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This article was first published in SecEd Magazine on 1 July 2025 In SecEd’s recent supplement on oracy education and teaching, I wrote about using the power of oracy to tackle disadvantage. I gave five reasons why affluent, middle-class students tended to be more confident and articulate than their disadvantaged peers. That’s because they are: I Read more

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 9 July 2025 in which Matt Bromley argues that poverty doesn’t just cost those with limited financial means, it also costs the country … It may sound like a riddle, but it’s true: Life costs more when you’re poor.  It’s Read more

This article by Matt Bromley first appeared in SecEd Magazine in June 2025. It is the second in a 2-part series. Catch up with part one here. In the first part of this 2-part series, I argued why reading for pleasure is not just a leisurely pastime, but a cornerstone of lifelong learning and personal Read more

This article by Matt Bromley first appeared in SecEd Magazine in June 2025. It is the first in a 2-part series. Stories give meaning to our lives and make us who we are. They shape our self-awareness, thus helping us to make sense of personal experiences, no matter how complex or difficult. Stories can also Read more

Education is never simply about knowledge transfer; it’s about shaping minds, equipping hands, and nurturing hearts. In my new book, Head, Hand, and Heart: How to Design and Deliver an Ambitious School Curriculum, I explore what it means to design and deliver a school curriculum that is not only ambitious but also purposeful – one Read more

This article first appeared in SecEd Magazine’s ECT supplement in June 2025. To download the full guide for free, visit the SecEd website. The Department for Education has published a new framework to support trainee teachers and ECTs which comes into effect in September 2025 (DfE, 2024) The DfE hopes that the framework will help Read more

A tale of two teens – part 2 This is an extract from Why School Doesn’t Work for Every Child: How to Create a Culture of Inclusion and Belonging by Matt Bromley which is published by Routledge and is available now in hardback, paperback, and ebook formats. Preview it on Amazon or via the Routledge Read more

Meet Thomas and Tommy This is an extract from Why School Doesn’t Work for Every Child: How to Create a Culture of Inclusion and Belonging by Matt Bromley which is published by Routledge and is available now in hardback, paperback, and ebook formats. Preview it on Amazon or via the Routledge website. Find out why Read more

We sail upon turbulent seas and it would be easy to allow our curriculum to list from side to side, take on water, and perhaps even sink. So, how can we steer the Good Ship Curriculum to calmer conditions? In this article, exclusive to our blog, Matt Bromley will offer his advice for remaining agile Read more

Matt Bromley sat down with Sean Harris recently for his Substack series, Cuppa with a Change-Maker. Below is an extract but you can read the full article here… I’ve focused on several aspects of change over my career, all with the goal of ensuring every child, no matter their background, starting point, and additional and Read more

EXCLUSIVE TO OUR BLOG! Matt Bromley offers practical advice for schools to ensure their curriculums are future-proofed amid external uncertainty… The DfE’s curriculum and assessment review panel’s interim report, published in March 2025, makes clear that the current national curriculum is, broadly, a good one that most parents back. To quote the report, it “is Read more

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 27 May 2025 in which Matt Bromley argues that schools should teach accentism and code-switching … David Hockney told a BBC reporter recently that, as a young student from Bradford at the Royal College of Art in London in the Read more