Academics active in public debate

Meetings with two high flyer academics who have their fingers in many pies. Becky Francis, of Kings College and Pearsons ThinkTank and Chris Husbands of the Institute of Education at University of London are both members of the Commission on Academies. The commission is a self appointed panel reviewing the government's reform agenda for schools by collecting evidence, holding public hearings and forums and writing a report. This is how high level intellectual debate is conducted here, open informed debate which has high impact on government policy and reputation. Many contacts and papers to follow up form meeting these two dynamos....