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Sean Harris FCCT
@thatpovertyguy.bsky.social
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Dad; MAT based; PhD-ing; educator; journalist; author; passionate about schools & learning. Views / typos all down to my fingers only. Insta @ThatPovertyGuy
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🗨️"The issue is not a lack of ambition, it’s opportunity and visibility. In some communities, opportunity doesn’t knock because the door to knock on simply isn’t there."

@thatpovertyguy.bsky.social on understanding & improving social mobility in the North East ⤵️
What if opportunity never knocks? - The Sutton Trust
Director of People, Learning and Community Engagement at Tees Valley Education, Sean Harris, writes about understanding and tackling social mobility in the North East.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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December 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
thatpovertyguy.bsky.social
🎄 With one more 'getty up' across many schools... it seems like a good time to share our final '12 Insights of Tackling Poverty' blog

Access to find out how to get...
🎁 Free resources
🎁 An opportunity to win a bundle of books
🎁 & free CPD for a school

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12 Insights from Tackling Poverty (12)
On the next day of Christmas, some co-authors reminded me.....
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December 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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w/c 15 December 2025
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December 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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leedon1982.bsky.social
YES! Look forward to reading - feel like I repeat the mantra about disadvantaged children not lacking aspirations but rather the means & guidance to achieve them so often.
December 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
thatpovertyguy.bsky.social
A genuine privilege to work with colleagues at @teesvalleyed.bsky.social and @suttontrust.bsky.social on this feature

If you're interested in what it means to stop talking about aspiration, and instead focus on making opportunity visible then please give it a read

#SuttonTrust #TVEd
#Opportunity
December 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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patrickdunleavy.bsky.social
Ten countries, five continents, one pattern – women are less likely to pick STEM subjects blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
The STEM gender gap – pipeline vs choice
New research across 10 countries reveals a universal "choice gap". Women are less likely to pick STEM degrees, even where they outperform men academically.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
December 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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pkainsworth.bsky.social
Thanks @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social 🙏🏻
December 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
thatpovertyguy.bsky.social
If you’ve not yet tapped into @pkainsworth.bsky.social ‘s work and thinking on school improvement, then I’d highly recommend him!!

If you’re looking for measured, wise and coherent school improvement support then drop him a message!!
pkainsworth.bsky.social Paul K Ainsworth @pkainsworth.bsky.social · 16d
Today I feel lucky to have spent the morning with @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social & Mr Mayle at Brambles Primary @teesvalleyed.bsky.social

We discussed:
🔸Tackling poverty & disadvantage
🔹Succession planning
🔸School improvement
🔸 CPD required by tomorrow’s Headteachers & leaders.

Thank you
Tees Valley Transporter Bridge in Middlesborough The front cover of ‘Tackling poverty and disadvantage in schools’ by Sean Harris and Katrina Morley
December 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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pkainsworth.bsky.social
Today I feel lucky to have spent the morning with @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social & Mr Mayle at Brambles Primary @teesvalleyed.bsky.social

We discussed:
🔸Tackling poverty & disadvantage
🔹Succession planning
🔸School improvement
🔸 CPD required by tomorrow’s Headteachers & leaders.

Thank you
Tees Valley Transporter Bridge in Middlesborough The front cover of ‘Tackling poverty and disadvantage in schools’ by Sean Harris and Katrina Morley
December 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
thatpovertyguy.bsky.social
Thanks to Bede Academy and Head of Academy Shayne Elsworth for this installment

Lots of FREE practical insights from our co-authored book on how to support low income pupils impacted by displacement

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12 Insights from Tackling Poverty (8)
On the next day of Christmas, some co-authors reminded me.....
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December 9, 2025 at 9:38 AM
thatpovertyguy.bsky.social
'As iron sharpens iron'

Why I'm looking forward with @teesvalleyed.bsky.social to serving communities alongside the Diocese of Bath & Wells next year

www.bathandwells.org.uk/news/school-...

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Reflections on the forthcoming School Leaders and Parish Partner Conference 2026 - Bath and Wells Diocese
In a blog post our key note speaker, Sean Harris, shares the reasons why he's happy to be making the 600-mile roundtrip to be with with us.
www.bathandwells.org.uk
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
thatpovertyguy.bsky.social
Thanks to Ellen Peirson-Hagger @tesmagazine.bsky.social for putting a 'real world' school lens on this topic

I've tried to strike a balance of optimism whilst recognising progress is rarely achieved in one milestone alone

www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

#Schools #TES #Poverty
Will lifting the two-child benefit cap really make a difference to schools?
The government’s announcement that it will remove the limit was welcomed by anti-poverty campaigners. But to what extent will it help schools? Ellen Peirson-Hagger finds out
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December 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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bphillipsonmp.bsky.social
Proud to unveil the Child Poverty Strategy.

Child poverty is a scourge I grew up with, it is a scourge I want to end.

This government will drive the biggest reduction of child poverty in a single Parliament. This is how we get there.

www.gov.uk/government/p...
Our Children, Our Future: Tackling Child Poverty
Strategy document setting out the government’s ambitious decade long mission to tackle the drivers of child poverty across the UK.
www.gov.uk
December 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
thatpovertyguy.bsky.social
Today marks another big milestone in understanding and tackling child poverty

Again, I won’t call this a win. But, I do see it as progress.

Thanks to the many individuals & organisations that have helped to shape it

www.gov.uk/government/n...
Over half a million children to be lifted out of poverty as government unveils historic child poverty strategy
Around 550,000 children will be lifted out of poverty by 2030 – the biggest reduction in a single parliament since records began – as the Government launches its Child Poverty Strategy today (Friday 5...
www.gov.uk
December 5, 2025 at 7:38 AM
thatpovertyguy.bsky.social
On the next day of Christmas, some co-authors gave to us... TWO more insights from this!

Thanks to @childrennortheast.bsky.social colleagues for this installment Lots of FREE resources included too!

thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/12-insight...

@bloomsburyed.bsky.social @teesvalleyed.bsky.social
12 Insights from Tackling Poverty (6 & 7)
On the next day of Christmas, some co-authors reminded me.....
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December 4, 2025 at 8:44 AM
thatpovertyguy.bsky.social
I've been genuinely humbled by the response to this. I wrote it rather promptly and because I wanted to offer some nuance around the two-child benefit cap being lifted news.

It's not perfect, but you may find it helpful too...

thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/budget-2025
Budget 2025
Five things worth counting in a budget aimed at changing lives
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December 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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headteacherupdate.bsky.social
Seasonal #poverty in #schools: As temperatures drop & financial pressures on families rise, how can schools respond with compassion & purpose? Drawing on the C.A.R.E. principles Sean Harris – @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social – shares practical ways for schools to become poverty-informed:
Seasonal hardship: How schools can help families with the cost of winter - Headteacher Update
The cost of winter puts pressure on families living in poverty but there are practical ways that schools can support
buff.ly
December 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
thatpovertyguy.bsky.social
🎁Here's another FREEBIE for you!

A practical insight and set of resources from our book.

Plus, there's a chance to WIN a bundle of books and some FREE CPD for a school of your choice

More details in the blog...

open.substack.com/pub/thatpove...

Thanks to @bloomsburyed.bsky.social!!
12 Insights from Tackling Poverty (5)
On the third day of Christmas, some co-authors reminded me.....
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December 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
thatpovertyguy.bsky.social
Advent is here. But it may not be the season of excitement, joy and anticipation for many children in our contexts.

CARE principles can help us to help more, especially in the colder months.

More on this via me in @headteacherupdate.bsky.social @seced.bsky.social
headteacherupdate.bsky.social Headteacher Update @headteacherupdate.bsky.social · 27d
Seasonal #poverty in #schools: As temperatures drop & financial pressures on families rise, how can schools respond with compassion & purpose? Drawing on the C.A.R.E. principles Sean Harris – @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social – shares practical ways for schools to become poverty-informed:
Seasonal hardship: How schools can help families with the cost of winter - Headteacher Update
The cost of winter puts pressure on families living in poverty but there are practical ways that schools can support
buff.ly
December 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
thatpovertyguy.bsky.social
With news of the two-child benefit cap being lifted this week, it feels progress is being made.

But, progress can also happen daily in schools and other settings through taking a poverty-informed approach to working with children and families.

More on this in @seced.bsky.social via me!
seced.bsky.social SecEd @seced.bsky.social · Nov 28
Seasonal #poverty in #schools: As temperatures drop & financial pressures on families rise, how can schools respond with compassion & purpose? Drawing on the C.A.R.E. principles Sean Harris – @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social – shares practical ways for schools to become poverty-informed:
Seasonal hardship: How schools can help families with the cost of winter - SecEd
The cost of winter puts pressure on families living in poverty but there are practical ways that schools can support
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
thatpovertyguy.bsky.social
On the next day of Christmas, some co-authors gave to you...

Another couple of FREE insights and resources from our book.

This time featuring NEAT Academy Trust @bloomsburyed.bsky.social @teesvalleyed.bsky.social

thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/12-insight...
12 Insights from Tackling Poverty (3 & 4)
On the second day of Christmas, some co-authors reminded me.....
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November 28, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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pkainsworth.bsky.social
Thought this was such a great blog ⬇️
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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mrjlauder.bsky.social
Great summary of where we're at. Thanks @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social
thatpovertyguy.bsky.social Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · Nov 27
I’m not convinced that talk of ‘wins’ in Budget news is helpful.

But there are some milestones that need to be marked

thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/budget-2025
Budget 2025
Five things worth counting in a budget aimed at changing lives
thatpovertyguy.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Does the Budget stack up against poverty?

My thoughts and reflections here

thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/budget-2025
Budget 2025
Five things worth counting in a budget aimed at changing lives
thatpovertyguy.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM