Skills shortages cost the UK billions a year. Re-setting our education system can change this – and boost pupils’ prospects. 17th November 2021 First reported in Conservative Home Last month, the Chancellor delivered a historic budget that cemented ambitions for a skills revolution. I wish the new team... Articles
How my new Bill can protect millions of pupils and students from the disaster of future school shutdowns 3rd November 2021 First reported in Conservative Home Between the start of the pandemic and July 2021, British children were out of the classrooms for almost half of the... Articles
We need to get a handle on home education – and the surge of kids who’ve vanished from the school roll 28th July 2021 First reported in Conservative Home Thanks to the Centre for Social Justice, we know that around 93,500 children missed over 50 per cent of their school... Articles
We are in danger of creating a generation of ghost children 1st July 2021 First published in The Telegraph: The four horsemen of the school closure apocalypse have been galloping towards our children. The Covid generation of young... Articles
White privilege is just a MYTH to 1million white, working-class kids 22nd June 2021 First published in The Sun: WHITE working-class kids have been let down by schools for decades, and woke phrases such as “white privilege” are making it worse... Articles
Pandemic highlights that digital inclusion for every child is crucial 21st June 2021 First published in The Times RedBox: As home-schooling came to an end, parents across the country breathed a collective sigh of relief. Notebooks have been... Articles
We need to fund our school Covid catch-up plan properly – and introduce longer days and short holidays 3rd June 2021 First published in The I newspaper: The last year has been nothing short of a national disaster for our young people – so let’s get one thing on the table. The... Articles
Covid catch-up and a long term plan for education 3rd June 2021 First published in The Sun: THE past year has been nothing short of a disaster for our children. Coronavirus has seen schools shut, playdates cancelled and kids... Articles
5 changes to transform prison education 21st May 2021 First published in TES: It is a stark reality that many people who end up in custody faced a challenging start to education and disruption to their school lives... Articles