# Diane Reay

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The Culture Trap, with Sociologist Derron Wallace (EF, JP)

In this episode, Elizabeth and John talk with Derron Wallace, sociologist of education and Brandeis colleague, about his new book The Culture Trap, which explores "ethnic expectations" for Caribbean schoolchildren in New York and London. His work starts with the basic puzzle that while black Caribb…

122 The Culture Trap, with Sociologist Derron Wallace (EF, JP)

In this episode, Elizabeth and John talk with Derron Wallace, sociologist of education and Brandeis colleague, about his new book The Culture Trap, which explores "ethnic expectations" for Caribbean schoolchildren in New York and London. His work starts with the basic puzzle that while black Caribb…

The Culture Trap, with Sociologist Derron Wallace (EF, JP)

In this episode, Elizabeth and John talk with Derron Wallace, sociologist of education and Brandeis colleague, about his new book The Culture Trap, which explores "ethnic expectations" for Caribbean schoolchildren in New York and London. His work starts with the basic puzzle that while black Caribb…

29. The 2024 APA Conference on 'Policing & The Black Child: Reflections from Miss S

Hello everyone!It has been a while since we have been in the studio but Miss S and Miss D are back in full effect. We've had a rejuvenating half term and we are ready to rock the last half term of the academic year here in the UK. In this episode, Miss S shares her experiences and reflections from …

Out of the Hollows

When Brighton & Hove City Council met on the 27th February 2025 to vote on school admissions reform, it marked the culmination of a twenty-year fight for change. From the community of Whitehawk — once hidden in the city’s hollows — to the council chamber. In this third and final episode of our thre…

Season 3 | Episode 12 | Sociology and Education with Diane Reay

Professor Diane Reay from Cambridge University joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss her research into education and social class, and her thoughts on the impact of recent policies on students as well as what might come from the new government. As you might imagine, from this famous aut…

Creativity: Cultivated or Controlled at Michaela?

How creativity is understood, taught, and experienced at Michaela. Through classroom observations, interviews with educators, artists, and a former student, we ask: does Michaela’s focus on discipline and knowledge nurture creative thinking, or does it limit experimentation and self-expression? We …

Prof Diane Reay: The Class Politics We Don’t Talk About

Diane Reay is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge, with particular interests in social justice issues in education and cultural analyses of social class, race and gender. She grew up in a working-class, coal-mining community before becoming an inner-city primary school te…

The Future: Is Michaela a Social Mobility Miracle or Myth?

In the final episode of this series, we dive into the complex realities of education, social mobility, and the future of schooling in the UK. Our hosts reflect on their own childhood ambitions and experiences, then turn a critical eye to the systems that shape young people’s lives, asking whether a…