What happens when students become co‑researchers in schools, working with #teachers to find solutions to entrenched problems? @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social explains how embedding curiosity & collaboration can change practice & improve outcomes: buff.ly/1miD6Ex #teaching #schools

Are you or anyone you know affected by the two-child limit? The government has announced it will be lifted in April, and we want to hear from affected families. Please share: www.surveymonkey.com/r/two-child-...

Issue 28 call for papers is live! 📢 For the autumn 2026 issue of Impact, we are seeking papers focusing on behaviour, attendance and school culture. Learn more and submit your abstract here: https://submittable.pulse.ly/4yftdq2mai #Education #UKEducation #Teacher

So the job is to build ladders, not slogans. Place based, poverty informed routines. Early language, reading fluency, attendance that respects reality, plus repeated local encounters that make routes visible. Judge schools on inclusive access & progress too, or keep rationing inclusion by default.

We keep diagnosing an aspiration problem in places like ours. It’s an opportunity problem. If a child can’t see the door, they can’t knock. Cost, transport, health, housing, language – the frictions are real. “Help” must mean access now and repair of foundations, not managed struggle.

💬 "One of the most persistent misconceptions about communities like ours is that children ‘lack aspiration'." @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social writes about the obstacles to opportunity and improving social mobility in the North East ⤵️

In case you missed the trolley dash I spoke about.... thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/supermarke...

What happens when students become co‑researchers in schools, working with #teachers to find solutions to entrenched problems? @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social explains how embedding curiosity & collaboration can change practice & improve outcomes: buff.ly/1miD6Ex #teaching #schools

Happy Valentine’s Day thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/less-gloom...

What happens when students become co‑researchers in schools, working with #teachers to find solutions to entrenched problems? @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social explains how embedding curiosity & collaboration can change practice & improve outcomes: buff.ly/1miD6Ex #teaching #schools

Let's properly connect....

What happens when students become co‑researchers in schools, working with #teachers to find solutions to entrenched problems? @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social explains how embedding curiosity & collaboration can change practice & improve outcomes: buff.ly/1miD6Ex #teaching #schools

Before you drop into my private messages to sell me something, have a read of this... substack.com/home/post/p-... #CPD #Inequality #Schools #SupermarketSweep

What problem/s are we actually trying to solve? Who has defined or ‘tested’ that problem? What evidence suggests this approach will help here or in specific contexts? What might this add to, and subtract from, already busy systems? How will we know if it has made things better, not just busier? 3/3

I found the prompt questions for CPD-designers particularly useful, and reflective of the things we have considered when designing our Research Schools Network / @theeef.bsky.social partnerships with local authorities and multi-academy trusts: 2/3

I really enjoyed this thought-provoking read from @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social this morning. thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/supermarke... 1/3

📥 Did I land in your inbox this week? My colleagues and I at @teesvalleyed.bsky.social are a curious bunch! That's why I commit to a weekly roundup of news, research, insights and opportunities. You can get FREE access to this every week. Here's a quick 3-2-1 glimpse of this week's roundup

Delighted to drop this #podcast episode of @povertyunpacked.bsky.social with Dutch MP @esmahlahlah.bsky.social 🇳🇱 about how to change #welfare towards #trust #dignity and #solidarity . 👉 poverty-unpacked.org/2026/01/18/e...

Really value when great thinkers and change makers take time to reflect on this.... A big thanks to @keetieroelen.bsky.social for this but for also sharpening and shaping so much of how many of us are thinking about and tackling inequalities #TheEmpathyFix #PovertyUnpacked #Place

Inspirational stuff ⭐️

A busy day tomorrow. Join us in the morning to discuss 'How can policy tackle regional inequalities?' with @andyburnham.bsky.social @xiaoweixu.bsky.social @theifs.bsky.social ifs.org.uk/events/how-c...

The scale of the health-related economic inactivity crisis is greater in the North of England, with workers more likely to lose their job due to ill health. Our #HealthforWealth report sets out recommendations to address this disparity: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...

Do working-class people have a fair shot at becoming an influencer? 📱 Tolani-Ruth Ogundamisi, a PhD student who’s currently doing a research internship with our team, explores the socio-economic backgrounds of content creators in our latest blog ✍️ www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...

What happens when education works with communities, not around them? This story of PLACE offers an insight! www.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/place-impact... #PLACE #TVEd

Delighted to see 'our story so far...' in print form! Thank you to everybody that has supported the writing of this story. You're all fantastic change makers! Please give it a read and share with others. @teesvalleyed.bsky.social www.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/place-impact...

Struggling with back to work blues? Maybe the Batman Effect 🦇 might just help you swing back into action…. thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/signs-and-...

Here's my #BackToSchool pic... Hogwarts haven't yet taken me up on the offer of poverty-informed CPD, but @teesvalleyed.bsky.social will be making many a journey again in 2026. We're working with lots of schools to provide bespoke support, training & resources Get in touch if we can help!

Happy new year Sean - hope it's a good week for you all at TVED!

The only DIET I'm offering on my timeline for you.... Build in a weekly digest of the latest news, research, insights & opportunities from education (& beyond) It's FREE! Subscribe to get it direct to your inbox. thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/news-resea... #Poverty #News #Research #Education

Perhaps the Gov’s aim is more realistic than predecessors’, but at least Brown & Blair set their ambitions high to ‘eradicate’ child poverty. For more on child poverty and how schools can respond follow @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social who has a great Substack.

🗨️"The issue is not a lack of ambition, it’s opportunity and visibility. In some communities, opportunity doesn’t knock because the door to knock on simply isn’t there." @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social on understanding & improving social mobility in the North East ⤵️

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🎄 With one more 'getty up' across many schools... it seems like a good time to share our final '12 Insights of Tackling Poverty' blog Access to find out how to get... 🎁 Free resources 🎁 An opportunity to win a bundle of books 🎁 & free CPD for a school thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/12-insight...

Did I land in your inbox this morning? Get the latest: 🗞️News 💡Research & insights 📢Funding & vacancy opportunities All for #FREE over in my Substack thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/news-resea... #ThatPovertyGuy

YES! Look forward to reading - feel like I repeat the mantra about disadvantaged children not lacking aspirations but rather the means & guidance to achieve them so often.

A genuine privilege to work with colleagues at @teesvalleyed.bsky.social and @suttontrust.bsky.social on this feature If you're interested in what it means to stop talking about aspiration, and instead focus on making opportunity visible then please give it a read #SuttonTrust #TVEd #Opportunity

Ten countries, five continents, one pattern – women are less likely to pick STEM subjects blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Thanks @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social 🙏🏻

If you’ve not yet tapped into @pkainsworth.bsky.social ‘s work and thinking on school improvement, then I’d highly recommend him!! If you’re looking for measured, wise and coherent school improvement support then drop him a message!!

Today I feel lucky to have spent the morning with @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social & Mr Mayle at Brambles Primary @teesvalleyed.bsky.social We discussed: 🔸Tackling poverty & disadvantage 🔹Succession planning 🔸School improvement 🔸 CPD required by tomorrow’s Headteachers & leaders. Thank you

Thanks to Bede Academy and Head of Academy Shayne Elsworth for this installment Lots of FREE practical insights from our co-authored book on how to support low income pupils impacted by displacement thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/12-insight...

'As iron sharpens iron' Why I'm looking forward with @teesvalleyed.bsky.social to serving communities alongside the Diocese of Bath & Wells next year www.bathandwells.org.uk/news/school-... @churchofengland.org @bathandwells.bsky.social

Thanks to Ellen Peirson-Hagger @tesmagazine.bsky.social for putting a 'real world' school lens on this topic I've tried to strike a balance of optimism whilst recognising progress is rarely achieved in one milestone alone www.tes.com/magazine/ana... #Schools #TES #Poverty

Proud to unveil the Child Poverty Strategy. Child poverty is a scourge I grew up with, it is a scourge I want to end. This government will drive the biggest reduction of child poverty in a single Parliament. This is how we get there. www.gov.uk/government/p...

Today marks another big milestone in understanding and tackling child poverty Again, I won’t call this a win. But, I do see it as progress. Thanks to the many individuals & organisations that have helped to shape it www.gov.uk/government/n...

On the next day of Christmas, some co-authors gave to us... TWO more insights from this! Thanks to @childrennortheast.bsky.social colleagues for this installment Lots of FREE resources included too! thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/12-insight... @bloomsburyed.bsky.social @teesvalleyed.bsky.social

I've been genuinely humbled by the response to this. I wrote it rather promptly and because I wanted to offer some nuance around the two-child benefit cap being lifted news. It's not perfect, but you may find it helpful too... thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/budget-2025

Seasonal #poverty in #schools: As temperatures drop & financial pressures on families rise, how can schools respond with compassion & purpose? Drawing on the C.A.R.E. principles Sean Harris – @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social – shares practical ways for schools to become poverty-informed:

🎁Here's another FREEBIE for you! A practical insight and set of resources from our book. Plus, there's a chance to WIN a bundle of books and some FREE CPD for a school of your choice More details in the blog... open.substack.com/pub/thatpove... Thanks to @bloomsburyed.bsky.social!!

Advent is here. But it may not be the season of excitement, joy and anticipation for many children in our contexts. CARE principles can help us to help more, especially in the colder months. More on this via me in @headteacherupdate.bsky.social @seced.bsky.social