Three years ago this spring, Episode 1 of the Class Divide podcast launched. The campaign itself is older than that, closer to seven years in, but the podcast was the moment a long-running community effort suddenly reached the rest of the city and beyond. Curtis and Carlie reunite to mark the anniversary, look back at what has shifted since the first episode came out, and talk honestly about what comes next.
They look back at the wins and what they cost, the bruising consultation period, and the people who made the impossible happen. They look forward to a city-wide inquiry, the chance to take Brighton's admissions work national, and unfinished business on school transport.
Three years on from Episode 1, there is plenty to celebrate, and plenty still to do.
Links
Class Divide
The Schools Adjudicator decision
Class Divide piece for the Sutton Trust on the Brighton blueprint
The two reports that prompted the call for an inquiry
The open letter and the inquiry
Burgess and Greaves on national admissions reform
Class Divide's recent transport report
The Schools White Paper, Mission North East and Mission Coastal
Allies mentioned in the episode
Listen back to Series 1 and Series 2
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