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The Honourable
Melissa Benn
Born
Melissa Ann Benn

Hammersmith, London, England
Alma materLondon School of Economics
SpousePaul Gordon
Children2
Parents
  • Tony Benn (father)
  • Caroline DeCamp (mother)
Relatives
  • Stephen Benn, 3rd Viscount Stansgate (brother)
  • Hilary Benn (brother)
  • Emily Benn (niece)
Websitemelissabenn.co.uk

Melissa Ann Benn is a British journalist and writer. She is known for her support of comprehensive education and criticism of many aspects of government policy on education. Benn setup the Local Schools Network in 2010, a pro-state schools pressure group. She has written two books on the subject; School Wars, a study of the UK's post-war comprehensive education system, and The Truth About Our Schools.

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graduated in Russian and Eastern European Studies. Benn has an older brother, Stephen, a younger sister Melissa and younger brother, Joshua. Reflecting on his...

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quasi-market in schools was working in practice. In 2005, along with Melissa Benn, Millar co-wrote a pamphlet, "A Comprehensive Future: Quality and Equality...

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Tony Benn

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Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn (3 April 1925 – 14 March 2014), known between 1960 and 1963 as The 2nd Viscount Stansgate, was a British Labour Party politician...

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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Hon. Melissa Benn (born 1957), journalist, novelist and campaigner William Rutherford Benn (1855-1921), journalist, translator...

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women into 'the political ruling class'—seems grossly exaggerated." Melissa Benn in the London Review of Books called the book Wolf's "call for a realpolitik...

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producer and philanthropist Angela Barry, writer Hilary Benn, British Labour Party politician Melissa Benn, journalist and writer Guy Burnet, actor Charlie Condou...

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Socialist Educational Association

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Martin Dore, who served from 2008 until 2014, was succeeded by John Bolt. Melissa Benn is a vice president of the association. Professor Richard Pring was the...

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Capitalism and Society". capitalism.columbia.edu. Retrieved 29 January 2018. Melissa Benn: "Inner-city scholar" in The Guardian, 3 February 2001 Sales, Ben (19...

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comprehensive schools Discussions in 2002 about the future of comprehensives Melissa Benn: To abolish the class divide- abolish private schools Educational Inequality...

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Townley Grammar School

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16 July 2022. Benn, Melissa (5 June 2018). "Grammar schools: Even the BBC is waking up to the painful, divisive reality I Melissa Benn". The Guardian...

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2018 British cabinet reshuffle

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Many commentators wrote of their dismay at Greening's resignation. Melissa Benn, founder of the Local Schools Network, described her departure as "bad...

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Dawn Foster

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claims that were challenged by the author Michael Rosen, journalist Melissa Benn, and education researcher Janet Downs in further letters written to the...

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2005) "Commuting: Belles, Buffers and Bores", in The Brighton Book, ed. Melissa Benn (Myriad, 2005) "Seeking Scapegoats: The coverage of asylum in the UK...

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Toby Young

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claims that were challenged by the author Michael Rosen, journalist Melissa Benn, and education researcher Janet Downs in further letters written to the...

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human longing between the two protagonists. Writing for The Independent, Melissa Benn lauded Berger for upending the conventional assumptions on the causes...

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Leigh Academy Bexley

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ISBN 0-70-992213-2. Benn, Melissa (5 June 2018). "Grammar schools: Even the BBC is waking up to the painful, divisive reality I Melissa Benn". The Guardian...

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Fox Primary School

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moved a third time in 1937 to its present site on Kensington Place. Melissa Benn Nathaniel Parker Darcey Bussell Sophia Myles Miquita Oliver Shawn Emanuel...

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They Would Never Hurt a Fly

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the 2005 Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding for this work. Melissa Benn of The Guardian commends Drakulić for how she "demonstrates no little...

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List of people associated with the London School of Economics

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journalist and author Julia Belluz, senior health correspondent for Vox Melissa Benn, journalist and feminist Owen Bennett-Jones, BBC World Service journalist...

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List of Fred and Anne Jarvis Award winners

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efforts on behalf of primary education, children and teachers. 2012 Melissa Benn Championing the cause of comprehensive education. 2013 Malala Yousafzai...

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