Graham Stuart MP on how to make a fairer school system for England

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Graham Stuart, chair of the education select committee, talks to IPPR about how to prevent students from disengaging at school. He criticises the new 'English baccalaureate' for incentivising schools to focus their efforts on the top 15% of students and calls for a system that recognises the progression of all children, not just the 'high achievers'.

Graham Stuart MP on how to make a fairer school system for England

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