Carl Cullinane
@carlcullinane.bsky.social
Politics, policy, education inequality, cycling, football. Social mobility researcher. Views own etc.
If you're wondering whether I'm trying to make a joke then I probably am.
If you're wondering whether I'm trying to make a joke then I probably am.
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Scrapping the two-child limit is a vital step towards achieving the Government's manifesto pledge to reduce child poverty and give more children the best start in life.
📉 Estimates show child poverty decreasing by 450,000 by 2029-30 as a result.
metro.co.uk/2025/11/26/t...
📉 Estimates show child poverty decreasing by 450,000 by 2029-30 as a result.
metro.co.uk/2025/11/26/t...
Two-child benefit cap scrapped by Chancellor Rachel Reeves
metro.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Scrapping the two-child limit is a vital step towards achieving the Government's manifesto pledge to reduce child poverty and give more children the best start in life.
📉 Estimates show child poverty decreasing by 450,000 by 2029-30 as a result.
metro.co.uk/2025/11/26/t...
📉 Estimates show child poverty decreasing by 450,000 by 2029-30 as a result.
metro.co.uk/2025/11/26/t...
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💰Budget 2026 💰
The Government has announced that the two-child benefit cap will be abolished – a welcome move which will have a major impact on tackling poverty.
But more could have been done on education more broadly in this Budget.
Read our full analysis ⤵️🧵 @nickharrison73.bsky.social
The Government has announced that the two-child benefit cap will be abolished – a welcome move which will have a major impact on tackling poverty.
But more could have been done on education more broadly in this Budget.
Read our full analysis ⤵️🧵 @nickharrison73.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
💰Budget 2026 💰
The Government has announced that the two-child benefit cap will be abolished – a welcome move which will have a major impact on tackling poverty.
But more could have been done on education more broadly in this Budget.
Read our full analysis ⤵️🧵 @nickharrison73.bsky.social
The Government has announced that the two-child benefit cap will be abolished – a welcome move which will have a major impact on tackling poverty.
But more could have been done on education more broadly in this Budget.
Read our full analysis ⤵️🧵 @nickharrison73.bsky.social
Baby is really into books as objects. How twee.
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Baby is really into books as objects. How twee.
Big challenge for all of us working in education
This chart (which applies even more to social media than it did to TV) lives in my head rent free.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
November 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Big challenge for all of us working in education
Oh my fucking god
November 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Oh my fucking god
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Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
November 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
Not in attendance, but very pleased to be nominated for Report of the Year at tonight's @smartthinking.bsky.social #SmartThinkingAwards for our Opportunity Index report, with @beckymontacute.bsky.social and @ericaholtwhite.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Not in attendance, but very pleased to be nominated for Report of the Year at tonight's @smartthinking.bsky.social #SmartThinkingAwards for our Opportunity Index report, with @beckymontacute.bsky.social and @ericaholtwhite.bsky.social
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Last Friday, new English Indices of Deprivation were released for the first time since 2019, measuring relative deprivation in 33,755 areas of England across multiple domains. How do these geographic disparities relate to voting patterns in the UK’s last General Election? A short thread 🧵
November 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Last Friday, new English Indices of Deprivation were released for the first time since 2019, measuring relative deprivation in 33,755 areas of England across multiple domains. How do these geographic disparities relate to voting patterns in the UK’s last General Election? A short thread 🧵
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Britain's wealth gaps means that a typical worker would need to save more than a lifetime’s worth of their earnings to become wealthy
It would now take 52 years of typical earnings – £1.3 million in total – to move from the middle to the top of the wealth distribution.
➡️ buff.ly/Ya8kInK
It would now take 52 years of typical earnings – £1.3 million in total – to move from the middle to the top of the wealth distribution.
➡️ buff.ly/Ya8kInK
October 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Britain's wealth gaps means that a typical worker would need to save more than a lifetime’s worth of their earnings to become wealthy
It would now take 52 years of typical earnings – £1.3 million in total – to move from the middle to the top of the wealth distribution.
➡️ buff.ly/Ya8kInK
It would now take 52 years of typical earnings – £1.3 million in total – to move from the middle to the top of the wealth distribution.
➡️ buff.ly/Ya8kInK
This is a very useful guide for my parental leave over the next few months
There's a whole other world out there: www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...
Private Tutor - London, England, Oxfordshire - Tes Jobs
Tutors International, United Kingdom
www.tes.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
This is a very useful guide for my parental leave over the next few months
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A handy summary via @tesmagazine.bsky.social of what we say about improving inclusion in today's @ippr.org report: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Statutory SEND support should not need diagnosis, say experts
Taskforce urges the government to create a new layer of statutory SEND support in mainstream schools - but to keep existing EHCPs temporarily
www.tes.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:45 AM
A handy summary via @tesmagazine.bsky.social of what we say about improving inclusion in today's @ippr.org report: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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🚨 NEW: Children from low-income homes are more likely to have special educational needs and are also less likely to get the support they need, we have found.
Our new research reveals massive socio-economic inequalities in accessing support from a SEND system in crisis 🧵⤵️
Our new research reveals massive socio-economic inequalities in accessing support from a SEND system in crisis 🧵⤵️
October 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
🚨 NEW: Children from low-income homes are more likely to have special educational needs and are also less likely to get the support they need, we have found.
Our new research reveals massive socio-economic inequalities in accessing support from a SEND system in crisis 🧵⤵️
Our new research reveals massive socio-economic inequalities in accessing support from a SEND system in crisis 🧵⤵️
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📣 Next week, the UK COVID-19 Inquiry will begin hearings for Module 8, which will examine the impact of the pandemic on children and young people across the UK.
On Wednesday, our former Head of Research and Policy, @beckymontacute.bsky.social, will give evidence to the Inquiry.
On Wednesday, our former Head of Research and Policy, @beckymontacute.bsky.social, will give evidence to the Inquiry.
September 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
📣 Next week, the UK COVID-19 Inquiry will begin hearings for Module 8, which will examine the impact of the pandemic on children and young people across the UK.
On Wednesday, our former Head of Research and Policy, @beckymontacute.bsky.social, will give evidence to the Inquiry.
On Wednesday, our former Head of Research and Policy, @beckymontacute.bsky.social, will give evidence to the Inquiry.
Back from Labour conference now. Some glimmers of hope among the gloom. A lot of great work and thinking being done across the sector. Some encouraging signs from the new DfE ministers. A really welcome return of maintenance grants. Two excellent events run by my @suttontrust.bsky.social colleagues!
September 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Back from Labour conference now. Some glimmers of hope among the gloom. A lot of great work and thinking being done across the sector. Some encouraging signs from the new DfE ministers. A really welcome return of maintenance grants. Two excellent events run by my @suttontrust.bsky.social colleagues!
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This morning at Labour Party Conference, our panel is looking at the attainment gap and asking why disadvantaged pupils are behind their peers.
Chaired by @nickharrison73.bsky.social, we are joined by @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social, @childrenscomm.bsky.social, and @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social
Chaired by @nickharrison73.bsky.social, we are joined by @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social, @childrenscomm.bsky.social, and @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 8:17 AM
This morning at Labour Party Conference, our panel is looking at the attainment gap and asking why disadvantaged pupils are behind their peers.
Chaired by @nickharrison73.bsky.social, we are joined by @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social, @childrenscomm.bsky.social, and @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social
Chaired by @nickharrison73.bsky.social, we are joined by @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social, @childrenscomm.bsky.social, and @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social
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Today we are at the Labour Party Conference to explore findings from the Sutton Trust's latest report, Elitist Britain.
We are joined by @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @peter4bracknell.bsky.social, @lewisgoodall.com, Lord David Evans, and our own @carlcullinane.bsky.social.
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We are joined by @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @peter4bracknell.bsky.social, @lewisgoodall.com, Lord David Evans, and our own @carlcullinane.bsky.social.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Today we are at the Labour Party Conference to explore findings from the Sutton Trust's latest report, Elitist Britain.
We are joined by @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @peter4bracknell.bsky.social, @lewisgoodall.com, Lord David Evans, and our own @carlcullinane.bsky.social.
⬇️ Follow updates below
We are joined by @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @peter4bracknell.bsky.social, @lewisgoodall.com, Lord David Evans, and our own @carlcullinane.bsky.social.
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Fantastic news. We've been banging on about how unjust the student finance system is for the ten years since grants were abolished, so this is great to see.
Access to our colleges and universities shouldn’t just be for a wealthy few.
That’s why I’m bringing back maintenance grants for those who need them most.
Labour is ambitious for all our children, no matter their background. I’m putting our values into action.
That’s why I’m bringing back maintenance grants for those who need them most.
Labour is ambitious for all our children, no matter their background. I’m putting our values into action.
September 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Fantastic news. We've been banging on about how unjust the student finance system is for the ten years since grants were abolished, so this is great to see.
New schools minister @georgiagould.bsky.social very impressive at IPPR event on helping children and young people inside and outside the school gates.
September 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
New schools minister @georgiagould.bsky.social very impressive at IPPR event on helping children and young people inside and outside the school gates.
Great session at Labour party conference by @coalitionedcare.bsky.social on the future for early years reform, hosted by @sarahronan.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Great session at Labour party conference by @coalitionedcare.bsky.social on the future for early years reform, hosted by @sarahronan.bsky.social
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Cricket is the most elitist sport in Britain, with 50-60% of top players attending private school (vs. 7% of the population). Football is representative. Olympians in the middle with "only" 20-30% private school.
Rugby is split men (elitist) vs. women (representative).
@suttontrust.bsky.social
Rugby is split men (elitist) vs. women (representative).
@suttontrust.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Cricket is the most elitist sport in Britain, with 50-60% of top players attending private school (vs. 7% of the population). Football is representative. Olympians in the middle with "only" 20-30% private school.
Rugby is split men (elitist) vs. women (representative).
@suttontrust.bsky.social
Rugby is split men (elitist) vs. women (representative).
@suttontrust.bsky.social
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🫨 Did you know 95% of the remaining hereditary peers in the House of Lords went to private school?
Over half went to Eton alone.
52% of all Lords were privately educated. There's a long way to go before the 829 member Upper House is representative of the wider population.
Over half went to Eton alone.
52% of all Lords were privately educated. There's a long way to go before the 829 member Upper House is representative of the wider population.
September 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
🫨 Did you know 95% of the remaining hereditary peers in the House of Lords went to private school?
Over half went to Eton alone.
52% of all Lords were privately educated. There's a long way to go before the 829 member Upper House is representative of the wider population.
Over half went to Eton alone.
52% of all Lords were privately educated. There's a long way to go before the 829 member Upper House is representative of the wider population.
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🚨 Data viz on the backgrounds of Britain’s elite 🚨
Our brand-new research offers rich data on the school and university backgrounds of Britain’s most powerful people.
Compare sectors and professions for yourself using our interactive tool 📊
elitistbritain.suttontrust.com/compare
Our brand-new research offers rich data on the school and university backgrounds of Britain’s most powerful people.
Compare sectors and professions for yourself using our interactive tool 📊
elitistbritain.suttontrust.com/compare
September 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🚨 Data viz on the backgrounds of Britain’s elite 🚨
Our brand-new research offers rich data on the school and university backgrounds of Britain’s most powerful people.
Compare sectors and professions for yourself using our interactive tool 📊
elitistbritain.suttontrust.com/compare
Our brand-new research offers rich data on the school and university backgrounds of Britain’s most powerful people.
Compare sectors and professions for yourself using our interactive tool 📊
elitistbritain.suttontrust.com/compare
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Power structures in this country are still dominated by a small group of people.
1️⃣ The 7% who go to private schools
2️⃣ The roughly 1% who go to Oxford or Cambridge for university
This is especially true for those who attend both private school and Oxbridge 👇
1️⃣ The 7% who go to private schools
2️⃣ The roughly 1% who go to Oxford or Cambridge for university
This is especially true for those who attend both private school and Oxbridge 👇
September 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Power structures in this country are still dominated by a small group of people.
1️⃣ The 7% who go to private schools
2️⃣ The roughly 1% who go to Oxford or Cambridge for university
This is especially true for those who attend both private school and Oxbridge 👇
1️⃣ The 7% who go to private schools
2️⃣ The roughly 1% who go to Oxford or Cambridge for university
This is especially true for those who attend both private school and Oxbridge 👇
No escaping Nick Gibb
September 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM
No escaping Nick Gibb
Every day with an 8 month old is like hanging out with the velociraptors in Jurassic Park. What horrifying ability are they going to develop next.
September 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Every day with an 8 month old is like hanging out with the velociraptors in Jurassic Park. What horrifying ability are they going to develop next.