Sugar tax could bring sweet relief to breakfast clubs 20th January 2021 First published in The Times Red Box: Without a doubt, school closures are having a serious impact on pupils’ educational attainment, mental health and well... Articles
The levelling-up ladder risks being knocked away by Covid-inspired decisions on education 13th January 2021 First published on Conservative Home, 13th January 2021: Last week, having previously advised that schools would remain open – that the risk to children was low... Articles
School closures are potentially a disaster for our children 12th January 2021 First published in the Daily Express, 12th January 2021: School closures are potentially a disaster for our children. We know that, despite the individual... Articles
Children must be our priority – we can’t let this disease ruin their chances 6th January 2021 First published in The Sun, 6th January 2021: THE COVID pandemic has opened a gaping wound in our education system in terms of those from disadvantaged... Articles
We need a long-term education plan to ensure left-behind pupils aren’t mired in a Covid swamp 6th January 2021 First published in Politics Home, 6th January 2021: The decision to close schools will accelerate education social injustices. We need to ensure a level playing... Articles
The government is sleepwalking into another exams fiasco 26th December 2020 First published in The Telegraph, 26th December 2020: We have heard some awful statistics during the pandemic. Perhaps one of the most grim was highlighted by... Articles
Failing to plug skills gaps will set us back on the road to recovery 16th November 2020 First published in Politics Home, 17th November 2020: Putting colleges at the centre of recovery is the only way to drive us to a better, more prosperous future... Articles
This time round, let’s keep the schools open - and not risk an epidemic of educational poverty 4th November 2020 First published on Conservative Home, 4th November 2020: Now is the time to back Boris Johnson. However reluctantly, we need to back Boris on the lockdown... Articles
Why I voted against the Government on Free School Meals 24th October 2020 First published in the Catholic Herald, 24th October 2020: On Wednesday night, for the first time as a Conservative MP since my election in 2010, I voted for a... Articles