Category Archives: teaching

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 andContinue reading “Cuppa with a change-maker”

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 “isContinue reading “5 ways to help future-proof your curriculum”

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 theContinue reading “Putting the accent on code-switching”

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 LorraineContinue reading “Social justice, not social mobility, is the rising tide that lifts all ships…”

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 moreContinue reading “How to create a culture of inclusion and belonging”

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 inContinue reading “Inclusive assessment”

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-partContinue reading “Are the working classes under-represented in the media?”

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 inContinue reading “Inclusive teaching”

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 inContinue reading “Inclusive planning”

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 inContinue reading “Tackling attainment gaps”