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David Jeffery
David Jeffery is a Senior Education Consultant at Oxford Policy Management. His work specialises in early childhood development, and engaging non-governmental organisations in education.
Problem isn’t the players, it’s the house
Gambling tycoons are quick to downplay these harms. They boast of the jobs they create and the initiatives they fund—a tactic lifted straight from yesterday’s tobacco companies,…
Five lessons on reopening SA’s schools
COMMENT As the department of basic education struggles with when and how to reopen schools, we must remember that most of the world is equally at a loss. Almost all children in…
Don’t just read to your children, talk to them too
What seems to be most important for child language development is the extent to which parents and children take turns when speaking to each other