Curtis James
@oswald808.bsky.social
Co founder and member of Class Divide.
Working to make Brighton and Hove (and further afield) the best place to get an education if you come from a lower income family. Through systems and policy change.
www.classdivide.co.uk
Working to make Brighton and Hove (and further afield) the best place to get an education if you come from a lower income family. Through systems and policy change.
www.classdivide.co.uk
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How “parental choice” rules in school admissions deny kids the sort of education that expands the choices available to them: www.linkedin.com/posts/curtis... (@oswald808.bsky.social)
See also @tommadders.bsky.social on fighting to get what others take for granted: www.linkedin.com/posts/tommad...
See also @tommadders.bsky.social on fighting to get what others take for granted: www.linkedin.com/posts/tommad...
Alongside my day-to-day work, I co-founded Class Divide (with the amazing Carlie Goldsmith). | Curtis James
Alongside my day-to-day work, I co-founded Class Divide (with the amazing Carlie Goldsmith). We're a grassroots campaign working to tackle educational inequality in Brighton & Hove. This is voluntary ...
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August 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
How “parental choice” rules in school admissions deny kids the sort of education that expands the choices available to them: www.linkedin.com/posts/curtis... (@oswald808.bsky.social)
See also @tommadders.bsky.social on fighting to get what others take for granted: www.linkedin.com/posts/tommad...
See also @tommadders.bsky.social on fighting to get what others take for granted: www.linkedin.com/posts/tommad...
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School accountability needs a shake up. schoolsweek.co.uk/how-ofsted-c...
April 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
School accountability needs a shake up. schoolsweek.co.uk/how-ofsted-c...
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Proud Brighton & Hove changes feature in IPPR's 'Who is Losing Learning?' report. It notes 'inclusion starts with admissions' and recognises our campaign's success working with the Council to change school admissions policy. Our campaign is identified as a catalyst for edu equity. bit.ly/41yEOWH
Who is losing learning? Finding solutions to the school engagement crisis | IPPR
A crisis of lost learning is sweeping across schools in England. Children cannot learn if they are not in school and not engaged. This means attainment can
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March 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Proud Brighton & Hove changes feature in IPPR's 'Who is Losing Learning?' report. It notes 'inclusion starts with admissions' and recognises our campaign's success working with the Council to change school admissions policy. Our campaign is identified as a catalyst for edu equity. bit.ly/41yEOWH
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First results from the 24/25 Free School Meals secondary policy change in Brighton & Hove are in! 95 children from lower-income families have secured places at schools outside their catchment areas - proof our campaign for more school choice is working.
www.classdivide.co.uk/news/school-...
www.classdivide.co.uk/news/school-...
School Admissions Data for 2025: 95 Free School Meals Children Offered More School Choice — Class Divide
Last week, following National Offer Day, the council released the 2025 school admissions data—the first opportunity to assess the impact of last year's groundbreaking policy change giving priority to ...
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March 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
First results from the 24/25 Free School Meals secondary policy change in Brighton & Hove are in! 95 children from lower-income families have secured places at schools outside their catchment areas - proof our campaign for more school choice is working.
www.classdivide.co.uk/news/school-...
www.classdivide.co.uk/news/school-...
It turns out the best way to reset after five months of intense campaigning is to stay with friends, hang out with kittens and eat cake. Helped that the sun came out.
March 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
It turns out the best way to reset after five months of intense campaigning is to stay with friends, hang out with kittens and eat cake. Helped that the sun came out.
Coming up for air after an intense five months campaigning for this. Slowly making Brighton and Hove’s education system more equitable.
🎉 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.
Read more - www.classdivide.co.uk
#EducationForAll
30% Free School Meals allocation, 5% Open Admissions priority, and Whitehawk added to Dorothy Stringer/Varndean catchment.
Read more - www.classdivide.co.uk
#EducationForAll
Class Divide
www.classdivide.co.uk
March 5, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Coming up for air after an intense five months campaigning for this. Slowly making Brighton and Hove’s education system more equitable.
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Co founder @oswald808.bsky.social talks about the successes and challenges of Class Divide’s work so far, and the changes that have been made and proposed in Brighton.
www.education.ox.ac.uk/podcast/a-di...
www.education.ox.ac.uk/podcast/a-di...
A discussion with Class Divide
www.education.ox.ac.uk
February 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Co founder @oswald808.bsky.social talks about the successes and challenges of Class Divide’s work so far, and the changes that have been made and proposed in Brighton.
www.education.ox.ac.uk/podcast/a-di...
www.education.ox.ac.uk/podcast/a-di...
This was the perfect antidote to other stuff going on in my life right now.
February 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This was the perfect antidote to other stuff going on in my life right now.
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We think it's time to talk. 💬
Join us at one of our upcoming important Class Divide events taking place all across Brighton in January.
Register your place here - https://buff.ly/49Kdqsz
All events are free!
Join us at one of our upcoming important Class Divide events taking place all across Brighton in January.
Register your place here - https://buff.ly/49Kdqsz
All events are free!
December 20, 2024 at 8:20 PM
We think it's time to talk. 💬
Join us at one of our upcoming important Class Divide events taking place all across Brighton in January.
Register your place here - https://buff.ly/49Kdqsz
All events are free!
Join us at one of our upcoming important Class Divide events taking place all across Brighton in January.
Register your place here - https://buff.ly/49Kdqsz
All events are free!
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If you're winding down for the holidays, take some time with our latest episode exploring how we measure success in education, what we're missing, and why it takes a community to tell the true story.
Listen here: https://buff.ly/41yfjq0
#Brighton #ClassDivide #inclusiveeducation
Listen here: https://buff.ly/41yfjq0
#Brighton #ClassDivide #inclusiveeducation
December 21, 2024 at 8:57 AM
If you're winding down for the holidays, take some time with our latest episode exploring how we measure success in education, what we're missing, and why it takes a community to tell the true story.
Listen here: https://buff.ly/41yfjq0
#Brighton #ClassDivide #inclusiveeducation
Listen here: https://buff.ly/41yfjq0
#Brighton #ClassDivide #inclusiveeducation
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Efforts to tackle segregated schooling in #Brighton (& resistance to them) are the subject of this - recommended - podcast episode from @divideclass.bsky.social:
pca.st/episode/3c10...
Feat @sammywright.bsky.social et al
3/2
#SocialMobility
pca.st/episode/3c10...
Feat @sammywright.bsky.social et al
3/2
#SocialMobility
The progressive test - Class Divide
Class Divide is a powerful podcast series that exposes educational inequality in the UK. Through two years of documentary work, it sheds light on education in underprivileged areas such as East Bright...
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December 14, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Efforts to tackle segregated schooling in #Brighton (& resistance to them) are the subject of this - recommended - podcast episode from @divideclass.bsky.social:
pca.st/episode/3c10...
Feat @sammywright.bsky.social et al
3/2
#SocialMobility
pca.st/episode/3c10...
Feat @sammywright.bsky.social et al
3/2
#SocialMobility
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Check out @divideclass.bsky.social new podcast episode The Progressive Test if you live in #Brighton and #Hove and/or are interested in the positive case for #school #inclusion and integration #education #inequality shows.acast.com/63ec9997d524...
The progressive test | Class Divide
When Brighton's Values Meet the School Gates
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December 14, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Check out @divideclass.bsky.social new podcast episode The Progressive Test if you live in #Brighton and #Hove and/or are interested in the positive case for #school #inclusion and integration #education #inequality shows.acast.com/63ec9997d524...
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Brighton & Hove's school segregation ranks 53rd out of 143 local authorities.
90 areas have more integrated systems than ours.
The consultation on change closes 31st Jan.
Evidence shows integration benefits everyone: https://buff.ly/3Bq0Phj
#inclusiveeducation
90 areas have more integrated systems than ours.
The consultation on change closes 31st Jan.
Evidence shows integration benefits everyone: https://buff.ly/3Bq0Phj
#inclusiveeducation
Secondary school admission arrangements public consultation | Brighton & Hove City Council
Secondary school admission arrangements public consultation
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December 11, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Brighton & Hove's school segregation ranks 53rd out of 143 local authorities.
90 areas have more integrated systems than ours.
The consultation on change closes 31st Jan.
Evidence shows integration benefits everyone: https://buff.ly/3Bq0Phj
#inclusiveeducation
90 areas have more integrated systems than ours.
The consultation on change closes 31st Jan.
Evidence shows integration benefits everyone: https://buff.ly/3Bq0Phj
#inclusiveeducation
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Brighton & Hove have announced new proposals for systemic change in our secondary schools.
Sharing our thoughts on what meaningful reform to inequity could look like and why it matters beyond our city:
Sharing our thoughts on what meaningful reform to inequity could look like and why it matters beyond our city:
A More Inclusive Future for Brighton's Schools: Why We Support Change — Class Divide
Brighton & Hove stands at a crossroads in education. Today, our city council has shown commitment to reforming the secondary school system, and as Class Divide, we're cautiously optimistic about the…
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November 27, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Brighton & Hove have announced new proposals for systemic change in our secondary schools.
Sharing our thoughts on what meaningful reform to inequity could look like and why it matters beyond our city:
Sharing our thoughts on what meaningful reform to inequity could look like and why it matters beyond our city:
If I had a pound for every 'but' or 'what about' on various news article and Facebook group comments, @divideclass.bsky.social might not need to exist.
November 16, 2024 at 5:22 PM
If I had a pound for every 'but' or 'what about' on various news article and Facebook group comments, @divideclass.bsky.social might not need to exist.
Exam Nation by Sammy Wright. Essential reading for anyone interested in the future.
November 16, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Exam Nation by Sammy Wright. Essential reading for anyone interested in the future.
Brass Eye really was an excellent show. Great to see a load of unused footage in the Oxide Ghosts film.
November 14, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Brass Eye really was an excellent show. Great to see a load of unused footage in the Oxide Ghosts film.
A question. What is the best example you’ve seen where the tension between personal needs and the betterment of society has actually come to some positive conclusion? Please send useful as well as crazy examples.
November 14, 2024 at 8:46 AM
A question. What is the best example you’ve seen where the tension between personal needs and the betterment of society has actually come to some positive conclusion? Please send useful as well as crazy examples.
Final wainwright completed.
November 9, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Final wainwright completed.
So nice to have friends visiting.
November 9, 2024 at 7:39 PM
So nice to have friends visiting.
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‘Schools can make a difference, but they cannot make all the difference.’
Popped up on Readwise today.
Worth remembering ahead of the start of term analysis of results data.
Popped up on Readwise today.
Worth remembering ahead of the start of term analysis of results data.
August 28, 2024 at 7:01 AM
‘Schools can make a difference, but they cannot make all the difference.’
Popped up on Readwise today.
Worth remembering ahead of the start of term analysis of results data.
Popped up on Readwise today.
Worth remembering ahead of the start of term analysis of results data.
Some classic food snobbery on Radio 4 this morning. Sniggering about people eating tinned foods. To be expected when you know the stats on the kinds of people working at the BBC.
August 29, 2024 at 6:36 AM
Some classic food snobbery on Radio 4 this morning. Sniggering about people eating tinned foods. To be expected when you know the stats on the kinds of people working at the BBC.
My experience of education was pretty negative. A few years ago I started making a podcast series for @divideclass.bsky.social to try and understand why school can be transformative for some and very different for others. Here’s the trailer. overcast.fm/+AA_eVK-mgMI
Series teaser — Class Divide
A sneak preview of the upcoming Class Divide podcast series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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August 20, 2024 at 8:14 AM
My experience of education was pretty negative. A few years ago I started making a podcast series for @divideclass.bsky.social to try and understand why school can be transformative for some and very different for others. Here’s the trailer. overcast.fm/+AA_eVK-mgMI