We welcome Robert Halfon’s Essay

We are delighted to publish on the CES Blog this most interesting “School Essay” from Robert Halfon.
Robert is the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Harlow, (a critical marginal where he only needs a handful of extra votes to bring off a spectacular gain), and he has drawn on experiences of Harlow schools in what he has [...]

“School Essay” by Robert Halfon, PPC for Harlow

“Increasingly, our schools are critical to bringing our communities together. We want them to serve the public not just during school hours but after hours: to function as vital community centres; places for recreation and learning, positive places where children can be when they can’t be at home and school is no longer going on; [...]