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Dr Alex Blower

@edudetective.bsky.social

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Educator, Researcher, Writer. Founder of Boys' Impact. Author of Lost Boys: How Education is Failing Young Working-Class Men.

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Dr Alex Blower @edudetective.bsky.social · Jul 11

Lost Boys: How Education is Failing Young Working-Class Men is now available in all good bookshops.

www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Boys-Ed...

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 25d

✍ "In England in 2023/24, just 24% of males who were eligible for Free School Meals attained a grade 9-5 in GCSE Maths and English, compared with 43% who were not."

Our latest guest blog discusses the challenges facing working-class boys in education ⤵️

www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...

Changing the conversation about boys and young working-class men in education - The Sutton Trust

Discussing the the various educational challenges facing working-class boys.

www.suttontrust.com

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WISERD @wiserd-research.bsky.social · 28d

📚 Join WISERD and @careresearchwales.bsky.social in #sbarcIspark on 17/10, 2-5pm to celebrate launch of Dr @richgater.bsky.social book: The 21st Century Ladz, with Dr Alex Blower @edudetective.bsky.social founder of Boys' Impact movement and Dr Dan Evans, Swansea University 🎟️ bit.ly/40OcgsP

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Dr Alex Blower @edudetective.bsky.social · Aug 20

After a break of nearly half a decade, I'm back on
YouTube!

As of today the Boys' Impact YouTube channel will be regularly posting content on issues related to masculinity and inequality in education.

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Moving past Adolescence. What we really need to understand about young men in education.

YouTube video by Boys' Impact

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Dr Jon Rainford @jonrainford.bsky.social · Jul 18

What can a better understanding of teachers engagement with masculinity, mental health and the manosphere in the school classroom offer to widening access?

Hear from @edudetective.bsky.social and I on this weeks NEON blog

www.educationopportunities.co.uk/neon-blog/wh...

What can a better understanding teachers engagement with masculinity, mental health and the manosphere in the school classroom offer to widening access? - NEON

Dr Alex Blower and Dr Jon Rainford, Boys Impact Inequalities in educational outcomes for young men from low socioeconomic backgrounds are a key concern for access practitioners. Department for Educ...

www.educationopportunities.co.uk

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Dr Alex Blower @edudetective.bsky.social · Jul 17

If we were at it, getting rid of the Oxbridge MA would be wonderful

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Dr Alex Blower @edudetective.bsky.social · Jul 16

New report published from research with 400 teachers today from @jonrainford.bsky.social and I today: The Problem with Boys? is the first of three reports which explore educators perceptions of young working-class men in the classroom.

www.boysimpact.com/s/boysreport...

www.boysimpact.com

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Dr Jon Rainford @jonrainford.bsky.social · Jul 16

New report published today from @edudetective.bsky.social and I today:
The Problem with Boys? is the first of three reports which explore educators perceptions of young working-class men in the classroom.

www.boysimpact.com/s/boysreport...

www.boysimpact.com

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Dr Alex Blower @edudetective.bsky.social · Jul 11

Lost Boys: How Education is Failing Young Working-Class Men is now available in all good bookshops.

www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Boys-Ed...

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The People Navigator® @thepeoplenavigator.bsky.social · Jul 7

Absolutely wonderful meandering conversation with
@blindboyboatclub.bsky.social

youtu.be/NjmXzFQl4xI?...

This Is Why They Hate Kneecap | Ash Sarkar Meets Blindboy

YouTube video by Novara Media

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · Jun 29

🎵 The UK's creative industries are a major economic & cultural force.

But our research has shown that access to careers in the sector - including in professions like music, film and TV - is unequal.

Working class representation needs to be improved ⬇️

A Class Act - The Sutton Trust

Exploring access to creative degrees and elitism in the creative industries.

www.suttontrust.com

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Dave O'Brien @drdaveobrien.bsky.social · Jun 27

They are giving away the 2nd edition of Culture is bad for you for just £5.50! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526177810/ using the code SUN50

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Richard Kay @copsewood.net · Jun 19

Here's my submission to the Met Office name our storms competition. Let them know your choices at this link:

www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...

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Dr Alex Blower @edudetective.bsky.social · Jun 6

I think they might be developing it Jim! Concrete announcements on anything significantly 'good' will be backloaded toward the end of this current term I reckon.

www.gov.uk/government/n...

Government partners with young people to help develop new national youth strategy

Young voices to be at the heart of policymaking as government breaks down barriers to opportunity through Plan for Change

www.gov.uk

Dr Alex Blower @edudetective.bsky.social · May 28

Gobsmacked at how much the Reform councilor from my hometown looks like a sneaky Samuel Tarley

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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · May 13

"Until we move past the binary conversation of toxic masculinity, we are going to be stuck exactly where we are, and with all the same problems" – Alex Blower, author of Lost Boys: How Education is Failing Young Working-Class Men

Is ‘toxic masculinity’ starting the wrong conversation?

Alex Blower, author of 'Lost Boys: How Education is Failing Young Working-Class Men' which publishes in July, discusses why the popular phrase 'toxic masculi...

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Katy Mathers - Senior Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing @katymathers.bsky.social · May 13

Netflix's Adolescence has struck a chord - its themes feel uncomfortably relevant.

Pertinent @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social reads address the complexities of modern masculinities - when these conversations matter more than ever ⬇️

@drlisasugiura.bsky.social
@utsa.bsky.social
@richgater.bsky.social

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Dr Alex Blower @edudetective.bsky.social · May 7

🚨 Boys' Impact Conference 2025 🚨

This year's Boys' Impact Conference will be taking place on 10th-11th September at Manchester Met Uni.

It's amazing, and it's free to attend.

Fancy delivering a session?

Please find a link to the call for contributions below:

www.boysimpact.com/conference-1

Submit a proposal — Boys' Impact

www.boysimpact.com

Dr Alex Blower @edudetective.bsky.social · May 7

@sundayblake.bsky.social it looks like WonkHE have moved on...🤣

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · Apr 19

Lots of opportunities here - including a £2k commission to create a unique piece of artwork marking 25 yrs of advocacy and support in opening up arts and culture to deaf, deafened and hard of hearing audiences.

Please share :)

Jobs - Disability Arts Online

disabilityarts.online

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Dr Alex Blower @edudetective.bsky.social · Apr 17

Too late mate. Urban dictionary have had this one on there for a decade!

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · Apr 17

💬 "Talent is everywhere, with over 150,000 students on creative courses every year. Opportunity, particularly at the most prestigious institutions, is not." @drdaveobrien.bsky.social

Why action is needed to widen access to creative higher education 👇

The class crisis in creative HE - The Sutton Trust

An author of our work on access to creative professions explores the research in detail.

www.suttontrust.com

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miriam kent @miriamkent.bsky.social · Apr 17

Please consider supporting the Comics Cultural Impact Collective’s report asking DCMS for investment in comics forms.gle/mk6iTZK9yUDV...

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