đŸ”„ “GEMMA COLLINS IN NEW BACKLASH 😳đŸ“ș” Parents SLAM ‘Tone Deaf’ Department For Education Videos

PARENTS have branded Department for Education videos with Gemma Collins “tone-deaf” — as she has only one qualification.

The clips show the brash ex-Towie star, 45, marching into an office to discuss learning with the Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson.

Gemma Collins and Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson smiling during a meeting.
Gemma Collins has appeared in Department of Education videos alongside Education Sec Bridget PhillipsonCredit: PA

 

Gemma Collins campaigning for education for children.
The ‘GC’ left school with just 1 GCSE, a G in maths

In one instalment, she prattles on about King Richard III and states “not many youngsters would know who he is today”.

The “GC”, who left school at 16 with a single GCSE — a G in maths — goes on: “Whatever you’re learning, make sure you concentrate because you’re going to be taking it into your future career.”

The videos have been ridiculed by mums and dads, with one joking: “I hadn’t thought of just saying ‘concentrate’. All will now be well.”

A second wrote: “What’s next? Joey Essex visits the Ministry of Defence?”

A third said: “It’s tone-deaf.”

Another said: “Many of us have had to fight every step of the way for our children to stay in school, for EHCPs, for specialist placements, and simply for our children’s needs to be recognised and understood.

“The SEND system is exhausting, adversarial, and often leaves families feeling unheard and unsupported.

“So to see the Department for Education use a celebrity with no lived experience of navigating this system feels disconnected from the reality SEN families face every day.”

Gemma Collins meeting with Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson to discuss education reforms.
Towie star Gemma with the Education SecCredit: PA

 

Gemma Collins smiling and making a peace sign with her right hand.
The ‘tone deaf’ videos have been slammed by parents

It comes as the Government prepares to unveil V levels — vocational qualifications equivalent to A levels but with a focus on practical skills.

The first V Levels are slated to be available from September 2027 in Digital, Education and Early Years, and Finance and Accounting.

The DfE said Collins was not paid for the videos.

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