RSA Conversations

Education in the time of pandemic

Episode Summary

As we pass the one year anniversary of lockdown, how do you remedy the impact of prolonged school closures on our pupils education? To find out, Matthew speaks with Sir Kevan Collins, the 'COVID-19 Catch-up Tsar'.

Episode Notes

Global crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses.  

In this special interview series from the RSA its chief executive, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for one big idea to help build effective bridges to our new future.

Sir Kevan Collins, who is the former head of the Education Endowment Foundation, has been appointed the 'COVID-19 Catch-up Tsar' by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. 

A Tempo & Talker production for the RSA.  

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