Ben Durbin is Head of International Education at NFER. He is an economist with over ten years’ experience in research and consultancy, during which time he has provided intellectual leadership on a wide range of education topics. He is an experienced team leader with a particular interest in outreach to policy and practice audiences to ensure that research is of maximum possible benefit to society. He can be contacted at b.durbin@nfer.ac.uk or tweet him @benpdurbin