Anyone fancy my book for less than the price of a pint? Feels surreal to be on the same bookshelf as stuff by Diane Reay and Stephen Ball.

Our social and education systems continue to fail young working-class men - but there's hope! @edudetective.bsky.social

WISERD and @careresearchwales.bsky.social recently celebrated the launch of @richgater.bsky.social's new book, ‘The 21st Century Ladz’, at sbarcIspark, joined by @edudetective.bsky.social, Dr Dan Evans, and Prof Jean Jenkins. 💻 Read more: bit.ly/3K7zpB8

Great write up from our national Boys' Impact pilot in @tesmagazine.bsky.social. It's taken half a decade of persistence and stubborn optimisim, but it finally feels like we're starting to move the dial.

How can Britain Rebuild Opportunity for Working-Class Men? Bethan Staton @financialtimes.com, Charlie Colenutt, Alex Blower @edudetective.bsky.social 🔎 Festival of Economics 2025 🎟️ Tickets on sale now ⬇️

In our latest #Podcast, Richard Kemp and Dr Alex Blower discuss the role of #Masculinity in the lives of #WorkingClass boys and why we need to stop focusing on perceived individual failures. https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/10/03/podcast-how-education-is-failing-young-working-class-men/

✍ "In England in 2023/24, just 24% of males who were eligible for Free School Meals attained a grade 9-5 in GCSE Maths and English, compared with 43% who were not." Our latest guest blog discusses the challenges facing working-class boys in education ⤵️ www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...

📚 Join WISERD and @careresearchwales.bsky.social in #sbarcIspark on 17/10, 2-5pm to celebrate launch of Dr @richgater.bsky.social book: The 21st Century Ladz, with Dr Alex Blower @edudetective.bsky.social founder of Boys' Impact movement and Dr Dan Evans, Swansea University 🎟️ bit.ly/40OcgsP

After a break of nearly half a decade, I'm back on YouTube! As of today the Boys' Impact YouTube channel will be regularly posting content on issues related to masculinity and inequality in education. youtu.be/OnlF8I3nv2M

What can a better understanding of teachers engagement with masculinity, mental health and the manosphere in the school classroom offer to widening access? Hear from @edudetective.bsky.social and I on this weeks NEON blog www.educationopportunities.co.uk/neon-blog/wh...

New report published from research with 400 teachers today from @jonrainford.bsky.social and I today: The Problem with Boys? is the first of three reports which explore educators perceptions of young working-class men in the classroom. www.boysimpact.com/s/boysreport...

New report published today from @edudetective.bsky.social and I today: The Problem with Boys? is the first of three reports which explore educators perceptions of young working-class men in the classroom. www.boysimpact.com/s/boysreport...

Lost Boys: How Education is Failing Young Working-Class Men is now available in all good bookshops. www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Boys-Ed...

Absolutely wonderful meandering conversation with @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social youtu.be/NjmXzFQl4xI?...

🎵 The UK's creative industries are a major economic & cultural force. But our research has shown that access to careers in the sector - including in professions like music, film and TV - is unequal. Working class representation needs to be improved ⬇️

They are giving away the 2nd edition of Culture is bad for you for just £5.50! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526177810/ using the code SUN50

Here's my submission to the Met Office name our storms competition. Let them know your choices at this link: www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...

Alex Blower's book, "Lost Boys", is available to pre-order via @policypress.bsky.social.

There is a moral and ethical implication in expecting teachers (65% of whom are women) to be the ones addressing teenagers on the misogynistic attitudes highlighted in Adolescence. Alex Blower (@edudetective.bsky.social) discussing the whole-society conversations we desperately need right now.

Gobsmacked at how much the Reform councilor from my hometown looks like a sneaky Samuel Tarley

"Until we move past the binary conversation of toxic masculinity, we are going to be stuck exactly where we are, and with all the same problems" – Alex Blower, author of Lost Boys: How Education is Failing Young Working-Class Men

Alex Blower's (@edudetective.bsky.social) new book "Lost Boys" is publishing in July! 🎉 Here he is discussing why toxic masculinity is the wrong conversation if we ever want to make meaningful and long-lasting change.

Netflix's Adolescence has struck a chord - its themes feel uncomfortably relevant. Pertinent @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social reads address the complexities of modern masculinities - when these conversations matter more than ever ⬇️ @drlisasugiura.bsky.social @utsa.bsky.social @richgater.bsky.social

🚨 Boys' Impact Conference 2025 🚨 This year's Boys' Impact Conference will be taking place on 10th-11th September at Manchester Met Uni. It's amazing, and it's free to attend. Fancy delivering a session? Please find a link to the call for contributions below: www.boysimpact.com/conference-1

Lots of opportunities here - including a £2k commission to create a unique piece of artwork marking 25 yrs of advocacy and support in opening up arts and culture to deaf, deafened and hard of hearing audiences. Please share :)

💬 "Talent is everywhere, with over 150,000 students on creative courses every year. Opportunity, particularly at the most prestigious institutions, is not." @drdaveobrien.bsky.social Why action is needed to widen access to creative higher education 👇

Please consider supporting the Comics Cultural Impact Collective’s report asking DCMS for investment in comics forms.gle/mk6iTZK9yUDV...

With Adolescence on Netflix, the recent Lost Boys Report and Everyone’s Invited showing the extent of harmful sexual behaviour in schools, there is increased worry and discussion about young men and boys Join our April webinar: 📅Monday 28th April 🕛12-1pm 📍Zoom www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-can-we...

Thrilled to be delivering the kick off workshop at the UoPortsmouth on April 22 for the regional Boys Impact Hub, bringing together local stakeholders to address the gap in outcomes for FSM young men. Spread the word …! And book your FREE place here: tinyurl.com/596345xs @edudetective.bsky.social

For most young men who are eligible for Free School Meals, retaking level 2 Maths and English at college is the next step after dissapointment at GCSE. It would be wonderful if more colleagues from the Further Education sector could become involved with Boys' Impact feweek.co.uk/we-cant-leav...

Adolescence shone a light on the complex challenges which face young men and women in a digital world. But rather than looking to a Netflix Drama for solutions, our time would be better spent learning from young men who make care, compassion and emotional intelligence their life's work.

5 years ago the UK's 1st national #Covid19 lockdown was announced. Since then our research has gotten to grips with its consequences on education, family life, social inequalities and vulnerable groups, mental and public health, and more. Explore the projects: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/research/e...

If your parent is a doctor, you're 24x more likely than the rest of us to become a doctor (@samfriedman.bsky.social & @daniellaurison.bsky.social policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/trade/the-cl...) Would you rather be treated by a doctor with the right aptitudes, or one from the 'right' caste?

Delighted to have featured in @thetimes.com article regarding the decrease in the number of male teachers entering the profession. www.thetimes.com/uk/education...

Do children from lower income families have fair access to your school? Get support to look at your admissions policies -

Great conversation with Dr. Houghton all about Medieval video games, as well as the perils of overly-complicated board games, and the centrality of learning to play the recorder in the Anglosphere. #HoFCast shows.acast.com/the-history-...

NEW ARTICLE ALERT! Tuuli Kurki & Shadia Rask: Hyper(in)visibility of Blackness in spaces of whiteness: representations of race, gender and mental distress in the imageries of youth mental health services www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.

“Coupling close reading w/ playful writing, a practice we call close writing, deepens analytical work by making it accessible & insightful…these works not only demonstrate ways to play but also the political & philosophical & critical necessity of textual play.” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Was interviewed by @crikey.com.au, which focuses a big chunk on our research into Tate’s seemingly less controversial content that still has super insidious undertones. 🙌🏾 www.crikey.com.au/2025/02/26/a...

New project launches today looking at class, the arts and the leadership of some of our biggest institutions. Our analysis shows: Nearly a third (30%) of artistic directors and other creative leaders were educated privately compared with a UK average of 7%. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

This is a superb piece by @beckyfrancis.bsky.social

The work of Dr Carlie Goldsmith and the team at the Class Divide on this has been exceptional. Find out more about what they have been doing here www.classdivide.co.uk/podcast

Research from Clare Stovell @sriucl.bsky.social highlights how a lack of discussion between parents about parental leave, work and childcare perpetuates traditional gender roles, indicating the need for better support to achieve a more equal sharing of responsibility. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/feb/...

The Father-inclusion Hub website was lunched just this month! A growing, co-created archive of ‘what works’ in embedding father-inclusion! Visit the site to access resources developed by leading organisations and get in touch if you have examples to share! fatherinclusion.org

Looking forward to joining the Following Young Fathers Further team for a webinar focused on engaging young working-class men in education.

It was great to be at Healthwatch Lincolnshire’s "Voice" conference today and speak to researchers and healthcare professionals about co-creating father-inclusive practice. If you’d like to know more about the FYFF study, you can access our findings here: followingyoungfathersfurther.org/findings

#ICYMI: Is #burnout about more than overwork exhaustion? How does its history tie in with capitalism and care? And how can we approach individual healing when society has its pathologies? @hhnnccnnll.bsky.social joins our #UncommonSense #podcast. https://buff.ly/3JmoGPr

It is hard not to see the financial difficulties and proposed cuts in student numbers having a negative impact on widening participation Real concerns the already stalled progress on less wealthy students attending higher education could go backwards

There are talented people with every kind of accent, but for many, they need to work harder to prove their worth, just because of how they speak. Hear directly from students and professionals who have experienced accent discrimination 👇 https://buff.ly/3FGZ2nF