Zachary Marsh
Research Fellow
Zachary joined Policy Exchange in June 2024. Previously he worked as a researcher in Westminster for a Minister of State whilst completing a Master’s degree in Social and Public Policy at the LSE. Prior to this he was a secondary school history teacher for two years on the Teach First programme. He has a bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Cambridge.
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Out of Control
Download Publication Online Reader This new report by Policy Exchange identifies how poor incentives have driven overdiagnosis of mental ill health and neurodivergence in young people, stretching key public services to breaking point. It takes a unique, holistic view of the systems to support young people across health, education and welfare. The costs of support across all three areas have spiralled to tens of billions each year, whilst […]
In Absentia Parentis
Download Publication Online Reader This new paper by Policy Exchange exposes how local councils have failed to keep pace with key changes such as the Cass Review and the Supreme Court ruling on gender identity, leaving children in care at risk from gender ideology. The report received strong cross-party support, from former Labour Education Secretary Baroness Morris and former Ofsted chief Baroness Spielman. Vulnerable children in care were 700% more […]
Education Not Immigration
Download Publication Online Reader This new paper by Policy Exchange for the first time outlines the full scale of international student migration to the UK. It argues British universities must return to selling education, not immigration. International students have become the biggest driver of international migration to the UK. 425,000 visas were issued to international students in the last year – 43% of all non-travel visas. The numbers moving to […]
Lessons from the Past
Download Publication Online Reader This new report by Policy Exchange reviews the state of history teaching in English secondary schools – and finds that history has been one of the major success stories of the last fourteen years of education reform. Drawing on exclusive new data, including FOI responses from 249 secondary schools about their KS3 curriculums, FOI data from university teacher training providers and data from all three major […]
Academies and Free Schools in England
Download Publication Online Reader This briefing sets out considerations for policymakers on the future of academy and free school freedoms in England. It has been produced ahead of further debate on the Government’s proposed Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. The rapid expansion of academies and free schools over the last two decades has coincided with significant improvements in England’s international educational rankings. Poorly performing schools that had been […]
A Portrait of Modern Britain: Health
Download Publication Online Reader This new report from Policy Exchange – based on bespoke polling of 2,000 representative Britons by Redfield & Wilton Strategies in 2024 – examines the perceptions of & priorities the British public have for the NHS. Its findings include: That the NHS ‘provides all services free at point of use’ was less of a priority to the public than ensuring access to a GP and treating […]
The Rise of the Regulators
Download Publication Online Reader With both the Prime Minister and Chancellor promising to tackle the red tape holding the UK economy back, Policy Exchange publishes its latest intervention on regulatory reform. The Rise of the Regulators, authored by Head of Political Economy James Vitali and Research Fellow Zachary Marsh, and with a foreword from former Cabinet Secretary Mark Sedwill, is the latest report in Policy Exchange’s Re-engineering Regulation […]
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