Thank you, Conference. Sometimes people tell me, as I’m sure they tell you, that there’s not enough hope in our story. Not enough ambition, not enough vision. So let me start with a story. About Alan, an FE teacher I met back at home in Sunderland. Alan had taught for…

Hello, everyone – thank you so much for being here. Thank you to the National Literacy Trust for bringing us together, and to Jonathan for that lovely introduction. Thank you to Baroness Rebuck for all your support leading up to today – and for your tireless work boosting the literacy…

Hello everyone, thank you so much for being with us today. And thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to put today together. How wonderful it is that we can meet here at home in the North East! I grew up not seven miles from here. Brendan Foster…