Buzzing to be back on commentary for Wycombe this Saturday. Tune in to watch & listen for a fiver! 💙 www.wwfc.com/news/2026/ju...

Fair play to John Healey, who managed to time his 5.5-week break from government to coincide exactly with the World Cup

Obviously a tough watch but that won’t define our tournament. We had plenty of chances to win it, especially in that last 15: Kane puts that away 9 times out of 10, O’Reilly unlucky, Guehi too. Biggest worry was how much we got away with that Konsa challenge.

Ofsted has branded every grammar school inspected so far under its new framework as inclusive, prompting a backlash from social mobility campaigners https://schoolsweek.co.uk/grammar-schools-are-inclusive-says-ofsted/

Grammar schools are inclusive, says Ofsted

Analysis findings prompt backlash, but heads say they should be judged on what they achieve for their pupils

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I'll be chairing a panel at this, which will include discussions of the 'new' 1960s institutions; the purpose of learning in universities; examples of further and technical education in the mid-twentieth century; and more. It's at 2pm on Thursday 18th - come along if you're around!

History of Education Society UK@histedsocuk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The last tickets available for the Anniversary Cultures conference at the Senate House in London next Thursday! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anniversar...

My interview with Peter Mandler as a podcast - listen on the bus, tube, etc.!

Comprehensive Future@compfuture.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our interview with @petermandler.bsky.social is now available as a podcast. He discusses the history of selection, meritocracy and the 11-plus, and what this can tell us about current debates on selective education. open.spotify.com/episode/4ITJ...

Enjoyed doing this. This history equips us with the tools to talk about our current education system, even in non-selective areas, about the relationship between schools and social mobility, exam stress, etc.

Comprehensive Future@compfuture.bsky.social · 2mo ago

. Historian @petermandler.bsky.social talks about the history of academic selection and what we can learn from the post-war education system. He busts popular myths about grammar schools and social mobility. youtu.be/kfXmDse3yO8?...

“If selection doesn’t improve social mobility, why are we doing it?” Professor Peter Mandler discusses the history — and consequences — of the 11+ and academic selection in Britain. New interview with Jack Deasley for Comprehensive Future. Watch:https://youtu.be/kfXmDse3yO8

Selection, Meritocracy and the 11-plus: A History

YouTube video by Comprehensive Future

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The actual solution, btw, is to watch lower division football 😎

A fun, albeit inconsequential, finale to the season last Saturday for Wycombe. Some light reflections, including how we remember this fragmented season (which will probably be defined by what happens by May 2027 as much as anything!). jackdeasley.substack.com/p/player-rat...

Player Ratings: Wycombe 3-2 Rotherham

Academy graduate Micah Olabiyi scores injury-time winner to end Wycombe's 25/26 campaign with victory

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My article on 1970s feminists, spycops, and if feminist historians can use materials extracted by undercover police officers is out in History Workshop Journal doi.org/10.1093/hwj/...

The Women’s Liberation Movement and the Gendering of Undercover Police Surveillance in 1970s Britain: the Public Inquiry as (Un)Ethical archive

Abstract. In the 1970s a female police officer went undercover in the feminist movement in Britain. Across two years, she shared plans, conversations, and

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Important and alarming reporting from top colleague @lexytopping.bsky.social about the increasing numbers of children in England temporarily placed in unregulated social care settings including caravans, Airbnbs and holiday camps. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Nearly fivefold increase in children in unregulated social care settings in England

Exclusive: Vulnerable children being placed in caravans and Airbnbs when Ofsted-inspected homes cannot be found

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At half-time on Saturday, Wycombe were in the playoffs. Just 45 minutes later, they were five points adrift and needing a minor miracle for the season to amount to anything. An attempt to contextualise Monday's setback in terms of stability and optimism: open.substack.com/pub/jackdeas...

Player Ratings: Wycombe 1-2 Bradford

Wycombe lose from a winning position at home for the first time in nearly a year as play-off hopes slip out of reach

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Why League One proves that English football’s finances are broken. Column. inews.co.uk/sport/footba...

Something frightening is happening in English football

Wrexham and Birmingham have taken League One finances to breaking point

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Surely Reform's 'net stupid zero' line won't be effective for very long when, in what is meant to be its heartlands, the tangible and obvious impacts of climate change are increasingly becoming part of their constituents' lives.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4mo ago

‘Seriously wrong’: flood-hit Lincolnshire residents at odds with Reform MP over climate

Reflections on Wycombe's financial accounts, the Independent Football Regulator, a fine evening in South Wales, and a tricky yet surmountable run-in... open.substack.com/pub/jackdeas...

Player Ratings: Cardiff 0-2 Wycombe

Wycombe respond to Saturday's defeat against Luton with huge victory over title contenders Cardiff

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Melvyn Bragg’s class act Was his success “social mobility”, or just good luck? By Stefan Collini www.newstatesman.com/cultur...

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UPDATED - Job cuts proposed at Horncastle Education Trust in bid to make savings

Cost-cutting measures by a cash-strapped group of schools could see up to 20 staff redundancies.

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The Burnden Park disaster, a strong performance for 70 minutes, another goal for Luke Harris, diagnosing Wycombe's fragility, and a shoutout to @her-game-too.bsky.social all in my latest reflections: jackdeasley.substack.com/p/player-rat...

Player Ratings: Bolton 3-2 Wycombe

Late heartbreak as Wycombe fall to historic comeback in Greater Manchester

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This is excellent & timely from Nick. It's a great example of academic work being highly relevant and it's great that it's reached the mainstream press too. Do give it a read if you can get around the paywall - there are some chilling quotes in here: www.thetimes.com/world/middle...

Paul Bremer ran Iraq for Bush. His emails show what really happened

‘I am now officially the government of Iraq,’ Bremer wrote to his wife in private messages from 2003 unearthed by The Sunday Times. In frank detail, they show the dangers of waging war without the rig...

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Just remarkable. This isn't an anomaly, there are increasing reports of incredibly harsh discipline at schools up and down the country, and there's no form of meaningful accountability. www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...

Crying parents lash out at meeting over 'authoritarian' Cornish schools

There were harrowing and heartbreaking accounts of children feeling suicidal and a pupil hospitalised with kidney scarring because they were terrified to use the toilet during school. 'Nobody cares. I...

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Our new report is out! State Expectations: The history and experiences of fee-paying independent schools converting into state schools. After VAT, will more private schools want to become state schools? The THREE recommendations are: www.pepf.co.uk/publication/

When you lay out everything against them, Bodo-Glimt's run is probably European football's greatest feat since Porto 2004 Like Leicester 2016, though, the fact it is so unlikely raises questions about the system - especially one with six PL teams www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

The Champions League needed Bodo/Glimt’s success – but it highlights a big problem

The Norwegian minnows from the Arctic Circle stunned Inter Milan to reach the Champions League last 16 but footballing authorities must now heed a warning

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Wycombe are loving their home comforts lately, making it three wins from three in South Bucks. Here's a take on Saturday's game and our prospects for the rest of the season. Oh, and Nathan Lowe is indestructible. open.substack.com/pub/jackdeas...

Player Ratings: Wycombe 3-1 Stevenage

Wycombe make it three home wins from three as they sweep aside playoff rivals Stevenage

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👋 We'd like to welcome our new Fellows to the Society! 🙋‍♂️ Tom Cryer - @thomascryer.bsky.social - is our new Richard Aldrich Fellow; Jack Deasley - @jldeasley.bsky.social - is our new Peter Gosden Fellow. Learn more about their roles here: historyofeducation.org.uk/fellows/

🚨 EXCITING NEWS - SAVE THE DATE! The History of Education Society conference is back for 2026. 🇮🇪 13-15 November 2026. Maynooth University, Ireland. Find out more below 👇 historyofeducation.org.uk/conference/

📻 Amazing to be back behind the mic for the best football club on the planet.

Wycombe Wanderers News@wwfc-news.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Matchday Rewind: Wycombe Wanderers vs Stevenage

An ultimately unsuccessful trip to Berkshire on Saturday, but with plenty of positives to take into the back-end of this season. Some pre-Exeter reading... open.substack.com/pub/jackdeas...

Player Ratings: Reading 3-2 Wycombe

Wycombe's playoff push hit a wall as a Jack Marriott hat-trick proved decisive in Berkshire

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My favourite afternoon watching Wycombe in some time, and a real statement of intent as we go into the last few months of a turbulent season. Some thoughts... open.substack.com/pub/jackdeas...

Player Ratings: Wycombe 4-0 Doncaster

Homecoming hero Aaron Morley scores on his second debut as Wycombe cruise past a hapless Doncaster at Adams Park

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