Published On: August 2nd, 2016|

The Telegraph – John Fensterwald

“If Theresa May is serious about delivering “a country that works for everyone”, we need to turn our schools into the business incubators of the future. We need to give children from all backgrounds the opportunity to dream big, create their own work and design the businesses of the future. This is the true springboard for social mobility, particularly as the UK embarks on an uncertain post-EU economic path. Enterprise education must be high on the agenda of Justine Greening, the new Education Secretary. As the Prime Minister made clear in her first speech from the steps of Downing Street, “if you’re a white, working-class boy, you’re less likely than anybody else to go to university” In a country where many teenagers feel they need to move away from their hometown to find a job, we need to open our children’s eyes to the way they can take control of their own destiny by starting a business.”(more)