As a former teacher, I know teachers up and down the country will be able to point to a moment, early in their career, when they truly knew the power they had to make a difference to a child’s life.
For me it was before my career had even started – back in 2011 during my PGCE at the Institute of Education – when my superb tutors instilled in me the awesome responsibility that came with becoming a teacher.
It is why as a minister so much of my focus is going to be on making sure I champion teaching, supporting teachers to get the training and support they deserve, because to invest in them is to invest in our young people.
As the prime minister said in her acceptance speech, this government will “deliver, deliver, deliver”.
