José Mario Dellow (they/them)
@josemariodellow.bsky.social
Non-punitive relational educator
Radical Pastoral Care Lead at The New School
Podcast on Michaela Community School: https://linktr.ee/yap.productions
My blog: https://substack.com/@scribblesmargins
Radical Pastoral Care Lead at The New School
Podcast on Michaela Community School: https://linktr.ee/yap.productions
My blog: https://substack.com/@scribblesmargins
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NEW INTERVIEW
Kadra Abdinasir is Associate Director for Policy @centreformh.bsky.social She speaks about highly punitive schools impact on young people’s mental health. So much important research and thoughtful insights + race, behaviourism, sanctions.
Listen here:
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Kadra Abdinasir is Associate Director for Policy @centreformh.bsky.social She speaks about highly punitive schools impact on young people’s mental health. So much important research and thoughtful insights + race, behaviourism, sanctions.
Listen here:
linktr.ee/yap.producti...
December 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
NEW INTERVIEW
Kadra Abdinasir is Associate Director for Policy @centreformh.bsky.social She speaks about highly punitive schools impact on young people’s mental health. So much important research and thoughtful insights + race, behaviourism, sanctions.
Listen here:
linktr.ee/yap.producti...
Kadra Abdinasir is Associate Director for Policy @centreformh.bsky.social She speaks about highly punitive schools impact on young people’s mental health. So much important research and thoughtful insights + race, behaviourism, sanctions.
Listen here:
linktr.ee/yap.producti...
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Our hosts spoke about an artwork by Palle Nielsen called The Model (1968), in which young people built their own structure and learnt through play, and discussed what it might tell us about education for creativity.
Watch here:
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Watch here:
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Have you listen to our Creativity Episode yet? Here the Graded hosts discuss an artwork by Palle Nielson (The Model, 1968) and the place of ‘play’ in its creation
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November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Our hosts spoke about an artwork by Palle Nielsen called The Model (1968), in which young people built their own structure and learnt through play, and discussed what it might tell us about education for creativity.
Watch here:
www.tiktok.com/@thegradedpo...
Watch here:
www.tiktok.com/@thegradedpo...
Social mobility, meritocracy, cultural capital ... Diane Reay has a much more nuanced understanding of these concepts than Michaela.
This interview is a MUST watch for anyone interested in understanding education today.
This interview is a MUST watch for anyone interested in understanding education today.
Prof Diane Reay (University of Cambridge) on Michaela out now.
Some key phrases from the interview:
"Docile workers"
"Civilising the masses"
"Missionary zeal"
Listen here:
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Some key phrases from the interview:
"Docile workers"
"Civilising the masses"
"Missionary zeal"
Listen here:
linktr.ee/yap.producti...
November 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Social mobility, meritocracy, cultural capital ... Diane Reay has a much more nuanced understanding of these concepts than Michaela.
This interview is a MUST watch for anyone interested in understanding education today.
This interview is a MUST watch for anyone interested in understanding education today.
If you only listen to one episode, make it this one! Diane Reay is so well-versed in this conversation, and her insights are fascinating!
🚨 Diane Reay interview out tomorrow
Diane is a highly influential prof of education at Cambridge. She doesn’t hold back in her challenges to Michaela’s approach and her concerns about what their model means for education.
Recent/related blog @lseblogs.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...
Diane is a highly influential prof of education at Cambridge. She doesn’t hold back in her challenges to Michaela’s approach and her concerns about what their model means for education.
Recent/related blog @lseblogs.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...
The chronic miseducation of working class children in the UK
A regime of “teaching to the test”, harsh discipline and a narrow curriculum is robbing working class children of a good education and tools for self-expression
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If you only listen to one episode, make it this one! Diane Reay is so well-versed in this conversation, and her insights are fascinating!
I have been thinking about this tweet from Katharine Birbalsingh for a while, where she says how eloquent Zia Yusuf is. It doesn’t feel great to me…
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I have been thinking about this tweet from Katharine Birbalsingh for a while, where she says how eloquent Zia Yusuf is. It doesn’t feel great to me…
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🔴Drowning in Denial: One in Five Homes in Reform UK Heartlands Could Be Under Water Within 25 Years
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/d...
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/d...
Drowning in Denial: One in Five Homes in Reform UK Heartlands Could Be Under Water Within 25 Years
As Nigel Farage's party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🔴Drowning in Denial: One in Five Homes in Reform UK Heartlands Could Be Under Water Within 25 Years
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/d...
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/d...
As an artist, this episode means a lot to me. Creativity should be central in education. I worry that a narrow focus on traditional knowledge won’t help young people challenge the system. I’m also concerned about the lack of play – we saw young people being told off for not playing “professionally”.
🎭📷🤸 Ep on Creativity at Michaela out now
Does silence, no excuses, and this highly punitive environment help Michaela students to feel safe enough to explore, or limit their creativity?
Find out what we think here:
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Does silence, no excuses, and this highly punitive environment help Michaela students to feel safe enough to explore, or limit their creativity?
Find out what we think here:
linktr.ee/yap.producti...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
As an artist, this episode means a lot to me. Creativity should be central in education. I worry that a narrow focus on traditional knowledge won’t help young people challenge the system. I’m also concerned about the lack of play – we saw young people being told off for not playing “professionally”.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social on the care system: children who have had 40 foster placements, "housed" in tents, moved to boroughs they don't know. Heartbreaking.
Playing from 24:36
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Playing from 24:36
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How To Platform Socialist Ideas Through Billionaire Owned Channels | George Monbiot | Zack Polanski
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November 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social on the care system: children who have had 40 foster placements, "housed" in tents, moved to boroughs they don't know. Heartbreaking.
Playing from 24:36
open.spotify.com/episode/6fRL...
Playing from 24:36
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Very excited about our episode tomorrow. As an artist myself, it has a very special place in my heart.
We discuss:
The art lesson we saw at Michaela
Art education
Critical thinking
Knowledge vs skills
+more
We discuss:
The art lesson we saw at Michaela
Art education
Critical thinking
Knowledge vs skills
+more
🚨🚨Ep 4 CREATIVITY out tomorrow! 🎭🎨🤸
Does Michaela help young people feel safe enough to explore ideas, or are the boundaries so strict that they stop them thinking outside the box?
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Does Michaela help young people feel safe enough to explore ideas, or are the boundaries so strict that they stop them thinking outside the box?
🎧Follow us👇
linktr.ee/yap.producti...
Graded | Instagram, TikTok | Linktree
View yap.productions’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like YouTube, Spotify here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!
linktr.ee
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Very excited about our episode tomorrow. As an artist myself, it has a very special place in my heart.
We discuss:
The art lesson we saw at Michaela
Art education
Critical thinking
Knowledge vs skills
+more
We discuss:
The art lesson we saw at Michaela
Art education
Critical thinking
Knowledge vs skills
+more
We started a podcast to deepen discussion around traditional vs progressive education and no-excuses discipline.
We focus on Katharine Birbalsingh’s Michaela Community School as a starting point for a broader conversation on education.
See below for more info on Ep 1 - Learning
We focus on Katharine Birbalsingh’s Michaela Community School as a starting point for a broader conversation on education.
See below for more info on Ep 1 - Learning
Ep1 (Learning) of Graded goes inside Katharine Birbalsingh's Michaela to unpack its routines, small-c conservative values, + curriculum.
Young people face forwards all lesson. Every hand up.
Is this love of learning – or immaculate compliance?
Listen here:
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Young people face forwards all lesson. Every hand up.
Is this love of learning – or immaculate compliance?
Listen here:
🎧 linktr.ee/yap.producti...
November 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
We started a podcast to deepen discussion around traditional vs progressive education and no-excuses discipline.
We focus on Katharine Birbalsingh’s Michaela Community School as a starting point for a broader conversation on education.
See below for more info on Ep 1 - Learning
We focus on Katharine Birbalsingh’s Michaela Community School as a starting point for a broader conversation on education.
See below for more info on Ep 1 - Learning