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  • A tale of two teens

    A tale of two teens

    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

  • How to manage the curriculum during times of uncertainty

    How to manage the curriculum during times of uncertainty

    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

  • Cuppa with a change-maker

    Cuppa with a change-maker

    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

  • 5 ways to help future-proof your curriculum

    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

  • Putting the accent on code-switching

    Putting the accent on code-switching

    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

  • Social justice, not social mobility, is the rising tide that lifts all ships…

    Social justice, not social mobility, is the rising tide that lifts all ships…

    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

  • How to create a culture of inclusion and belonging

    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

  • Inclusive assessment

    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

  • Are the working classes under-represented in the media?

    Are the working classes under-represented in the media?

    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

  • Inclusive teaching

    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

  • Inclusive planning

    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

  • Tackling attainment gaps

    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

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