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This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 7 May 2025 in which Matt Bromley argues that social justice, rather than social mobility, is the rising tide that lifts all ships … Strange what curveballs life throws at you. Recently, I was asked by Grazia magazine to talk about Lorraine Read more

by Matt Bromley Equity in the education system has never been more important.  We live in an increasingly unequal, fractured society, and schools, as microcosms of that society, are becoming increasingly unequal, fractured institutions. Schools cannot solve all of society’s ills, of course, and nor should they be expected to, but they can do more Read more

This is an edited version of an article that first appeared in SecEd Magazine on 2 April 2025. Over the course of five articles, I’m going to explore inclusion and belonging, focusing on three areas of professional practice to help us achieve this in our classrooms. Those areas are: This is the fifth instalment in Read more

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 5 April 2025 in which Matt Bromley argues that the working classes are underrepresented in the media… I’m still haunted by the Netflix drama, Adolescence, which I find myself thinking about on dog walks and school runs.  Starring Stephen Graham, the four-part Read more

This is an edited version of an article that first appeared in SecEd Magazine on 26 March 2025. Over the course of five articles, I’m going to explore inclusion and belonging, focusing on three areas of professional practice to help us achieve this in our classrooms. Those areas are: This is the fourth instalment in Read more

This is an edited version of an article that first appeared in SecEd Magazine on 19 March 2025. Over the course of five articles, I’m going to explore inclusion and belonging, focusing on three areas of professional practice to help us achieve this in our classrooms. Those areas are: This is the third instalment in Read more

This is an edited version of an article that first appeared in SecEd Magazine on 10 March 2025. Over the course of five articles, I’m going to explore inclusion and belonging, focusing on three areas of professional practice to help us achieve this in our classrooms. Those areas are: This is the second instalment in Read more

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 7 March 2025 in which Matt Bromley argues that ethnic attainment gaps are the result of intersectional factors… A multi-ethnic team of academics from Durham and Birmingham universities have found that poverty and special educational needs (SEND), rather than ethnicity Read more

This is an edited version of an article that first appeared in SecEd Magazine on 5 March 2025. Over the course of five articles, I’m going to explore inclusion and belonging, focusing on three areas of professional practice to help us achieve this in our classrooms. Those areas are: The 3Rs of inclusive lesson planning Read more

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 9 February 2025 in which Matt Bromley cautiously welcomes Ofsted‘s focus on inclusion… Earlier this month, Ofsted published proposals for a new system of inspection for schools and other education settings. Partly in response to the tragic death of headteacher Read more

When I started writing Why School Doesn’t Work for Every Child in the spring of 2024, I did so out of anger and frustration. In the UK, where I live and work, 4.3 million children were living in relative poverty – the highest number on record. 3.6 million children were living in absolute poverty, 2.2 Read more

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 28 January 2025 in which Matt Bromley argues the SEND system isn’t working and needs urgent reform… There is growing consensus among policymakers, professionals, and parents that the SEND system is buckling under the weight of growing demand, funding pressures, Read more