoring to the experts :)

Lovely evening to enjoy a long drink at sunset while sitting with families watching the genius of the movie Matilda.
Festival of Sport

Lovely evening to enjoy a long drink at sunset while sitting with families watching the genius of the movie Matilda.
Festival of Sport

Loved playing rugby today with the legend that is Derek A Redmond OLY one of my sporting heroes. Did a great job on the wing as the fastest man on the pitch. We only went and won the tournament! Festival of Sport

Friends I'm genuinely intersted to know if your church mentioned or prayed for asylum seekers and refugees this week after the terrible loss of life and #BibbyStockholm furore?
Do let me know either way.
Many thanks.

If the Bible story is true, then we are all related to Noah, the refugee. As a Christian I am also related by faith to Jesus, who was a refugee. As a child he had to flee terror in Israel and seek asylum for a while in Egypt.

'The men who died in the Channel yesterday were Afghans... almost 2 years to the day after Kabul fell to the Taliban.'
We abandoned our allies in #afghanistan & left ordinary citiizens at the mercy of the #Taliban who can blame them for risking their lives for freedom?…

How to solve the challenge of unsafe small boats:
1. Create safe routes so people can apply for asylum outside the UK. (The current UKRS is not functioning properly.)
2. Crack down on people smugglers
3. Use the aid budget as intended, to help countries escape poverty.

The Bibby Stockholm is the latest desperate solution to the problem of accommodating asylum seekers in the UK. Something clearly needs to be done to save the £6 million a day that is being spent on hotels to house them. More importantly, something needs to be done to provide safe…

Come on #lionesses

The Bibby Stockholm
saves the government virtually no money. It does not seem to be saving it face. It's as unlikely as it is ironic that one large boat can stop lots of small boats. Public confidence in the government’s handling of immigration is sinking
thetimes.co.uk/article/db681a…

At a camping weekend with dozens of amazing families whose lovely children have additional needs. Just had two epic football matches and everyone wanted to be the #Lionesses
#ilovefostering

Every human being has a right to be treated with dignity.
Warehousing asylum seekers in unsuitable temporary accommodation is an abdication of our duty of care.
These poor people have been treated worse than livestock pushed from pillar to post.

Both of these headlines are a big problem for the government.

'In giving greater weight to claims of individual hurt & victimization, have we inadvertently raised a generation that has fewer tools to manage hardship?

The Atlantic fascinating on the impact of trigger warnings
theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Confession:
My family have eaten more ice creams in supermarket car parks than on beaches. I have a lot of children and supermarket mulitbuy discounts are too good to ignore even on holiday. Am I wrong?