Squaring up to education

HEALTH

Squaring up to education

Education is the cornerstone of both community leadership and wellbeing. David Hawker relates how his work with Harlow DC to upgrade and refocus the children’s partnership is boosting schools’ efforts to improve

By David Hawker | 24 July 2013

What do district councils have to do with education? On the face of it, very little. Education is not a district council responsibility.

So why, in 2012, did Harlow DC approach me through London's Institute of Education to help it carry out a scrutiny review of educational standards in the district?

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