Education of ‘white working class boys and girls’ is not taboo; it’s a national priority 10th October 2020 First published in the Yorkshire Post, 10 October 2020: Not only do we now understand the scale of the digital divide (around 700,000 children were without... Articles
Delivering social justice means feeding children properly. We’re not doing so – and we must 7th October 2020 First published in Conservative Home, 7 October 2020: Combating child food hunger should be as much a priority for this Government as its work on improving... Articles
Seven education heroes of the lockdown. All credit to them for putting the interests of children first 9th September 2020 First published in Conservative Home, 9 September 2020: It may be hard to believe, given what has gone on in the past six months, with millions of children... Articles
Our country faces an epidemic of educational poverty - this is what the Government must do to close the attainment gap 9th September 2020 First published in I Newspaper, 9 September 2020: Our country faces a potential epidemic of educational poverty. The UCL Institute of Education published a... Articles
Disadvantaged pupils are facing a perfect storm as they await their GCSE results — and it’s about more than coronavirus 19th August 2020 First published in Politics Home, 19 August 2020: Lockdown has only amplified existing inequalities in our education system. We need long-term, targeted... Articles
Only a national effort can reverse this educational fiasco 16th August 2020 First published in The Telegraph, 16 August 2020: For millions of children, lockdown has been nothing short of a disaster. According to a UCL report, 2.3... Articles
Hardworking pupils deserve better than this computer says no approach to standardisation 12th August 2020 First published in Politics Home, 12 August 2020: All young people should get the grades they have worked so hard for. But the current system for awarding and... Articles
Here’s how Ministers can make an apprenticeship guarantee a reality 10th August 2020 First published in Conservative Home, 10 August 2020: As a new CSJ report on apprenticeships shows, apprenticeships change lives. Combining a real job with... Articles
Private Schools can ensure no pupil is forgotten 5th August 2020 First published in The Standard, 5 August 2020: For too many children during lockdown, their education has been nothing short of catastrophic. Academic studies... Articles
