Fiona Fearon, NGA’s Policy and Projects Manager covers latest thinking on disadvantage, including:Â
- The current situation – what data is telling usÂ
- What disadvantage constitutesÂ
- Addressing barriers to learningÂ
- Questions for boards to ask
Read our guidance and toolkits to help boards and school leaders tackle disadvantage in education.
Fiona Fearon
Head of Policy and Research
Fiona Fearon leads NGA’s policy and research work, ensuring that the value and voice of governance are central to policy-making and represented in national education policy discussions.
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