Richard Partington lectures on Medieval Britain in the Cambridge History Faculty, and writes and broadcasts on British politics, war, law and crime in the 14th century. He is currently writing a history of the state in 13th- and 14th-century England. As Senior Tutor of Churchill he is responsible for the education and welfare of some 800 students. Richard chairs the University’s policy committees on student welfare and finance, and student selection. He is also a director of Cambridge Assessment and chairs the standards committee of the exam board OCR. Richard is a regular commentator in the national debate on education, access and social mobility.