Class Divide

Fighting for commitment to change the deeply unjust educational attainment gap for young people in East Brighton. Politically-independent, funded by donations.

[Class Divide @DivideClass]

Three years ago this spring, Episode 1 of the Class Divide podcast went out. Carlie and Curtis are back to talk about what has happened since, and what comes next. Have a listen. Search for Class Divide on your podcast app.

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

"This campaign began with a simple question from parents who refused to accept that where you live should determine where you learn."

@DivideClass have done great work to push for big changes to school admissions in Brighton.

Read about their efforts 👇
https://t.co/5czy1XFsp0

[Class Divide @DivideClass]

Getting to school in a cost of living crisis is shaping who gets to learn.

Our new School Travel Report looks at how transport and cost affect families, attendance and school choice in Brighton and Hove.

Launch event: Thursday 22nd Jan, 5 to 6 pm (online).

Sign up here: https://t.co/9yjT8j1nWR

[Class Divide @DivideClass]

Please take 3 minutes today to support the proposed sibling link change in Brighton and Hove’s school admissions consultation for 2027/28.
Go to the council’s Your Voice consultation page - https://t.co/ARikfedBoR

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

✍️ "What has happened in Brighton and Hove shows that inclusion through admissions can be achieved."

@DivideClass Co-Founders @GoldsmithCN and @oswald808 discuss the significance and impact of reforms to school admissions in Brighton in our latest blog ⤵️

https://t.co/yXidIy0i1b

[David @DavidMcGregorBN]

Great article by @DivideClass for @suttontrust on recent admission changes and their impact on educational inequality in B&H.

This administration has been focused on addressing inequality in our city, a cause CD have campaigned on brilliantly for years!
https://t.co/zXWNwBpyhB

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

✍️ "In many places across the country, the social make-up of a school reflects the affluence of its postcode."

@DivideClass have successfully campaigned for groundbreaking changes to school admissions in Brighton.

Read about their achievements ⤵️

https://t.co/5czy1XFsp0

[Stephen Gorard @SGorard]

Will the proposed curriculum and assessment reforms work for disadvantaged students?
https://t.co/Ud2dutdaR6

[Class Divide @DivideClass]

Great to see Class Divide represented in a new @BrightonMuseums exhibition about protest.

[The Working Class Climate Alliance @_WCCA]

A short, but very important piece from @DivideClass

"Any review into inequality is not doing its job if it only explores the lives of the poorest and fails to examine how those with privilege and power contribute to this status quo."

https://t.co/OMmADiO9qo

[Class Divide @DivideClass]

BREAKING: A huge win for #ClassDivide. The Schools Adjudicator has ruled Brighton's new admissions policy is "lawful, fair & non-discriminatory."

This is a victory for community-led change & political courage. It proves that working-class voices can change the system.

Read our full statement:
https://t.co/38wgIdlvtT

[Curtis James @oswald808]

Erm, I wonder what the third series of the Class Divide podcast is going to be about - and because no-one wants to fund Class Divide's kind of system change/policy stuff, we will be launching a Go Fund Me soon. Hopefully people will be up for supporting.

[Class Divide @DivideClass]

In June, 600 residents called for a review into inequality in Brighton & Hove. Now the Council has agreed.

We welcome it - but it must ask tough questions of those in power, not just examine the lives of the poorest.

Read our latest blog: https://t.co/66iZOGKE7i

#BrightonAndHove #Inequality #Fairness

[Class Divide @DivideClass]

We are hosting a delegation from the Department for Transport today. We’ll be sharing the findings from our recent school transport survey and taking them on a tour of 3 schools to highlight the challenges parents and children face and the impact this has on their opportunities.

[Class Divide @DivideClass]

Huge congratulations to our co-founder Carlie on her invitation to the @womenofyear Awards today! A fantastic recognition for the work of Class Divide in fighting educational inequality.

This work is powered by a team of brilliant local women. A massive thank you to Beth, Alice, Sara, Danielle, Chelle, Stacey, Emily X 2, Eve, Liza, Rose, Katie, & everyone campaigning with us! #WOTY2025 #ClassDivide #Brighton #womenoftheyear

[Class Divide @DivideClass]

Watch the video.
Fill out the survey - https://t.co/1pbWEiql0g
Support the campaign.

#Brighton #Hove #ClassDivide #SchoolTransport #EducationForAll #ItTakesACity

[Class Divide @DivideClass]

WATCH: Today we delivered a letter to Brighton & Hove City Council, signed by nearly 600 residents.

It calls for an independent review into why FSM-eligible children face some of the worst outcomes in the country - in education, housing, health, youth services and jobs.

[Class Divide @DivideClass]

We want to know:

How do your children get to school?
What’s stopping them from using the bus?
Is transport affecting attendance or after-school access?