To get to uni left me in such debt afterwards that I lost my bank account. Education is a massive factor in class.

🎉 BREAKING NEWS: Brighton & Hove Council approves historic school admissions reforms! 🎉 30% Free School Meals allocation, 5% Open Admissions priority, and Whitehawk added to Dorothy Stringer/Varndean catchment. A landmark victory for educational equality in our city! Read

Class Divide Such a brilliant outcome - so hoping that other councils are inspired by this to look at their admissions approach Huge well done 👏☺️🙌

Massive public support for nationalisation of schools 81% of people believe schools should be owned and run by the government

So excited to be on woman’s hour too! Two of me fav radio shows. Listen here if you fancy hearing me yap. WH - bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… The arts mix - bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Worth filling in. Bit surprised no gathering of data on class background. Think I mentioned this a few years ago. Love to know why.

The latest episode is out. The vote. The fight. The system. The shift. Feat our families and campaigners + Diane Reay, Sam Friedman Danny Dorling News Ollie Persey KC and more. 🎧 Listen now: classdivide.co.uk/podcast #ClassDivide #EducationMatters

The location for the opening of the latest Class Divide podcast episode. Greenwich. When I started the series, I couldn't have imagined the impact it might have. This episode is the culmination of years of hard work by very committed campaigners, who I am proud to be a part of.

The impact of what Kayley (below) speaks about is a very narrow, mono culture on our screens and in the stories told. Sam Friedman spoke about this in our latest podcast episode. Listen to the full episode here: classdivide.co.uk/podcast

What a surprise. uk.news.yahoo.com/survey-shows-e…

Who really holds power in Brighton's schools? Headteachers? Governors? Councillors? Parents? In our latest episode, Rachelle Otulakowski, headteacher at Longhill School, reveals some of what happened behind the scenes—including a confidential letter leaked to the press—and the

I know there are others like Alice in the world. We've been very lucky to have met her, and know how much is at stake for her to speak out like this.

Listen to this great case study of effective grassroots social justice campaigning (It’s also a great briefing on how privileged folk make sure their kids get opportunities the rest of us don’t) #SocialJustice #Campaigning #Inequality #Brighton

Britain has gone from one of the most equal countries in Europe to one of the most unequal. That growing inequality is felt in our school system, where catchment areas have become battlegrounds and access to educational advantage can feel like a matter of survival. In our

Walk on fare for two from London to York at 4pm on a Monday: £345*. "Demand pricing helps smooth overcrowding and gives us all a better railway!" Peak trains:

Hey Avanti West Coast I’m on the 18:30 from Euston to Glasgow. Can you tell me which train the late driver is on?

Sign the @divideclass open letter demanding action on education and inequality in Brighton & Hove: classdivide.co.uk/take-action-now

🧵Desperately want class to be taken seriously in the arts. Finding it interesting how it’s being used now as trend centring middle class makers in a way that further creates barriers for working class. Class is not a trend. It’s a firm choice to focus.

Think I might go back to bed.

WATCH: Today we delivered a letter to Brighton & Hove City Council, signed by nearly 600 residents. It calls for an independent review into why FSM-eligible children face some of the worst outcomes in the country - in education, housing, health, youth services and jobs.