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Jonathan Simons
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How reality TV can inspire the X Factor for success
Jonathan Simons, head of education at thinktank Policy Exchange, writes weekly about policy and education
9 September 2016
Why forced GCSE resits are a painful necessity
The proportion of 17-year-olds who achieved a C grade after being made to resit is low, but we can’t give up on this policy – GCSE results are too important
2 September 2016
Telling schools to tackle obesity is hard to swallow
Is it really down to schools to solve all of society’s problems, asks Jonathan Simons, head of education at thinktank Policy Exchange
26 August 2016
Team GB’s strategy can’t deliver medals for us all
Jonathan Simons, head of education at thinktank Policy Exchange, writes weekly about policy and education
19 August 2016
‘Don’t tell people with A levels and Btecs they have lots of options, if some of these options aren’t fit for purpose’
Those who decide not to take the HE route deserve an equally prestigious route through higher level technical education, says a leading educationist
18 August 2016
What will Justine Greening’s appointment mean for schools and teachers?
Our insider in the corridors of Westminster looks at what the new education secretary might focus on
14 July 2016