Raising aspirations report

Tonight I present the final report of my Raising Aspirations project to an invited audience of councillors, members of Harlow 2020 committees and action groups, a number of headteachers, and others. Jackie Sully, Chair of the Harlow 2020 Partnership, has kindly agreed to chair the meeting.

With the support of my advisory group, we've developed a list of seven key issues, and a 'priority focus' for each one. I give a summary of our findings and suggestions for future works; there's a chance for questions and comments; and then a lively discussion over some light refreshments afterwards.

After tomorrow, I won't be in post to have anything more to do with the work of the past year; I hope the ideas and thoughts that went into the project are of some use in helping raise the aspirations of our children and young people for the future.