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This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 28 April 2026 in which Matt Bromley argues that prevention is better than cure when it comes to reducing the number of young people not in education, employment, or training… I chaired a roundtable recently on the subject of NEET – theContinue reading “Prevention is better than cure when it comes to reducing NEETs”

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 21 April 2026 in which Matt Bromley argues that it’s getting harder to separate fact from fiction… There’s a famous actor who lives near me. You’ll have seen him on TV. He usually plays villains – gangsters, bent coppers, murderers. I onceContinue reading “Separating fact from fiction”

This article was written exclusively for this blog by Matt Bromley. Matt offers various training courses on attendance, as well as school improvement advisory services. Find out more about him here. Why attendance is everyone’s responsibility – and what that means in practice Improving attendance cannot be delegated to an attendance officer, pastoral team, orContinue reading “Improving attendance: It’s everyone’s business”

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 7 April 2026 in which Matt Bromley cautions against becoming enslaved to AI… I long ago left Twitter – partly to protest Elon Musk’s attempts to derail UK democracy and partly to protect my ears from the echo chamber of right-wing cultureContinue reading “We are becoming enslaved to AI”

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 10 March 2026 in which Matt Bromley shares his love of a traditional pub and the tales that are told there… I love a traditional pub – you know the sort: horse brasses on the walls, exposed beams on the ceiling, aContinue reading “The love of a traditional pub”

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 27 March 2026 in which Matt Bromley argues that equality, diversity, and inclusion are the cornerstones of a fair and thriving society… Whenever I pop to one of my local pubs, I doff my cap at the house opposite whose provenance isContinue reading “It’s not EDI that’s pernicious, it’s the culture war-mongering”

This article was written exclusively for this blog by Matt Bromley. Matt offers various training courses on attendance, as well as school improvement advisory services. Find out more about him here. The phrase “be curious not furious” captures a deceptively simple shift in professional attitudes: from reacting to absence as defiance to investigating it asContinue reading “Improving attendance: Be curious not furious”

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 24 February 2026 in which Matt Bromley argues that billionaires need to find new bogeymen… Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who this month claimed that “Britain has been colonised by immigrants”, is the latest in a line of wealthy elites stoking division while shieldedContinue reading “Bogeymen from the billionaire’s playbook”

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 11 February 2026 in which Matt Bromley recounts a recent visit to Dublin… I’ve just returned from Dublin where I visited a Seamus Heaney exhibition (and drank a lot of Guinness, but that’s another story). I have long been an admirer ofContinue reading “What Seamus Heaney taught me whilst in Dublin recently”

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 27 January 2026 in which Matt Bromley argues that it’s time to strengthen ties with Europe once more… It’s my birthday today and it’s got me thinking about milestones: For example, this summer Brexit turns ten, albeit with not so many happyContinue reading “It’s Brexit’s birthday… with not so many happy returns”