Arguments for Possibility

Let’s mute the constraints of the “status quo” and embrace the potential for true transformation. Here we explore the future we want to create, inviting readers to step beyond binary thinking and consider new possibilities. Instead of being limited by thinking “But what about”, we encourage you to ask, “But what if?” We pose reflective questions that spark conversation and illuminate hopeful insights, showing that equity in education is not just an ideal but a real and achievable goal.

The Classroom as a Radical Space of Possibility

Date: 12/01/2026

I’ve been thinking about a conversation I had with a colleague last year. They were reflecting on a group of 18-year-olds and felt disconnected. Why weren’t these young people more...

Young people, fairness and the radical classroom

Date: 09/01/2026

By January, lots of teachers have made it through. The timetable’s back to something like normal after the shredded chaos of December. Trips done. Mocks marked. Christmas plays a memory....

Walking into a Mouse Trap

Date: 07/01/2026

I like to arrive early to school, to set up for the day. It’s Monday morning after a short holiday and the usual quiet atmosphere presents itself. Quiet in terms...

Mossbourne safeguarding review

Date: 13/12/2025

Education is not supposed to hurt When the Mossbourne safeguarding review – the Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review into Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy landed, the first feeling in our office...

“Graphic styled like a newspaper front page, with the headline ‘BREAKING NEWS – Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review’ and subheading ‘Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy – Accountability, integrity, and child-centred safeguarding in education’, above a faded black-and-white photo of school lockers and coffee stains on the page; used to introduce a blog about the Mossbourne safeguarding review.

Why We Say ‘Young People,’ Not ‘Students’

Date: 13/08/2024
In education, words matter. Here’s why we choose 'young people' over 'students'—and how this small shift opens up possibilities for deeper equity and connection....

Young people, fairness and the radical classroom

Date: 09/01/2026

By January, lots of teachers have made it through. The timetable’s back to something like normal after the shredded chaos of December. Trips done. Mocks marked. Christmas plays a memory....

Walking into a Mouse Trap

Date: 07/01/2026

I like to arrive early to school, to set up for the day. It’s Monday morning after a short holiday and the usual quiet atmosphere presents itself. Quiet in terms...

Mossbourne safeguarding review

Date: 13/12/2025

Education is not supposed to hurt When the Mossbourne safeguarding review – the Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review into Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy landed, the first feeling in our office...

“Graphic styled like a newspaper front page, with the headline ‘BREAKING NEWS – Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review’ and subheading ‘Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy – Accountability, integrity, and child-centred safeguarding in education’, above a faded black-and-white photo of school lockers and coffee stains on the page; used to introduce a blog about the Mossbourne safeguarding review.

Why We Say ‘Young People,’ Not ‘Students’

Date: 13/08/2024
In education, words matter. Here’s why we choose 'young people' over 'students'—and how this small shift opens up possibilities for deeper equity and connection....

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