Anyone fancy my book for less than the price of a pint?

Feels surreal to be on the same bookshelf as stuff by Diane Reay and Stephen Ball.

Lost Boys Lost Boys - How Education is Failing Young Working-Class Men; Challenging us to reconsider ideas about the role of masculinity in the lives of working-class boys and men, this book asks what would cha...

Our social and education systems continue to fail young working-class men - but there's hope!

@edudetective.bsky.social

Richard Gater speaking as part of a panel at a book launch event in Spark.

WISERD and @careresearchwales.bsky.social recently celebrated the launch of @richgater.bsky.social's new book, ‘The 21st Century Ladz’, at sbarcIspark, joined by @edudetective.bsky.social, Dr Dan Evans, and Prof Jean Jenkins. 💻 Read more: bit.ly/3K7zpB8

Great write up from our national Boys' Impact pilot in @tesmagazine.bsky.social.

It's taken half a decade of persistence and stubborn optimisim, but it finally feels like we're starting to move the dial.

How can Britain Rebuild Opportunity for Working-Class Men? Part of the Festival of Economics 2025

How can Britain Rebuild Opportunity for Working-Class Men?

Bethan Staton @financialtimes.com, Charlie Colenutt, Alex Blower @edudetective.bsky.social
🔎 Festival of Economics 2025
🎟️ Tickets on sale now ⬇️

PODCAST: How education is failing young working-class men - Transforming Society In this episode, Richard Kemp speaks with Alex Blower about how the education system often fails working-class boys.

In our latest #Podcast, Richard Kemp and Dr Alex Blower discuss the role of #Masculinity in the lives of #WorkingClass boys and why we need to stop focusing on perceived individual failures.
www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/10/03/podcast-how-e...

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.

✍ "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...

The 21st Century Ladz - book cover

📚 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

Moving past Adolescence. What we really need to understand about young men in education. YouTube video by Boys' Impact

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.

youtu.be/OnlF8I3nv2M

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

This Is Why They Hate Kneecap | Ash Sarkar Meets Blindboy YouTube video by Novara Media

Absolutely wonderful meandering conversation with
@blindboyboatclub.bsky.social

youtu.be/NjmXzFQl4xI?...

A Class Act - The Sutton Trust Exploring access to creative degrees and elitism in the creative industries.

🎵 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 ⬇️

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

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...

Lost Boys Lost Boys - How Education is Failing Young Working-Class Men; Challenging us to reconsider ideas about the role of masculinity in the lives of working-class boys and men, this book asks what would cha...

Alex Blower's book, "Lost Boys", is available to pre-order via @policypress.bsky.social.

'Adolescence' started, but cannot end, the conversation YouTube video by Bristol University Press

There is a moral and ethical implication in expecting teachers (65% of whom are women) to be the ones addressing teenagers on the misogynistic attitudes highlighted in Adolescence. Alex Blower (@edudetective.bsky.social) discussing the whole-society conversations we desperately need right now.

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

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...

A picture of sneaky Sam Tarley

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

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...

"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

Alex Blower's (@edudetective.bsky.social) new book "Lost Boys" is publishing in July! 🎉 Here he is discussing why toxic masculinity is the wrong conversation if we ever want to make meaningful and long-lasting change.

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

🚨 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

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

Jobs - Disability Arts Online

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 :)

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

The class crisis in creative HE - The Sutton Trust An author of our work on access to creative professions explores the research in detail.

💬 "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 👇