Global Salvation Inc.: Sir Michael Barber’s education for the apocalypse and the church of <i>Deliverology®</i>

Drawing on insights from philosophy and theology, we explore the relationship between religion, data global education policy through an analysis of career Sir Michael Barber, widely regarded as authority reform public services influential entrepreneur. The provides a novel perspective which illuminates how secularised salvation narratives apocalyptic symbolism have become more prominent in his work he rose to actor. story is entwined with turn towards New Public Management (NPM) education, rise international large-scale assessments (ILSAs), transition speculative faith ‘science delivery’. We follow Barber's role formalising secular political promoting it globally Delivery Units management doctrine Deliverlogy®. closes by reflecting practical implications movment, now woven into institutional ideologies strategies major organisations, agencies corporations part wider shift Global (NGM) governance.