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Nick Gibb publishes essay on education policy

An essay by the Minister of State for Schools is included in a collection published by Policy Exchange.

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Nick Gibb

On Thursday 17 September 2015, Schools Minister Nick Gibb introduced a lecture from American academic and author ED Hirsch at the second Policy Exchange Annual Lecture on Education.

ED Hirsch is the leading exponent of the importance of a knowledge-based curriculum, and has been an important influence on the government鈥檚 reform of qualifications and the curriculum.

A short collection of essays, published to coincide with the lecture, includes a contribution from Nick Gibb entitled 鈥楬ow ED Hirsch Came to Shape UK Government Policy鈥�. .

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Published 18 September 2015