Shout out to anyone else providing tech support to their technophobe parents at this time of year… ‘Lily sort out my Alexa it ain’t working!’ ‘Ok mum I’ll take a break and take a look.. mum, it ain’t plugged in….’

To celebrate #WorldBookDay , the team here at the Department for Opportunities have shared some of their favourite #socialmobility books 👇

I still have incredibly vivid memories of getting a #WorldBookDay token as a primary school child, & that meaning that we got to go to the bookshop and not the library. We got to pick something that would be ours, and it wasn’t a special occasion - just a celebration of reading.

I am no longer the only Bardsley with a degree, and I couldn’t be more proud to have lost that title 🥰 👨‍🎓 #ClassOf2022

After once again being told I cannot be from a working class background (this time because I’m too ‘well spoken’), I am reminded of this piece by Lisa McInerney from @[email protected] ‘s anthology ‘Common People’: “The world is lousy with people who will happily erase your identity…”

📣 Job Alert: We have 4 exciting opportunities to join our Aspiring Professionals Programme team in: Cardiff (x2), Birmingham and London. Help us support high-achieving young people from low-income backgrounds in reaching their full potential. Lean more: socialmobility.org.uk/about-us/vacan…

Excellent talk from the wonderful Rossie Goates from Department for Opportunities , speaking to us at the Department for Education about their Class Polish campaign, highlighting the #classpaygap and the challenges and biases people from low socioeconomic backgrounds face in the workplace #SoMoMonth

24.09.2022 👰🏼‍♀️🤵🏻‍♂️💒 James Owers-Bardsley

#NewProfilePic from the wonderfully talented MyWeddingSketcher, capturing the moment perfectly as my HUSBAND James Owers-Bardsley and I listened to the speeches🥂

Can’t wait to pick up my pre-order, available at the lovely The Portobello Bookshop ❤️

HOW am I supposed to wait another MONTH?!

ScotRail very crappy end to a honeymoon - I called specifically to check that you would take a tandem on the 8:57 today from Oban. I was met on the platform with “you’ve not booked that on this train”. Rude an upsetting - you sold me the res’n on phone as I checked specially.

V disappointing from ScotRail - misinformation provided by them on the phone back in Aug when we were booking our trip means we’re stranded in Oban for 5hrs on the last day of our honeymoon & James Owers-Bardsley’s birthday. *Not* the way to encourage more sustainable travel in Scotland.

Don’t suppose anyone is selling tickets to Frank Turner in edinburgh on Wednesday?! It’s the end of our honeymoon and we stupidly didn’t think we’d have time to see him but turns out we’ll now be home in time! We’re desperate to hear Little Life live… #frankturner #edinburgh

Brighton based friends! A dear friend of mine is running an event for his first book. You don’t want to miss this!

Hi London North Eastern Railway my work booking system wouldn’t let me book a seat for my journey on the 20th of November from London to Newcastle. Please can I book seat H72 on the 11am train? Thanks!

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to the amazing @MichaelHandrick 😍😍😍 the lads wanna know when you’re coming to The Portobello Bookshop so they can get their copy signed?! #publicationday #memoir #workingclass

Spotting @MichaelHandrick’s new book out in the wild at The Portobello Bookshop today 😍

H&M My son (3 months) and his friend got matching outfits. Why does his have pockets, but hers does not? #everydaySexism EverydaySexism #pockets #babyClothes #Patriarchy www2.hm.com/en_gb/productp… vs www2.hm.com/en_gb/productp…

Loved this Jacqueline Wilson event😍 just missed out on my chance to ask my q! Growing up I was touched by the compassionate capturing of teen girl experience. As the mum of a son which book should I start with reading to give him a compassionate insight into the lives of girls?