The Prime Minister’s Office has announced that Sir Kevan Collins has been appointed as the Education Recovery Commissioner by the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson. With the reopening of schools being a national priority, Collins will ‘oversee a comprehensive programme of catch-up’ for young people to recover the learning lost as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Part of the role will be working with the government to ensure that measures are put in place to support children that missed out on face-to-face education, focusing on factors including curriculum content and the quantity of teaching time.