Before re-entering the classroom in January 2016, he spent almost a decade working on education, skills and welfare policy. From 2013 to 2015, he was a senior advisor to Skills Ministers Nick Boles and Matthew Hancock on vocational education and skills policy, including advising on the development of Apprenticeship policy during this time. Prior to joining the Government, he worked in policy development and research across different sectors including roles at Pearson, G4S Welfare to Work, think-tanks such as Policy Exchange and the Social Market Foundation and a leading professional body