Amanda Millmore

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Interested in student-staff partnership projects? Need some inspiration/insight on how to get started? Come along to my @tilenetwork.bsky.social seminar this afternoon at 4pm (online) and I'll share my toolkit to help you with student-staff partnerships. @unirdg-law.bsky.social @drckt.bsky.social

The Science of Asking: Neurodiversity and Evidence-Based Questioning · Luma Asking questions in ways that reflect different ways of thinking can significantly improve communication, understanding and outcomes for neurodivergent…

Neurodiversity matters, and so does how we ask questions. In criminal justice settings, the way questions are framed can either support understanding or create barriers.

Join Dr Katie Maras as she explores techniques to improve communication with neurodivergent people.

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We are very sad to learn of the death last week of Sir James Munby, the former President of the Family Division and an active supporter of The Transparency Project. No doubt much will be said in the next few days about Sir James' huge contribution to... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=30229

Top judges join call for England and Wales to raise age of criminal responsibility to 14 Children can be investigated by police, charged with a crime and put on trial from age 10, the joint lowest age in Europe The former president of the supreme court Lady Hale is urging ministers to change the law so that children as young as 10 can no longer be charged as adults. Along with Lady Butler-Sloss, previously the highest-ranking female judge in England and Wales, she has signed an amendment to the crime and policing bill to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14. Continue reading...

Top judges join call for England and Wales to raise age of criminal responsibility to 14

Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious? Today, the government has confirmed that it intends to remove the right to trial by jury in the vast majority of cases in the Crown Courts. Serious criminal allegations, carrying up to three years …

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Lawyer v AI [2025] PT (Fam) – Some thoughts for litigants in person on the risks of using AI in your Family Court case If I had a quid for every email that comes into my inbox about the use of AI in law, I’d be retiring. Horror stories about lawyers misusing AI, lying about using AI, dire warnings about hallucinati…

Lawyer v AI [2025] PT (Fam) – Some thoughts for litigants in person on the risks of using AI in your Family Court case

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For legal educators - my edited collection "How to Include Employability in the Law School" is now out in paperback.

Affordable & full of practical & adoptable employability ideas from experienced legal educators:

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Thank you for sharing - this is really useful.

I wonder if DAPOs with their cross-proceeding availability are pushing in that direction? Perhaps not far enough. Appreciate her advocacy for the cost-saving and wider positives of public funding in these cases. Strongly recommended listening for family lawyers/students/anyone interested. 2/2

Radical with Amol Rajan - Law and Order: How to Fix Britain's Courts - BBC Sounds A former top Supreme Court judge on divorce, democracy and assisted dying.

I really enjoyed Amol Rajan's interview with Lady Hale www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... - in particular her suggestions for a single application and proceedings in private family law proceedings. 1/2

That theme song is such an earworm - it'll be stuck in my head for the rest of the day! 🐕

Oh goodness, hope you're doing ok now, Ali.

Thank you Gem. You were a fantastic interviewer, asking all the probing and interesting questions. I am so glad that it's inspired you to do more co-creation work. Thank you so much for your time and interest. Keep doing great things.

S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Professor Amanda Millmore The ConnectED podcast · Episode

A pleasure to record this podcast for the ConnectEd Voices of Belonging podcast series. @gemstanden.bsky.social was a lovely interviewer and I was able to share the joys of working in partnership with students @unirdg-law.bsky.social with some ideas for quick-wins.
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Thank you so much for sharing, Kelly.
It was a pleasure to speak with Gem and I hope that the podcast helps academics and inspires others to help and support students in different ways.

Fantastic news, congratulations Professor Nordmann!🎉🍾

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Thanks so much Vicki, much appreciated. If you've got any questions then do get in touch.

Image of a glossary with an image of a red brick building in amongst greenery, trees etc. Image shows headings of the glossary - studying Law at the University of Reading, Who to ask for help, Important websites to know about, Teaching & Learning, Understanding how it works, Assessments and marking.

Having a really good morning online at the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social Student Belonging Conference. It was a pleasure to share our student-staff partnership project to create a Hidden Curriculum Glossary.

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Oh goodness! I still remember fondly/with horror (depending upon the case) the instructions, "Counsel has herewith the file and is instructed to use her best endeavours", accompanied by the full solicitor's file in whatever state it was.

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Thanks to Gift Sotonye-Frank for her review of my edited collection, "How to Include Employability in the Law School".

How to include employability in the law school Published in The Law Teacher (Ahead of Print, 2025)

@theltjournal.bsky.social publications from this March:

Sotonye-Frank reviews 'How to Include Employability in the Law School': doi.org/10.1080/0306...

Hum et al discuss 'Law students’ perspectives on a single session compassion training seminar': doi.org/10.1080/0306...

A few weeks ago I travelled up to the beautiful University of Leeds where I'd been invited to present to their Partnerships in Assessment & Feedback Network about my work with student partners. Their student advisory board have written a blog sharing their reflections: medium.com/leeds-educat...

This really is an excellent series. I binged it while stuck on a train for far too long. Will be a strong "recommend" for my students. Many congratulations @joannahs.bsky.social.

Why didn't they approve this? It would have made them a fortune!

@lawprofamanda.bsky.social !! When students come in and say "I'm fine" - I'd gesture and say: fine, like this?