Anthony Browne: The truth about sewage. The Conservatives are clearing up the mess. 26th June 2023 Anthony Browne is MP for South Cambridgeshire and Chair of the Conservative backbench Treasury Committee. Click here to read his article which appeared on... Articles
Teachers and children are let down by politicians supporting strike action 5th February 2023 As the Schools Minister in a government determined to continue our task of raising standards in schools and improving pupil behaviour, I want to see a well... Articles
Nick Gibb 'We had to blow up the concrete' - an exclusive interview with tes magazine 9th December 2022 I really enjoyed talking to Jon Severs about why I feel so passionately about raising standards in all our schools. You can read the full article in TES here. Articles
'There's nothing Victorian about times tables' - my article in The Telegraph 24th November 2022 A few years ago, a presenter on ITV’s Good Morning Britain asked me what eight times nine was. I was launching the government’s policy for a computer-based... Articles
We trust Rishi Sunak to deliver for our children's futures 20th July 2022 The education of our children today lays the foundation for our society and economy tomorrow. It is vital that our next leader and prime minister builds on the... Articles
The Cabinet should act to solve Britain's leadership crisis 5th July 2022 As the country faces enormous challenges, our political system has reached breaking point. The Prime Minister has lost the trust of voters and of many... Articles
Resist the ‘progressive’ attack on phonics 26th January 2022 I always feared that, when I stopped being a minister at the Department for Education, the proponents of “progressive” education would begin their counterattack... Articles
My advice to my successors at the Department for Education 19th September 2021 Just before the 2010 general election, I visited a school in north London to see children being taught to read. One nine year-old girl was unable to read a... Articles
The fight against Coronavirus 26th March 2020 Coronavirus is a threat to every one of us and presents our country with the biggest challenge since the end of the Second World War. Combatting the spread of... Articles