It is our pleasure to welcome a very special guest to the #Morethanajob podcast. We are joined by the Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP, Chair of the influential Commons Education Select Committee. Mr Halfon entered Parliament in 2010 as MP for Harlow,and has served as the Minister without Portfolio & Deputy Conservative Party Chairman under David Cameron and Minister for Skills at the DfE under Theresa May. He has long championed social justice seeing education as the ladder of opportunity for all.
We discuss Robert's passion for education, thoughts on GCSEs & examinations, Covid-catch up plans and his love of Tolkein.