01 / EDUCATION
Access & opportunity
Reporting on the routes into higher education, the barriers that remain and the people working to widen them.
Reporting · Essays · Education
Stories, schools and the space between.
I’m Molly, a journalist and writer working across education, social policy and the questions that shape ordinary life. I also help organisations tell complicated stories with clarity.
JournalismEducationSocial policyConsultancyEssays
About
Curious by default.
My work sits where people meet policy: classrooms, workplaces, public services and the conversations that happen after the meeting ends. I write features, interviews, analysis and long-form essays, and I enjoy making complex ideas feel human.
Over the years I’ve worked with newsrooms, education organisations and small teams who need a clear editorial voice. The common thread is a respect for the reader and a refusal to hide behind jargon.
“Good writing does not make things simpler than they are. It makes them clearer.”
Areas of work
JournalismFeatures & interviews
EducationSchools & access
ConsultancyEditorial strategy
WritingLong-form & essays
Based inUnited Kingdom
Journalism
Reporting that listens.
Selected features and interviews on education, social mobility, language and the systems people navigate every day.
02 / POLICY
People behind the paper
Policy is never only a document. These stories follow the lived consequences of decisions made far away.
03 / CULTURE
Language & identity
Essays and interviews about the words we use, the stories we inherit and the way language shapes belonging.
SelectedThe schools teaching the Holocaust with care
SelectedWhat Oxford access work actually changes
SelectedThree fixes for common GCSE English problems
SelectedWhy cross-curricular reading matters
Education
Learning, in context.
I work with schools, tutoring organisations and education teams on projects that need a thoughtful editorial eye. That can mean research translation, case studies, lesson-adjacent resources or a clear content strategy.
The best education writing starts with the learner: what they already know, what they need next and what will make the idea stick. I bring that same discipline to every brief.
Ways I can help
Research translationClear summaries
Case studiesEvidence-led stories
ResourcesPractical language
Editorial reviewStructure & tone
WorkshopsWriting & editing
Consultancy
Clarity is a strategy.
For organisations with something important to say and a reader who needs to understand it quickly.
EDITORIAL
Content with a spine
Messaging, tone of voice and editorial planning that holds together across teams and channels.
RESEARCH
Insight into words
Turning interviews, data and internal knowledge into readable stories without losing the nuance.
TRAINING
Better writing habits
Practical workshops for teams who want to write with more confidence and less corporate fog.
Writing
Notes, essays and works in progress.
Alongside journalism and client work, I write personal essays about work, class, language and the small negotiations of everyday life. Some pieces are reported; others begin with a question I cannot quite put down.
This section is a place for selected writing, current projects and occasional notes on the process.
Ask about a commissionSelected themes
Class & cultureEssays
EducationReportage
Work & burnoutInterviews
LanguageLong-form
Freelance lifeNotes
Have a story worth telling?
Commissions, editorial projects and consultancy enquiries are welcome.
Contact
Let’s compare notes.
For commissions, interviews, editorial consultancy or speaking enquiries, send a short note with the idea, the audience and the timeline. I’ll reply as soon as I can.
Based in the United Kingdom and working with teams everywhere.
What to include
ProjectOne or two sentences
AudienceWho it is for
FormatArticle, resource or strategy
TimelineKey dates
BudgetRange if available