Key Voices #124 - Exams, policy-making and trusts with Sir Jon Coles

This week we talk to Sir Jon Coles, CEO of United Learning. Jon shares his thoughts on this year’s exam arrangements and what could happen next year. As well as, why it is so hard to make good policy and how he feels the pandemic has really emphasised the benefits of being part of a large trust. 

 

We talk about : 

• This year’s exam results and what they could mean for future cohorts
• The various options for next year’s exams and the considerations that would need to be made depending on which way forward is chosen
• How to close the gap between those who make policy and those who implement it 
• Jon’s time in the civil service and his thoughts on exactly why it is so hard to make successful policy 
• How additional capacity made Jon’s trust more resilient during the pandemic 
• Establishing remote teaching during the pandemic 
• The most powerful ways technology can make a difference in education 

 

You can learn more about United Learning here