Rebecca Montacute
@beckymontacute.bsky.social
Research Director @smfthinktank.bsky.social, prev @suttontrust.bsky.social. Policy expert on educational inequality/social mobility.
Trustee at @inquest-org.bsky.social. Mental health campaigner in memory of mum. Views own. linktr.ee/beckymontacute
Trustee at @inquest-org.bsky.social. Mental health campaigner in memory of mum. Views own. linktr.ee/beckymontacute
Highly recommend actually reading through this - am only half way in and what a lesson in the limits to expert advice and how it translates to policymakers, the importance of clear communication between decision makers and actually testing assumptions/what you're basing your views on continuously.
November 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Highly recommend actually reading through this - am only half way in and what a lesson in the limits to expert advice and how it translates to policymakers, the importance of clear communication between decision makers and actually testing assumptions/what you're basing your views on continuously.
Great to speak on this skills panel at the @suttontrust.bsky.social higher education summit today, lots of important issues covered including...
November 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Great to speak on this skills panel at the @suttontrust.bsky.social higher education summit today, lots of important issues covered including...
If you're attending, pleasingly it'll be relatively hard to avoid the @smfthinktank.bsky.social - our Head of Education and Social Mobility @danihpayne.bsky.social will be on this panel on the future of access and participation ⤵️
November 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
If you're attending, pleasingly it'll be relatively hard to avoid the @smfthinktank.bsky.social - our Head of Education and Social Mobility @danihpayne.bsky.social will be on this panel on the future of access and participation ⤵️
Looking forward to speaking at the @suttontrust.bsky.social Higher Education Summit tomorrow.
I'll be speaking on this panel on higher education, technical education and skills for the future of work.
I'll be speaking on this panel on higher education, technical education and skills for the future of work.
November 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Looking forward to speaking at the @suttontrust.bsky.social Higher Education Summit tomorrow.
I'll be speaking on this panel on higher education, technical education and skills for the future of work.
I'll be speaking on this panel on higher education, technical education and skills for the future of work.
7-0 win at Ashton Gate today 🎉
November 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
7-0 win at Ashton Gate today 🎉
South Downs way views today 😍
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
South Downs way views today 😍
Gigantic/very impressive, but not as pretty
November 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Gigantic/very impressive, but not as pretty
Seriously look at this place, I could spend the whole trip just looking at the train station
November 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Seriously look at this place, I could spend the whole trip just looking at the train station
Another holiday by rail, London to Antwerp in Belgium 🇧🇪
Just two trains, swapping in Brussels.
Antwerp train station is amazing 😍
Just two trains, swapping in Brussels.
Antwerp train station is amazing 😍
November 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Another holiday by rail, London to Antwerp in Belgium 🇧🇪
Just two trains, swapping in Brussels.
Antwerp train station is amazing 😍
Just two trains, swapping in Brussels.
Antwerp train station is amazing 😍
Gorgeous autumnal parkrun 🎃🍂
October 25, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Gorgeous autumnal parkrun 🎃🍂
The TLDR version -
October 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The TLDR version -
Finally confirmation the maintenance grants will be additional (from the post-16 white paper)
October 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Finally confirmation the maintenance grants will be additional (from the post-16 white paper)
Manchester half 🐝 and a new half marathon PB 🎉
October 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Manchester half 🐝 and a new half marathon PB 🎉
100th parkrun 🎉
October 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
100th parkrun 🎉
3 weeks, 3 towns/cities, 3 party conferences - and I've officially made it through my first party conference season with @smfthinktank.bsky.social.
Absolutely in awe of the team, particularly our amazing events team (Hannah Murphy, Rhiannon Sewell and Eleanor Graham) for such a high quality...
Absolutely in awe of the team, particularly our amazing events team (Hannah Murphy, Rhiannon Sewell and Eleanor Graham) for such a high quality...
October 8, 2025 at 9:48 AM
3 weeks, 3 towns/cities, 3 party conferences - and I've officially made it through my first party conference season with @smfthinktank.bsky.social.
Absolutely in awe of the team, particularly our amazing events team (Hannah Murphy, Rhiannon Sewell and Eleanor Graham) for such a high quality...
Absolutely in awe of the team, particularly our amazing events team (Hannah Murphy, Rhiannon Sewell and Eleanor Graham) for such a high quality...
Standing room only for the @smfthinktank.bsky.social first event at Conservative party conference, on a major policy issue which doesn't get enough attention - pensions.
October 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Standing room only for the @smfthinktank.bsky.social first event at Conservative party conference, on a major policy issue which doesn't get enough attention - pensions.
Always great to be back in one of my favourite cities ❤️ up for the week (including the Manchester half next weekend)
October 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Always great to be back in one of my favourite cities ❤️ up for the week (including the Manchester half next weekend)
Parkrun number 99 (!) - absolutely gorgeous autumnal weather 🍂
October 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Parkrun number 99 (!) - absolutely gorgeous autumnal weather 🍂
Party conference programmes are built on the hard work of events teams behind the scenes.
Blown away seeing the amazing work of the @smfthinktank.bsky.social events team so far this conference season (some highlights from Labour conference below) - 2 conferences down, 1 to go!
Blown away seeing the amazing work of the @smfthinktank.bsky.social events team so far this conference season (some highlights from Labour conference below) - 2 conferences down, 1 to go!
October 2, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Party conference programmes are built on the hard work of events teams behind the scenes.
Blown away seeing the amazing work of the @smfthinktank.bsky.social events team so far this conference season (some highlights from Labour conference below) - 2 conferences down, 1 to go!
Blown away seeing the amazing work of the @smfthinktank.bsky.social events team so far this conference season (some highlights from Labour conference below) - 2 conferences down, 1 to go!
Spoke on a panel event yesterday on how skills and HE can help government boost social mobility and economic growth (mostly dominated by the HE/FE target which had JUST been announced in the leader's speech) #labourconference
October 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Spoke on a panel event yesterday on how skills and HE can help government boost social mobility and economic growth (mostly dominated by the HE/FE target which had JUST been announced in the leader's speech) #labourconference
Rachel Reeves in conversation with Matt Forde just started off - @smfthinktank.bsky.social #labourconference
September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Rachel Reeves in conversation with Matt Forde just started off - @smfthinktank.bsky.social #labourconference
Leader speech watch party with the @smfthinktank.bsky.social team #labourconference
September 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Leader speech watch party with the @smfthinktank.bsky.social team #labourconference
Great to speak with @andrewlewinmp.bsky.social yesterday about his idea for a Citizen's Advance - having a year of state pension as a lump sum earlier in life in return for a later retirement. With early insights into @smfthinktank.bsky.social research on the issue from @jamiegollings.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Great to speak with @andrewlewinmp.bsky.social yesterday about his idea for a Citizen's Advance - having a year of state pension as a lump sum earlier in life in return for a later retirement. With early insights into @smfthinktank.bsky.social research on the issue from @jamiegollings.bsky.social
A conference tradition
September 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
A conference tradition
Interesting from an economist article on this (www.economist.com/finance-and-...)
September 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Interesting from an economist article on this (www.economist.com/finance-and-...)