Fiona Cuthbertson is a political lobbyist who has been involved in politics for many years. A former councillor and parliamentary candidate, Fiona now runs a public affairs agency where she works on a cross-party basis to help people get involved in the political process and to lobby on a range of issues that affect people’s lives - including, but not limited to, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

She is also the author of a political thriller, Party Games, which reveals the dark arts of the political world.

LINKS:

Fiona’s website: https://www.keystone-consulting.co.uk/

Right support, right place, right time - the 2022 SEND green paper: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/send-review-right-support-right-place-right-time

Valerie Hannon’s think piece on The Future School: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-and-centres/centres/ucl-centre-educational-leadership/thinkpieces/future-school

James’s TEDs talk ‘How to change the world’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvm9TYosmXo

Making Change Stick: https://www.makingchangestick.co/

Rethinking Ed Mighty Network: https://rethinking-education.mn.co

The Rethinking Ed online conference (88 amazing talks): https://www.rethinking-ed.org/reconf22

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