Labour calls for urgent government action to “keep children learning”
Labour (@UKLabour) has today (Monday) called for urgent government action to “keep children learning” through supporting schools to remain open safely during the pandemic and…
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Shadow Chancellor calls on Sunak to “come clean” on his role in blocking free school meals provision
Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, Anneliese Dodds (@AnnelieseDodds), has today written to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) asking him to “come clean” amid conflicting reports in the…
Lawrence report into the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds
@NASUWT COMMENTS ON THE #LAWRENCEREVIEW INTO IMPACT OF COVID PANDEMIC ON BAME COMMUNITIES THE DOREEN LAWRENCE REVIEW, An Avoidable Crisis, was published today (27th October…
Can we all agree that no child should go to bed hungry? – Kate Green opens free school meals debate
#EndChildFoodPoverty – @LabourUK forces parliamentary vote on free school meals after government refuses to change course Opening the debate on extending free school meals through…
Kate Green opens free school meals debate – Can we all agree that no child should go to bed hungry?
Kate Green MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, opening the debate on extending free school meals through the holidays, said: “I am very pleased to open today’s…
Labour calls for Conservative MPs to back free school meals in the holidays
Labour has today (19 Oct) called for backbench Conservative MPs to defy Boris Johnson and vote to support the extension of free school meals over…
Labour calls on Government to engage with schools on SEND guidance
Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary Kate Green MP and Shadow Children’s Minister Tulip Siddiq MP will today (Tuesday) call on Government Ministers to have meaningful dialogue…
Up to 1.5 million young people under 18 may need mental health support due to the coronavirus pandemic
A report published today (01 Oct) by the Centre for Mental Health, is warning about how up to 10 million people, including 1.5 million children…
Education secretary Gavin Williamson has finally agreed to end his silence on the campus lockdown crisis with a statement to the House tomorrow
The questions ‘Invisible Man’ @GavinWilliamson must answer to put parents’ and students’ minds at rest With thousands of students already in lockdown and anxiety mounting among…
Updated guidance to support leaders minimise Covid-19 risk while ensuring students experience university life
@EmmaHardyMP, @UKLabour’s Shadow Universities Minister, has written to @EducationGovUK, calling for them to “get a grip before it is too late”, outlining the Party’s calls to improve testing and digital access. Labour yesterday (9 Sept) wrote…