Max Hardy @maxjlhardy.bsky.social Barrister | TV legal consultant (Mr Bates, Landscapers, Criminal UK, Defending the Guilty) | Legal blogger & media commentator |
Kalisher Trust Trustee
Blogs, lectures, podcasts, profiles here:
https://linktr.ee/MaxJLHardy
Rebecca Montacute @beckymontacute.bsky.social Research Director at cross-party think tank @smfthinktank.bsky.social, prev @suttontrust.bsky.social. Expert on educational inequality/social mobility.
Trustee @inquest-org.bsky.social. MH campaigner in memory of mum. Views own. linktr.ee/beckymontacute
The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social Championing social mobility through evidence-based programmes, agenda-setting research and policy advocacy: https://linktr.ee/thesuttontrust
Education Policy Institute @edupolicyinst.bsky.social The Education Policy Institute (EPI) is an independent, impartial, and evidence-based research institute that promotes high quality education
Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social The UK's only think tank dedicated to higher education.
UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social CEPEO is a research centre at UCL working to improve education policy and wider practice to equalise opportunities http://ucl.ac.uk/ioe/cepeo
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.
Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social Professor of Economics. Founding Director of the UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (@cepeo-ucl.bsky.social). Economics of education. Inequality. Research Fellow at the IFS, IZA and CESifo. 1st gen🏴�
Jake Anders @jakeanders.uk Education, evaluation, economics, etc.
Professor of Quantitative Social Science, UCL
Deputy Director, @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social
Principal Investigator, COSMO study
Dad to three.
https://jakeanders.uk
Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social Economist working on inequality and access to education. Deputy Director of @cepeo-ucl. Research associate of @cep-lse Research fellow @iza_bonn
@josh-freeman.bsky.social @josh-freeman.bsky.social Policy Manager, Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI). Formerly Teach First Maths & Politics.
Sam Sims @drsamsims.bsky.social Associate Prof of Education, UCL
Research Lead, Ambition Institute
Site: https://samsims.education/
Claire Tyler @clairetyler.bsky.social Quant Research Fellow at UCL CEPEO | Head of Insights at Institute of Student Employers | Labour market inequality | Access & progression in professional careers | Chartered Accountant | Ex-EY & BPP |
@cepeo-ucl.bsky.social
http://ucl.ac.uk/ioe/cepeo
Fabien Petit @fabienpetit.bsky.social Research Fellow at CEPEO, UCL. Labor markets, technologies, skills, generations, and inequality. fabienpetit.com
Erica H-W @ericaholtwhite.bsky.social Research team @Suttontrust.bsky.social and COSMO
Kevin Latham @kevinlatham.bsky.social Research and Policy Manager at the Sutton Trust; former secondary teacher (Social Sciences) and university lecturer (anthropology/sociology)
Charley O'Regan @charleyo.bsky.social Senior Schools Engagement Manager at the Sutton Trust. Former school leader. NPQH. MEd Educational Leadership. Passionate about improving education for all our children. 
Oliver Cassagneau-Francis @opmc1.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow at UCL CEPEO (@cepeo-ucl.bsky.social)
Economics of education, labour, econometrics.
PhD from Sciences Po Paris.
Jon Andrews @mrjpandrews.bsky.social Head of Analysis, Education Policy Institute
https://epi.org.uk
Jo Hutchinson @jojohutchinson.bsky.social Director, SEND and Additional Needs @ Education Policy Institute. Former government statistician. 
Natalie Perera @natalieperera.bsky.social Chief External Affairs and. Communications Officer, AQA
Charity Trustee and former civil servant.
Louise Murphy @louisemurphy.bsky.social Senior Economist at the Resolution Foundation, focusing on employment, young people and health | views my own
Louise Bazalgette, Nesta @loubazalgette.bsky.social All things early years, education and parenting 🐥 On a mission to reduce inequality 🚀 Deputy Director, A Fairer Start mission @nestauk.bsky.social Views here my own.
Luke Sibieta @lukesibieta.bsky.social Research Fellow at IFS, independent consultant, posts about about school funding, education, inequalities and cycling
Philip Nye @philipnye.bsky.social Senior data scientist @instituteforgovernment.org.uk • Words and numbers on what the govt is up to, edu policy, doing data at a thinktank • Bilingual: 🐍/SQL • Sign up to the IfG newsletter: http://bit.ly/3xDINTz
Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social Writes the most popular UK Substack (samf.substack.com)
Author of Sunday Times bestselling book "Failed State". (An Economist and Financial Times Book of the Year for 2024). Working on book two.
Senior fellow: Institute for Government
Laura Outhwaite @laouthwaite.bsky.social Principal Research Fellow @ UCL's CEPEO (@cepeo-ucl.bsky.social) | UKRI Policy Fellow @ Ofsted | Developmental Psychologist interested in early education & inequalities | Views my own.
Susannah Hume @sussumhum.bsky.social Director of Evaluation at @policyatkings.bsky.social; PhD from @kcl-spe.bsky.social; college governor, trustee @taso.org.uk. Interested in political engagement, behavioural science, education and young people, and policy that works
UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social World-leading @ucl.ac.uk research and teaching in education, culture, psychology and social science, right here in the heart of London and beyond.
ucl.ac.uk/ioe
#WeAreIOE
John Blake @johndavidblake.bsky.social Director, The Post 18 Project // Professor of Social Innovation and Public Policy at University of Salford // musical theatre obsessive
Iain Mansfield @igmansfield.bsky.social Current affairs, politics, education and miscellany. All views my own.
Substack at edrith.co.uk 
Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social CEO of @taso.org.uk, Chair of Trust for London, Executive Committee of Political Studies Association. The usual disclaimers.
Alex Quigley @alexjquigley.bsky.social Education, education, education. Work at the Education Endowment Foundation. Write books, write for TES, and blog: https://alexquigley.co.uk/
Harry Madgwick @hmadgwick.bsky.social Spend most weeks listening to teachers and supporting practical use of educational research. Former English teacher. Often running, cycling & watching the Arsenal. Views mine.
Dr Julian Grenier CBE @juliangrenier.bsky.social Work on early years at EEF. Previously led Sure Start Children’s Centres 20+ yrs. Views personal.
Free newsletter - Early Years High 5: big ideas in 5 short reads ⤵️
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/early-years-evidence-in-action-7214995239114059777
Impetus @impetus.org.uk We transform the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds by ensuring they get the right support to succeed in school, in work and in life.
https://www.impetus.org.uk/
Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social School leaders’ favourite newspaper. Multi-award winning journalism, determined to get past the bluster and explain the facts. Published by EducationScape
Tammy Campbell @drtammycampbell.bsky.social Director for Early Years, Inequalities and Wellbeing @edupolicyinst.bsky.social | Visiting Senior Fellow @ CASE LSE | Views my own | Life doesn't have to be unfair | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tammy-Campbell-2
FFT Education Datalab @fftedudatalab.bsky.social FFT Education Datalab produces independent, cutting-edge research on education policy and practice.
Edge Foundation @edgeuk.bsky.social Edge is an independent foundation working to inspire education to give all young people across the UK the knowledge, skills and behaviours they need to flourish in their future life and work.
Pete Whitehead @petewhitehead.bsky.social education policy guy. scouser. your favourite pintman's favourite pintman. views regrettably my own.
Lynton Lees @lyntonlees.bsky.social Senior Policy Manager, Public First. Previously British Academy, PhD history of universities and education in modern Britain, Columbia. Views my own.
Ed Dorrell @eddorrell.bsky.social Partner at Public First (education, levelling up and Labour). Quant, qual, political comms. Ex-journo at @tes. Still write a lot.
Jonathan Simons @jonathansimons.bsky.social Partner, Public First and Head of Education Practice. Education strategy + policy advisory. Former civil servant + think tanker. Occasional loud LFC. Centrist Dad, so naturally I also have a Substack.
Sammy Wright @sammywright.bsky.social Teacher, writer, school leader, lives and works in North East: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/454163/exam-nation-by-wright-sammy/9781847927521
#edusky #Teaching #UKEd http://substack.com/@sammywright
Association of Colleges @aoc-info.bsky.social The national voice for further education, sixth form, tertiary and specialist colleges. Our members educate and train 1.6m people each year. #LoveOurColleges
aoc.co.uk 
Matilda Martin @matildamartin.bsky.social Political Reporter for PoliticsHome and writing for The House magazine
🖊️ about education (and a few other things) | prev Reporter @ Tes
📧matilda.martin@politicshome.com
(she/her)
Reza Schwitzer @schwitzer.bsky.social Principal Consultant at Avencera. Formerly AQA, DfE and Public First. Loud and sometimes prone to hyperbole. COYG! Views own
Nicola Woolcock @nicolawoolcock.bsky.social Education Editor, The Times
nicola.woolcock@thetimes.co.uk
London Economics' Education and Labour Markets Team @le-education.bsky.social London Economics' Education and Labour markets team: Research and publication information; education evidence and facts; independent commentary. Sometimes 'edited' by Gavan Conlon
Ben Gadsby @brgadsby.bsky.social Education policy, centre right politics, sports, numbers, puns. Trustee Causeway Education; Head of Policy in third sector. Views own etc
Cllr John Cope @johncope.bsky.social Strategic Advisor (mainly Education & Skills); Senior Counsel @ PLMR. Council Group Leader. Fmr Non-Exec @ IfATE & Fmr Exec Director @ UCAS
David Hughes @hughesdavid.bsky.social Chief Executive at Association of Colleges, lifelong learner, passionate about education, skills, inclusion, a better & fairer society
Tom Richmond @tom-richmond.com Education policy analyst. Host of 'Inside Your Ed' podcast (www.insideyoured.com). Former teacher, think tank director and government advisor. Follow my work here: https://linktr.ee/tomrichmond
Laura McInerney @missmc.bsky.social Co-Founder of TeacherTapp, daily poll of 12k teachers. Former editor of Schools Week & Guardian columnist. Once a teacher, always a teacher.
SAY: Laura 'Mack & Ernie' (like there's 3 of us!)
Johnny Rich @johnnyrich.com Director, ResearchPlus
CEO, PushTalks | Author (The Human Script and other works) | Speaker | #HigherEd Specialist
Personal account - any views are all my own fault.
Web: johnnyrich.com
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) @ascl-uk.bsky.social ASCL is a leading professional body representing more than 25,000 school, college and trust leaders in all phases across the UK.
Julie McCulloch @juliemcculloch.bsky.social Chief Executive at the Education Policy Institute. Views my own.
Sarah Waite @sarahjwaite.bsky.social Former teacher & Labour education adviser, now CEO of @getfurther.bsky.social #loveourcolleges
Oli de Botton @olidebotton.bsky.social 
Stuart Lock @stulock.bsky.social Chief Executive, Advantage Schools
Freddie Whittaker @fcdwhittaker.bsky.social Editor of national education newspaper Schools Week
www.schoolsweek.co.uk
Becky Allen @profbeckyallen.bsky.social Co-founder and Chief Analyst, Teacher Tapp, surveying over 12,000 teachers every day.
Curtis James @oswald808.bsky.social Co founder and member of Class Divide.
Working to make Brighton and Hove (and further afield) the best place to get an education if you come from a lower income family. Through systems and policy change.
www.classdivide.co.uk
Aveek Bhattacharya @aveek18.bsky.social Strategy Fellow, Global Health & Wellbeing at Coefficient Giving. Views my own
Sandy Leaton Gray @drleatongray.bsky.social Professor of Education Futures at UCL. Personal account, posts represent my own opinions and not those of my institution.
Sandra McNally @sandramcnally.bsky.social Professor of Economics, University of Surrey. Director of Education and Skills Programme, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics.
Dr Cora Lingling Xu 许玲玲博士 @coralinglingxu.bsky.social Author: The Time Inheritors @sunypress.bsky.social
Asso Prof @durham-university.bsky.social Exec Editor @bjse.bsky.social; Director @chiedmobilities.bsky.social; Soc of time, Bourdieu, China; https://sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-Time-Inheritors
Loic Menzies @loicmnzs.bsky.social Edu-policy specialist. Chief Research Officer @centreedusyst.bsky.social
Teacher, teacher trainer & youth-worker first
✍️Writing📖 on policy making
🎓Academically affiliated Jesus College Cam/Sheffield IoE
🧗Often Climbing
https://linktr.ee/loicmnzs
Birgitta Rabe @rabe-b.bsky.social Professor of Economics at University of Essex. Conducting impactful research in applied economics of labour, health, education.
https://sites.google.com/view/birgitta-rabe/
Nick Harrison @nickharrison73.bsky.social CEO @suttontrust.bsky.social campaigning for social mobility. Ex- business leader and consulting global practice lead. Proud father of three.
Jess Lister @jesslister.bsky.social Higher ed policy wonk @ Public First 
Leora Cruddas CBE @leoracruddas.bsky.social Chief executive of the Confederation of School Trusts
Andy Jolley @andyjolley.bsky.social Evidence based school meals campaigner & former School Governor
TBI survivor
Interests include Education, Social Justice & Concussion in Rugby
Robbie Cruikshanks @rcruikshanks.bsky.social Senior Researcher for HE at epi.org.uk
National Foundation for Educational Research @thenfer.bsky.social Global independent provider of research, assessment and information services for education. Follow @nferclassroom.bsky.social too if you're working in schools.
https://linktr.ee/thenfer
Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social Educationalist, sometime academic, committed to supporting social justice and evidence-led policymaking and practice in education.
CEO of the Education Endowment Foundation. Chaired the Curriculum and Assessment Review (2024-2025) but now back at the EEF
Dani Payne @danihpayne.bsky.social Head of Education & Social Mobility @SMFThinkTank, education/skills/HE • Opinions my own & evolving • 🏳️🌈
Social Mobility Commission @smcommission.bsky.social Official feed of the Social Mobility Commission. We monitor progress towards improving social mobility in the UK & promote social mobility in England.
https://linktr.ee/socialmobilitycommission
Social Market Foundation @smfthinktank.bsky.social Britain’s leading cross-party think tank, with a mission to enable markets and government to work together to benefit society.
https://www.smf.co.uk/ | Also on LinkedIn, X and TikTok
Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social Home of the higher education debate
www.wonkhe.com
Editor in Chief @markleach.bsky.social
@uncivil-s.bsky.social @uncivil-s.bsky.social Barrister, ex-public sector, semi-demi-retired, various legal part time jobs. Legal interests public law, housing and some property, crime, statutes, and most other things. Lives Birmingham and on Dartmoor, works London and South. Owns 26 suits. Has sons.
Blooms & Barnacles Podcast @bloomsandbarnacles.bsky.social The internet's foremost expert on James Joyce and Nicolas Cage. Now in podcast form!
https://linktr.ee/bloomsandbarnacles
Dr Lorren Eldridge @loreldridge.bsky.social Assistant Prof in Private Law, Cambridge. Founding member Selden's Sister. Land law, medieval law, historical jurisprudence. AFHEA. She/her. Personal account.
Will 🇺🇦 Absolute Shower 🇺🇦 @showerabsolute.bsky.social So shave your face with some mace in the dark
Russell Sandberg @sandbergrlaw.bsky.social Professor of Law at Cardiff University, Wales, UK. Writes on Legal History & Law and Religion with focus on marriage law and education law reform.
No DMs - please email SandbergR@cf.ac.uk
https://linktr.ee/sandbergrlaw
Faithful Defence Advocate @faithfuldefenceadv.bsky.social I know the end of the story 
Charlotte Wilk @charlottewilk.bsky.social Barrister at Gatehouse Chambers. Photographer of Libraries. British-American-Jewish-Irish. Legal 500 “Rising Star” in Costs Law. Also practising in Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Insurance, Housing & Commercial. Mother to Maud, the working cocker 🐾
Nils Hoppe @hoppe.law Professor of Law and Dean of Research at the University of Hannover 🇩🇪 » Partner and Solicitor Advocate at LDMH (@ldmh.partners) 🏴🏴 » ❤️💙🦅
Life sciences and technology law
➡️ https://hoppe.law
Ben Knight @benjamin-knight.com He/him
Nerd
Ex-care kid. State school oik
Legal 500 Barrister (chambers in Manchester and London)
Politics snarker
Cat dad
🏳️🌈🇬🇧🇫🇷
Music maker
Podcaster/Writer
Joined October 2023r
1st UK Law podcaster
Unexpected Paul Heaton impersonator
centralchambers.co.uk
Francis FitzGibbon @ffkc.bsky.social King's Counsel, 23ES and Trinity Chambers (Newcastle), criminal advocate, once a classicist, occasional LRB contributor, mostly human.
Estelle Wolfers 🇬🇧 🇪🇺🫶🦈 @firetower.eurosky.social Courts, cats and cars; she/her
Joshua Rozenberg @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social KC (hon). UK's most experienced full-time legal commentator. Honorary bencher, Gray's Inn. Former solicitor (non-practising). Writes at https://rozenberg.substack.com
Tuatha @tuatha.ie Explore Ireland with us! Visitor guides, itineraries, courses, events — created by archaeologists for people who really want to get under the skin of Ireland.
Start your Irish archaeological adventure:
https://www.tuatha.ie/
(pics all our own work)
Bernard Richmond KC @phatsilkkc.bsky.social Criminal Defence & Inquests barrister at Lamb Building, London & Central Chambers, Manchester. Dedicated to advocacy, Middle Temple, Legal Education (Hon. Prof at Univ of Kent) & access to justice. 6th Dan Judo (BJC & proud) Rufus & Christa keep me sane.
Pauline Troy @troylawyer.bsky.social Proud parent of two teenaged boys, owner of a soppy golden retriever and 2 cats, life long West Ham fan for my sins. Day job as a barrister doing my bit in child protection
TG4 @tg4.bsky.social 💚 Tír gan Teanga - Tír gan Anam
🧿 Súil Eile
📺💻📱TG4.ie
Dr Robin Douglas @robincdouglas.bsky.social Historian of religions, paganism and esotericism.
Website: https://www.robindouglas.org
Posting in a personal capacity.
Dr. Sandra Duffy Golden @sandraduffy.bsky.social Senior lecturer in law, dog parent, immigrant Bristolian, Irish.
Book on queer/trans law reform and coloniality out this year.
They/she. Fond of penguins. Views personal, not employer's. 🇵🇸
Header: @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social
eireannach.ghost.io
Prof Gráinne McKeever @mckeevergrainne.bsky.social Law Professor at Ulster Uni, Belfast. Co-Editor of Journal of Social Security Law. Former Vice-Chair of Social Security Advisory Committee. Writing a book on 'Effective participation for litigants in person: protecting the right to a fair trial.'