“It’s difficult to think of anyone other than Policy Exchange who has had such an impact on education in this country – apart from E.D. Hirsch,” said Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP, Minister of State for Education, in a vote of thanks after Professor Hirsch’s keynote speech, which argued for “a definite knowledge-based curriculum” for all children.
The following day, Policy Exchange hosted Professor Jonathan Haidt, author of The Coddling of the American Mind, who explained the causes of the illiberal student culture that has swept US and UK campuses since 2014. “Every trend, every strange new thing that’s happening on campuses in the United States is happening here in the UK too,” he said.
Professor Haidt appeared alongside expert speakers including Dr Joanna Williams, Policy Exchange’s Head of Education, and Professor Eric Kaufmann, author of Whiteshift. Watch the event.