While the UK is comfortably above the OECD average, it remains well behind top performers such as Singapore, Hong Kong or the new European front-runner, Estonia. #PISA #education #schools #educationreform policyexchange.org.u…

Govt shd be supporting farmers to pursue more diverse land management methods such as farm woodlands and agroforestry which wd, for example, integrate trees within grazing land or orchards with arable crops. #BiggerBetterForests #moretrees #lotsmoretrees policyexchange.org.u…

We know what works: high standards, good discipline & a knowledge-rich curriculum, combined with strong accountability and proper support for teachers. Whoever takes office on 13th December would do well to strengthen & deepen the last decade’s reforms. policyexchange.org.u…

New report by @BenMcAleenan proposes establishing a Natural Capital Commission which will set out land, water, ecological and forestry priorities, alongside a new Forestry Act #Bigger BetterForests policyexchange.org.u…

We'd like to see govt encourage the construction sector to use more British timber, setting a target for 40% of new housing starts in England, Wales & Northern Ireland being timber frames by 2025 (in Scotland it is already over 80%) #BiggerBetterForests policyexchange.org.u…