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From the Director19 May 2025
Why the time is right for new thinking in post-18 education
In our launch essay, we explain how The Post-18 Project will provide practical policy ideas and solutions to the current government in Westminster, and build capacity in education to influence policy
– Mark Leach MBE, Dr Debbie McVitty
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Mark Leach MBE, Dr Debbie McVitty
Founder & Chair
Mark Leach is the founder and Chair of The Post-18 Project. Mark is also Editor in Chief of Wonkhe – home of the higher education debate – a platform he founded in 2014 after the first part of his career in higher education policy and as a Labour adviser. Mark was appointed MBE for services to higher education in the King’s Birthday Honours in 2023.
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