our education system needs a rethink
‘Every child with a smartphone has IT skills that could be developed towards employment, and not just in a call centre.’ Photograph: SolStock/Getty Images
‘Every child with a smartphone has IT skills that could be developed towards employment, and not just in a call centre.’ Photograph: SolStock/Getty Images
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Wed 21 Apr 2021 13.14 EDT
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If, like me, you cut your teeth as a priest at the Elephant and Castle in the 1970s and went on to be a Tottenham vicar in the 80s, then you will of course cheer at Andy Cooke’s remarks (Tackle poverty and inequality to reduce crime, says police chief, 18 April). But there’s something depressing for me about reading this as front-page news, because Inequalities in Health: The Black Report (1982), The Scarman Report (1981), Faith in the City (1985), the RSA’s Spiritualise Report (2014) and a host of research projects have spelled out this crucial me