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First published in The Yorkshire Post, 3 August 2020: THE former Prime Minister of Israel, Golda Meir, once said: “Pessimism is the luxury that a Jewish person...

First published in TES, 16 July 2020: In a few weeks, the anxious annual wait for our young people will finally come to an end as they collect their GCSE and A...

First published in The Times, 11 July 2020: Sir, For years the mantra was “university, university, university”, when it should have been “skills, skills, skills...

First published in TES, 8 July 2020: Degree apprenticeships have a vital role to play in the post-Covid recovery, write Robert Halfon and Quintin McKellar...

First published in The Times, 3 July 2020: Amid all the coronavirus gloom, at least we’ve been able to smile at TV interviewees being interrupted as their...

First published in The Financial Times, 27 June 2020: Though the announcement about British pubs reopening has grabbed attention, far more exciting is the prime...

First published in Conservative Home, 17 June 2020: Free school meals: “This is not about politics; this is about humanity” – Marcus Rashford As a lifelong...

First published in The Times Redbox, 15 June 2020: Our fragile adult learning system is one of the most pressing social issues of our time. Why? Because adult...

First published in The Huffington Post, 11 June 2020: Children always fall back significantly in their learning when they are away from school or nursery for...