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Universities play a key role in the ‘meritocratic myth’. In our contribution to this ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog special issue, we consider how disability and social class challenge the persistent regulative...
Continue reading blog postNelson Mandela famously stated: ‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’ But to weaponise education for change, people from all backgrounds must be able...
Continue reading blog postSavannah Gill is a class teacher at a small primary school in Cambridgeshire and a student at the University of Cambridge. Her dissertation explores how play-based writing pedagogy influences ...
Lynne Hill is an early years teacher within a forest-based preschool, following broadly child-led and Reggio Emilia approaches as well as borrowing from Montessori. Following a master’s in...
UK higher education (HE) has undergone profound transformation since its early inception. No longer the preserve of the elite few, HE has since massified. Despite the expansion of UK HE being a...
Continue reading blog postScience is often celebrated as the ultimate meritocracy. But while scientific Truth may be objective, the process of discovery is deeply influenced by who gets to participate in it. For too long,...
Continue reading blog postThere is plenty of literature examining the challenges that people from working-class backgrounds face in UK higher education – particularly in more ‘elite’ institutions (Reay et al., 2018)...
Continue reading blog postHarper Staples is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Education at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. She has a Doctorate in Educational Sciences from the University of Cambridge, where her...
The Teacher Network is a inclusive community of educators from early years, primary, and secondary schools and further, adult and vocational education in the UK. The network serves as a platform...
In this post for this ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog special issue I reflect on the underrepresentation of Black working-class voices, which remain starkly underrepresented in education and literature. This is not...
Continue reading blog postJolene Carter is Director of Research and Development at Esteem Multi-Academy Trust, a MAT specialising in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP). She...
As a working-class woman, my positionality has shaped my perspective – not just as a learner but as a researcher and educator. My class background is a source of strength. Through my teaching...
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