An evening with the Shadow Education Secretary

Thank you to those who were able to join us at the recent Commission on Young Lives 'in conversation' evening with Shadow Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson MP.

At the event, we discussed a wide range of topics including early years, assessment and attainment, educational outcomes for disadvantaged children, support for children with special educational needs, children's social care, exclusions, regional disparities, teacher recruitment and retention, vocational skills and further education and access and support for higher education. The audience raised some great questions on these topics as well as school structures, youth provision, mental health support and many more.

For those unable to attend, the link to the discussion and full Q&A is here.

We are very grateful to Public First and TES Magazine for their support for the event, and to Oasis who host the Commission on Young Lives.