Alice Bradbury
@alicebradbury.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology of Ed at UCL Institute of Ed; co-director HHCP; author Ability, Inequality & Post Pandemic Schs; policy, datafication in primary & EY
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In the fourth open access paper from our Beyond Ofsted Inquiry Graham Calvert asks the question 'what it is about the inspection process that produces toxicity?' @ioe.bsky.social @alicebradbury.bsky.social
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Turning school inspections toxic: insights from an inquiry into Ofsted in England
Research has long suggested that the policy of school inspection, implemented through the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) in England, has psychological and physical effects on teachers t...
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May 7, 2025 at 9:18 AM
In the fourth open access paper from our Beyond Ofsted Inquiry Graham Calvert asks the question 'what it is about the inspection process that produces toxicity?' @ioe.bsky.social @alicebradbury.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Five years on from the start of the COVID pandemic, BBC More or Less discuss impacts on young people.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Among other research, they showcase CEPEO, @suttontrust.bsky.social & @clscohorts.bsky.social's COSMO study, with @beckymontacute.bsky.social discussing our findings.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Among other research, they showcase CEPEO, @suttontrust.bsky.social & @clscohorts.bsky.social's COSMO study, with @beckymontacute.bsky.social discussing our findings.
More or Less - How did lockdown impact children? - BBC Sounds
Five years on, Tim Harford looks at the data on the effect of lockdown.
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March 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Five years on from the start of the COVID pandemic, BBC More or Less discuss impacts on young people.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Among other research, they showcase CEPEO, @suttontrust.bsky.social & @clscohorts.bsky.social's COSMO study, with @beckymontacute.bsky.social discussing our findings.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Among other research, they showcase CEPEO, @suttontrust.bsky.social & @clscohorts.bsky.social's COSMO study, with @beckymontacute.bsky.social discussing our findings.
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🚨 Just published! A new article on why primary schools have found Ofsted so difficult.
Article by @alicebradbury.bsky.social, @janeeperryman.bsky.social, Graham Calvert & Kate Killian (@ioe.bsky.social)
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Article by @alicebradbury.bsky.social, @janeeperryman.bsky.social, Graham Calvert & Kate Killian (@ioe.bsky.social)
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Primary teachers’ experiences of Ofsted inspections: ‘driving the joy out of education’
Research has long suggested that Ofsted, the school inspection service in England, has a negative impact on teachers and school leaders. Concern over this issue intensified following media reports ...
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March 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🚨 Just published! A new article on why primary schools have found Ofsted so difficult.
Article by @alicebradbury.bsky.social, @janeeperryman.bsky.social, Graham Calvert & Kate Killian (@ioe.bsky.social)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Article by @alicebradbury.bsky.social, @janeeperryman.bsky.social, Graham Calvert & Kate Killian (@ioe.bsky.social)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New article on why primary schools have found Ofsted so difficult:
@janeeperryman.bsky.social
@hhcp-ucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
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@janeeperryman.bsky.social
@hhcp-ucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Primary teachers’ experiences of Ofsted inspections: ‘driving the joy out of education’
Research has long suggested that Ofsted, the school inspection service in England, has a negative impact on teachers and school leaders. Concern over this issue intensified following media reports ...
www.tandfonline.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
New article on why primary schools have found Ofsted so difficult:
@janeeperryman.bsky.social
@hhcp-ucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@janeeperryman.bsky.social
@hhcp-ucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
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Professor Alice Bradbury (@hhcp-ucl.bsky.social), originally a teacher herself, now researches the relationship between schools, and policy, and reproduction of inequality. #IOELectures
March 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Professor Alice Bradbury (@hhcp-ucl.bsky.social), originally a teacher herself, now researches the relationship between schools, and policy, and reproduction of inequality. #IOELectures
A detailed analysis of the new #ofsted proposals:
Recently I called Sir Martyn Oliver, the chief inspector of Ofsted, a liar on 'X'. Despite this, Ofsted very kindly walked me through their proposals for the new inspection system. I am sorry to say that my feelings are probably even more entrenched than they were before…
February 3, 2025 at 6:56 AM
A detailed analysis of the new #ofsted proposals:
Great to see wider recognition of this - BBC News - 'We don't just teach - we clothe the kids, feed them and brush their teeth'
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Just published a book on the topic policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/food-banks-i...
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Just published a book on the topic policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/food-banks-i...
Nearly half of schools give families financial help, teachers say
A survey of teachers in England suggests lots of schools are having to provide extra help for families.
www.bbc.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Great to see wider recognition of this - BBC News - 'We don't just teach - we clothe the kids, feed them and brush their teeth'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Just published a book on the topic policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/food-banks-i...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Just published a book on the topic policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/food-banks-i...
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📚 Check out the 'Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries' #OpenAccess book publication, co-authored by @alicebradbury.bsky.social and Sharon Vince! #foodbanks #foodinsecurity #primary #earlyyears
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Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries
Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries - The Education Sector’s Responses to the Cost-of-Living Crisis; Drawing on case studies of 12 primary schools and early years settings across England, this book ex...
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January 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM
📚 Check out the 'Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries' #OpenAccess book publication, co-authored by @alicebradbury.bsky.social and Sharon Vince! #foodbanks #foodinsecurity #primary #earlyyears
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We will have a book launch event on 25 February to celebrate this publication. For more info and to register:
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Food banks in schools and nurseries: The education sector’s responses to the cost-of-living crisis | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society
How is the education sector supporting vulnerable communities? Hear from Alice Bradbury and Sharon Vince.
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January 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We will have a book launch event on 25 February to celebrate this publication. For more info and to register:
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
My latest book co-authored with @SharonMarie80 is out today!
Published #OpenAccess so free to all to download
#foodbanks #foodinsecurity
#primary #earlyyears
@policypress
Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries
policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/food-banks-i...
Published #OpenAccess so free to all to download
#foodbanks #foodinsecurity
#primary #earlyyears
@policypress
Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries
policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/food-banks-i...
Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries
Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries - The Education Sector’s Responses to the Cost-of-Living Crisis; Drawing on case studies of 12 primary schools and early years settings across England, this book ex...
policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk
January 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
My latest book co-authored with @SharonMarie80 is out today!
Published #OpenAccess so free to all to download
#foodbanks #foodinsecurity
#primary #earlyyears
@policypress
Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries
policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/food-banks-i...
Published #OpenAccess so free to all to download
#foodbanks #foodinsecurity
#primary #earlyyears
@policypress
Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries
policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/food-banks-i...
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🔔 New book launch event: Join @alicebradbury.bsky.social
and Sharon Vince to celebrate the publication of 'Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries: The Education Sector’s Responses to the Cost-of-Living Crisis'.
For more info and to register:
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
and Sharon Vince to celebrate the publication of 'Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries: The Education Sector’s Responses to the Cost-of-Living Crisis'.
For more info and to register:
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
Food banks in schools and nurseries: The education sector’s responses to the cost-of-living crisis | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society
How is the education sector supporting vulnerable communities? Hear from Alice Bradbury and Sharon Vince.
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🔔 New book launch event: Join @alicebradbury.bsky.social
and Sharon Vince to celebrate the publication of 'Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries: The Education Sector’s Responses to the Cost-of-Living Crisis'.
For more info and to register:
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
and Sharon Vince to celebrate the publication of 'Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries: The Education Sector’s Responses to the Cost-of-Living Crisis'.
For more info and to register:
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
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🔔 New book launch event: Join @alicebradbury.bsky.social and Sharon Vince to celebrate the publication of 'Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries: The Education Sector’s Responses to the Cost-of-Living Crisis'. For more info and to register:
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
Food banks in schools and nurseries: The education sector’s responses to the cost-of-living crisis | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society
How is the education sector supporting vulnerable communities? Hear from Alice Bradbury and Sharon Vince.
www.ucl.ac.uk
December 18, 2024 at 1:20 PM
🔔 New book launch event: Join @alicebradbury.bsky.social and Sharon Vince to celebrate the publication of 'Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries: The Education Sector’s Responses to the Cost-of-Living Crisis'. For more info and to register:
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
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This Special Issue Call centres on Race, Gender and Representation in Higher Education, a timely and important topic-- spread the words, and send in your abstracts!
2. Critical Perspectives on Race, Gender and Representation in Higher Education (deadline 28 Feb)
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Critical Perspectives on Race, Gender and Representation in Higher Education
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December 11, 2024 at 10:58 AM
This Special Issue Call centres on Race, Gender and Representation in Higher Education, a timely and important topic-- spread the words, and send in your abstracts!
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This Special Issue Call focuses on 'Bourdieu and intersectionality'-- see the details, share the call, and send your abstracts!
Call for abstracts for a special issue of @bjse.bsky.social on #Bourdieu & #intersectionality
Deadline: 31 January
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Deadline: 31 January
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Thinking Multiple and Complex Educational Inequalities with Bourdieu and Intersectionality
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December 11, 2024 at 10:55 AM
This Special Issue Call focuses on 'Bourdieu and intersectionality'-- see the details, share the call, and send your abstracts!
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“We can’t tackle attendance if we don’t tackle poverty”
In a country as wealthy as ours no child or their family should be going without the essentials. No Government wishing to reduce school absence can ignore the role that poverty plays in driving it www.centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/...
In a country as wealthy as ours no child or their family should be going without the essentials. No Government wishing to reduce school absence can ignore the role that poverty plays in driving it www.centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/...
Centre for Young Lives report warns poverty and hardship are preventing some children from attending school amid big increases in persistent and severe absence among children receiving Free School Mea...
Anne Longfield, Executive Chair of the Centre for Young Lives think tank, is today (Tuesday December 3rd) publishing a new report, ‘Too Skint for School’, examining the link between poverty and school...
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December 10, 2024 at 4:53 PM
“We can’t tackle attendance if we don’t tackle poverty”
In a country as wealthy as ours no child or their family should be going without the essentials. No Government wishing to reduce school absence can ignore the role that poverty plays in driving it www.centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/...
In a country as wealthy as ours no child or their family should be going without the essentials. No Government wishing to reduce school absence can ignore the role that poverty plays in driving it www.centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/...
A welcome development, but I'd be really grateful if everyone could stop announcing stuff and publishing reports as I have to keep updating a report I've just written!
Breaking: The government has announced a 45% uplift to the early years pupil premium and £75 million to expand early education
Early years pupil premium rising by 45%
Government also announces a £75 million expansion fund for extra early education places and staff
www.tes.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:34 PM
A welcome development, but I'd be really grateful if everyone could stop announcing stuff and publishing reports as I have to keep updating a report I've just written!
Happening today! Join us at this @ERP_IOE 'What Matters in Education?' event . The panel will discuss the role of schools in supporting communities.
🗓️ 9 December
🕠 5:30-7 pm
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🗓️ 9 December
🕠 5:30-7 pm
www.ucl.ac.uk/education-re...
Education in a broken welfare state – the role schools play in supporting their communities
Without easy access to other support services, families increasingly turn to schools for help. In this panel discussion, researchers, practitioners and policymakers will debate the role schools alread...
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December 9, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Happening today! Join us at this @ERP_IOE 'What Matters in Education?' event . The panel will discuss the role of schools in supporting communities.
🗓️ 9 December
🕠 5:30-7 pm
www.ucl.ac.uk/education-re...
🗓️ 9 December
🕠 5:30-7 pm
www.ucl.ac.uk/education-re...
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📎 The journal Education 3-13 invites submissions for a special issue about the future of national curricula. Check out the link below for more details:
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The Future of the Curriculum
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December 5, 2024 at 4:31 PM
📎 The journal Education 3-13 invites submissions for a special issue about the future of national curricula. Check out the link below for more details:
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
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Our response to the PM's announcement today. Direction of travel is sensible, but a government that is this early on and with a sizeable majority can and needs to be bold. All eyes on the SR and Child Poverty Strategy next year.
🗣️Commenting on the government's Plan for Change, @natalieperera.bsky.social, Chief Executive at the Education Policy Institute said👇
December 5, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Our response to the PM's announcement today. Direction of travel is sensible, but a government that is this early on and with a sizeable majority can and needs to be bold. All eyes on the SR and Child Poverty Strategy next year.
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Keir is right to point out the issues with school readiness, but what he didn't highlight was that, for children eligible for Free School Meals, the proportion achieving a good level of development is barely over *50%*. And the gap between poorer kids and their peers is on the rise...
December 5, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Keir is right to point out the issues with school readiness, but what he didn't highlight was that, for children eligible for Free School Meals, the proportion achieving a good level of development is barely over *50%*. And the gap between poorer kids and their peers is on the rise...
When a measure becomes a target it ceases to be a good measure.
The PM's inclusion of #earlyyears in today's milestones is welcome, but the fact is the pressure to increase EYFS profile results will fall on schools, who do the assessment. And teacher asst is more sensitive to outside pressures.
The PM's inclusion of #earlyyears in today's milestones is welcome, but the fact is the pressure to increase EYFS profile results will fall on schools, who do the assessment. And teacher asst is more sensitive to outside pressures.
December 5, 2024 at 2:20 PM
When a measure becomes a target it ceases to be a good measure.
The PM's inclusion of #earlyyears in today's milestones is welcome, but the fact is the pressure to increase EYFS profile results will fall on schools, who do the assessment. And teacher asst is more sensitive to outside pressures.
The PM's inclusion of #earlyyears in today's milestones is welcome, but the fact is the pressure to increase EYFS profile results will fall on schools, who do the assessment. And teacher asst is more sensitive to outside pressures.
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🔔 New book launch event: Join @alicebradbury.bsky.social and Sharon Vince to celebrate the publication of 'Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries: The Education Sector’s Responses to the Cost-of-Living Crisis'.
For more info and to register:
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
For more info and to register:
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
Food banks in schools and nurseries: The education sector’s responses to the cost-of-living crisis | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society
How is the education sector is supporting vulnerable communities? Hear from Alice Bradbury and Sharon Vince.
www.ucl.ac.uk
December 5, 2024 at 1:05 PM
🔔 New book launch event: Join @alicebradbury.bsky.social and Sharon Vince to celebrate the publication of 'Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries: The Education Sector’s Responses to the Cost-of-Living Crisis'.
For more info and to register:
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
For more info and to register:
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
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📹 Watch below the video recording of the Lunch Hour Lecture ‘Beyond Ofsted’ – the future of school inspection' with Professors @alicebradbury.bsky.social and @janeeperryman.bsky.social:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNSt...
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Lunch Hour Lecture | Beyond ‘Beyond Ofsted’ – the future of school inspection
YouTube video by UCL Minds Lunch Hour Lectures
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December 5, 2024 at 10:02 AM
📹 Watch below the video recording of the Lunch Hour Lecture ‘Beyond Ofsted’ – the future of school inspection' with Professors @alicebradbury.bsky.social and @janeeperryman.bsky.social:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNSt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNSt...
It's great to hear early years being discussed on the news, but I wish they'd stop referring to EYFSP stats as showing how many children are 'ready for school'. They've already been at school for a year!
December 1, 2024 at 9:10 PM
It's great to hear early years being discussed on the news, but I wish they'd stop referring to EYFSP stats as showing how many children are 'ready for school'. They've already been at school for a year!