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‘Rehabilitation Revolution?’ Are our prisons fit for purpose?
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Keynote Speech | Professor Nick Hardwick 16.30 – 17.00 Registration and refreshments 17.00 – 18.00 Speech: Professor Nick Hardwick 18.00 – 18.30 Reception Despite talk of a “rehabilitation revolution” and the Transforming Rehabilitation agenda, prison standards in England and Wales have declined since 2010. The most recent Annual Report from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons found increasing violence, […]
Ambitions for English Education
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In January Sir Michael Wilshaw, Chief Inspector of Education, delivered a keynote speech with the title ‘Ambitions for English Education’. It coincided with the launch of the CentreForum report “Education in England: progress and goals” The full text can be found on the Ofsted website. Videos of the event can be found on the CentreForum […]
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Reception with Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP
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CentreForum’s New Executive Chair, Rt Hon David Laws set out his ambitions for the think tank at a reception attended by Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP. The think tank will concentrate on three key themes – Education, Mental Health and Rehabilitation of offenders. Because of this focus he labelled the […]
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‘Progress matters in Primary too’ – launch event
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Speakers: James Kempton, associate director, CentreForum (chair) Chris Thoung, researcher, CentreForum Louis Coiffait, CEO, NAHT Edge Zoe Carr, CEO, WISE Academies Lord Storey CBE, Liberal Democrat education spokesman, former head, Plantation Primary School Chris Thoung and James Kempton opened the event by setting out the government’s proposed reforms for primary school accountability systems. These will […]
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Justice Minister addresses CentreForum and the Prison Reform Trust
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Rt Hon Simon Hughes MP, Minister for Justice and Civil Liberties, delivered a speech to CentreForum and the Prison Reform Trust which outlined a liberal approach to reforming criminal justice and penal policy. The full text of the speech is below.
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Schools minister addresses CentreForum on education policy
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Rt Hon David Laws MP, Minister of State for Schools, chose CentreForum to deliver a speech on early years, schools and college policy in this parliament and beyond. The full text of the speech is below.
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Mental Health Commission Launch
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Speakers: Rt Hon Paul Burstow MP (Commission Chair) Angela Greatley, Chair, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Dr Mike Shooter, President, BACP Professor Stephen Bevan, Director of the Centre for Workplace Effectiveness Dr Ian Walton, Sandwell GP and IAPT Lead Chair: Duncan Greenland, CentreForum