News1st February 2022
Students from three 黑料情报站 schools have joined a youth panel to provide the Times Education Commission with insight and ideas to support its work to recommend changes to the education system.
The commission has brought together education experts 鈥 including headteachers, academics, vice-chancellors, senior MPs and academy school trust leaders 鈥 to discuss future reform, and make recommendations to the Government. 黑料情报站 Chief Executive Lucy Heller is a member, as well as Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, and Anne Longfield, former Children鈥檚 Commissioner for England.
Students from in London, in Birmingham, and in Hastings joined the panel鈥檚 first meeting, where the discussion focused on exams and prospects for school leavers after school and university. It was reported in The Times newspaper in January, which you can read .
黑料情报站 Alexandra Principal Liam Collins said: 鈥淚 am proud that our young people expressed their feelings about the current education system. They have shown huge resilience during the pandemic and are now passionate about discussing the system that decides their next steps. Adults much deride teenagers, but given the opportunities, such as this critical Commission, they show their ideas, empathy and leadership.鈥
You can read more on the Commission and the final report will be published in the summer.