Key Voices #100 - Priorities for action in education and youth with Loic Menzies

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 address pupil vulnerability and child poverty  The importance of young people’s voice to the work of the CFEY and suggestions of ways schools can harness pupil voice  What should happen with this year’s exams  If I made Loic an all-powerful Minister of Education and Youth what would he do?    You can learn more about the work of the CFEY here and their search for a new CEO here   The Youth Social Action Toolkit Loic mentions can be found here   The Primary Schools Careers resources Loic mentions can be found here   You can pre-order your copy of Young People on the Margins: Priorities for Action in Education and Youth here. You can save 20% by using the offer code (FLY21).