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Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · 1d

Mandatory pre-flight airport coffee pic

But with two shots of joy…

1. Because at Tees Valley Education get to share with colleagues at the ‘schools as beacons of hope’ Nat Society for Education conference @churchofengland.org

2. Because St Bucks used the correct spelling of my name!

#Joy

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Headteacher Update @headteacherupdate.bsky.social · 1d

What does an equitable curriculum look like? It involves responding to the visible & invisible barriers in your community. @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social explains how we can do this, with some challenging questions for #curriculum leaders –

Who gets to learn? Revisiting what it means to offer an equitable curriculum - Headteacher Update

How teachers can design and deliver a school curriculum that recognises the barriers pupils face created by poverty

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 1d

What does an equitable curriculum look like? It involves responding to the visible & invisible barriers in your community. @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social explains how we can do this, with some challenging questions for #curriculum leaders – buff.ly/CnTa8tn #teaching #schools #poverty

Who gets to learn? Revisiting what it means to offer an equitable curriculum - SecEd

How teachers can design and deliver a school curriculum that recognises the barriers pupils face created by poverty

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Just Fair @justfairuk.bsky.social · 2d

💡 Challenge Poverty Week Scotland begins today!

This is vital moment to spotlight injustice and demand change.

Poverty is not inevitable, it’s a policy failure. This week, let’s raise our voices for rights, fairness, and dignity. #ChallengePoverty #CPW25

www.povertyalliance.org/cpw/

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Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · 2d

💤Did you sleep well last night?

Last week, we facilitated the first in a series of Sleep Champions events in Teesside in partnership with @thesleepcharity.bsky.social and Zarach

Find out more about what we explored and why:
www.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/sleep-suppor...

#SleepPoverty

Do you sleep well? - Welcome to Tees Valley Education - Tees Valley Education

Tees Valley Education partners with The Sleep Charity and Zarach to help families across Teesside improve children’s sleep and wellbeing.

www.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk

Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · 2d

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📰 News
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All for FREE over in my Substack. Subscribers (also FREE) get early access to this every Monday morning

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Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · 5d

This one decided to give me feedback on our Trust website today…

I think #MarketingByMogs might be a good social enterprise moving forward…

Any interested funders just DM me

😻😸

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Headteacher Update @headteacherupdate.bsky.social · 5d

What does an equitable curriculum look like? It involves responding to the visible & invisible barriers in your community. @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social explains how we can do this, with some challenging questions for #curriculum leaders

Who gets to learn? Revisiting what it means to offer an equitable curriculum - Headteacher Update

How teachers can design and deliver a school curriculum that recognises the barriers pupils face created by poverty

buff.ly

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Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · 5d

A lovely touch from those wonderful human beings at @childrennortheast.bsky.social

A genuine privilege running for you all in the Great North Run. But even more so, running alongside you every day in the work you do to tackle inequality in communities

#Partnership #ThankYou

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Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · 5d

🫖Fancy a brew?

If you're passionate about language, reading and the early years, then this one is for you.

The latest Cuppa with a Change Maker featuring Clio Brown of @eactlearning.bsky.social brilliance

thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/cuppa-with...

#EarlyYears #Language #ItsNotOnlyWords

Cuppa with a Change Maker

Clio: Words, windows and why

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 6d

What does an equitable curriculum look like? It involves responding to the visible & invisible barriers in your community. @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social explains how we can do this, with some challenging questions for #curriculum leaders: buff.ly/CnTa8tn #teaching #schools #poverty

Who gets to learn? Revisiting what it means to offer an equitable curriculum - SecEd

How teachers can design and deliver a school curriculum that recognises the barriers pupils face created by poverty

buff.ly

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Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · 8d

Who gets to learn?

My musings on what it means to have an equitable curriculum for all, especially for children and young people from low income backgrounds.

www.sec-ed.co.uk/content/best...

Who gets to learn? Revisiting what it means to offer an equitable curriculum - SecEd

How teachers can design and deliver a school curriculum that recognises the barriers pupils face created by poverty

www.sec-ed.co.uk

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 8d

What does an equitable curriculum look like? It involves responding to the visible & invisible barriers in your community. @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social explains how we can do this, with some challenging questions for #curriculum leaders buff.ly/CnTa8tn #teaching #schools #poverty

Who gets to learn? Revisiting what it means to offer an equitable curriculum - SecEd

How teachers can design and deliver a school curriculum that recognises the barriers pupils face created by poverty

buff.ly

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Headteacher Update @headteacherupdate.bsky.social · 8d

What does an equitable curriculum look like? It involves responding to the visible & invisible barriers in your community. @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social explains how we can do this, with some challenging questions for #curriculum leaders: buff.ly/PPK82jP

Who gets to learn? Revisiting what it means to offer an equitable curriculum - Headteacher Update

How teachers can design and deliver a school curriculum that recognises the barriers pupils face created by poverty

buff.ly

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Charity Times @charitytimes.bsky.social · 13d

A think tank is calling on the government and the charity sector to launch a new body aimed at improving “the flow and use of evidence” across civil society.

www.charitytimes.com/ct/Call-to-l...

Call to launch a £2.5m charity sector evidence gathering body

A think tank is calling on the government and the charity sector to launch a new body aimed at improving “the flow and use of evidence across the sector”.

www.charitytimes.com

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Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · 14d

Education is more than the development of knowledge, ideas and curriculum.

Educational inequality cannot be tackled by education alone.

Here's somebody that agrees:
thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/guest-blog...

Thank you @drguddisingh.bsky.social !!

#Poverty #Education #Health
#BeyondPrescription

Guest Blog: Beyond Classrooms & Clinics

Dr Guddi Singh: Why child health and education can work as one

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Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · 14d

My substack probably the best way to access this and connect

thatpovertyguy.substack.com

That Poverty Guy | Sean Harris | Substack

Dad; MAT based; PhD-ing; educator; journalist; author; passionate about tackling educational inequality. Each week I give an update of news, research and insights from education (and beyond) mostly ...

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Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · 16d

Absolutely. Stay posted for updates

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Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · 19d

TFEA Friday!!

Thank @thefea.bsky.social for a brilliant Friday. We’ve been celebrating the next step in our innovation journey with @bloomberglp.bsky.social and many others

There’s still so much more work to do. But taking today to count the flowers and recognise impact so far

#TGI #Place

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Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · 20d

There’s still chance to bag our book for a bargain!

All royalties from the book go to support low income families through our work at Tees Valley Education too

@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @bloomsburyed.bsky.social

#TPADIS #Bloomsbury

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Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · 22d

Great to be with colleagues at @thefea.bsky.social and other members today to celebrate this.

Member milestone!

#FEA #ReportCard #NeighbourhoodToNational

Fair Education Alliance @thefea.bsky.social · 23d

🚨NEW STRATEGY LAUNCH 🚨

Our 2025–2030 strategy, From Neighbourhood to National: A Strategy to ensure every child and young person thrives, is rooted in systems change – tackling causes, not just symptoms.

Read more👉 www.faireducation.org.uk/neighbourhoo...

#FairEducation #NeighbourhoodToNational

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Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · 22d

Loved our conversation! Thank you for sharing

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Poverty Unpacked @povertyunpacked.bsky.social · 23d

"Gang up on the problem of poverty, not on each other"
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one of many snippets of wisdom from Sean Harris in our newest episode about #poverty and #disadvantage in #schools and how to address it
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Listen to the conversation 👉 poverty-unpacked.org/2025/08/29/e...
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Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · Sep 8

Did I land in your inbox this morning?

Catch up on the latest education news, research and insights for #FREE

Featuring: @cpaguk.bsky.social @england.nhs.uk @tesmagazine.bsky.social @povertyunpacked.bsky.social @childrennortheast.bsky.social + more

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News, research & insights

w/c 08 September 2025

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Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · Sep 5

Did you hear the one about the Professor, the pupils and public health?

Catch up with the latest Cuppa with a Change Maker over on my Substack. Featuring the ever-brilliant @dottyb.bsky.social

thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/cuppa-with...

#ProfDot #ChangeMaking #Research

Cuppa with a Change Maker

Dot: Profs, pupils and public health

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