Key Voices

This week, in our 100th episode of the podcast,  we talk to Loic Menzies, CEO, Centre for Education and Youth (CFEY). We look back on Loic’s time creating and building the organisation as work begins around appointing his successor. We think about what has changed and shifted in education during the 12 years he has been running CFEY and look ahead to the forthcoming publication of his book “Young People on the Margins: Priorities for Action in Education and Youth”. We also consider what is needed to make sure all children and young people get the best start in life.    We talk about:  How the CFEY began and how it has developed over time What a “think and action tank” actually does and the impact their work has had  What has changed in education over the past 12 years  The focus of their work on young people on the margins  How Loic feels the wider services that used to support schools have been stripped away, leaving a “hollowed out” system The way that integrated action is needed to fully understand and add