David Johnston OBE

Biography

David Johnston was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education from 31 August 2023 to 5 July 2024.

He was previously Chief Executive of the Social Mobility Foundation, a charity which runs a range of programmes that incorporate mentoring, internships, university application support and skills development to help young people from low-income backgrounds enter universities and professions.

In addition to being a governor at Pimlico Academy, a London secondary school, David is a governor of a sixth form college in London and is on the board of an organisation for 11 to 16 year olds in Oxfordshire.

Previous roles include:

• Director of Future, a charity which supports organisations working with young people
• coordinator of the Oxford Access Scheme, which runs residential programmes for 10 to 18 year olds

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• Support strengthened for children with SEND
  • 19 January 2024
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• England's first ever kinship care strategy launches
  • 15 December 2023
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• Investment in childcare boosted by new resources and online tools
  • 27 October 2023
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• Government continues children's social care reform
  • 25 October 2023
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• Children's social care reform accelerates with more support for care leavers
  • 21 September 2023
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• Childcare settings receive cash boost as funding rates increase
  • 01 September 2023
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