Labour’s plans for a National Education Service: Angela Rayner’s Speech
Angela Rayner, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, Outlining Labour’s plans for a National Education Service in a speech in Blackpool today (12 Nov), said: Thank you,…
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Labour’s plans for a National Education Service: Jeremy Corbyn’s speech
Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party, outlining Labour’s plans for a National Education Service at a speech in Blackpool today, said: Many people will…
Labour Party proposes to expand free childcare and open 1,000 new Sure Start centres
Labour Party policy on Early Years Education National Education Union comment on Early Years education plans by Labour Commenting on the Labour Party’s commitment to…
Research shows 80% of English councils have scrapped School Uniform Grant
Research published yesterday (13 Oct) by Labour MP Lisa Forbes has revealed that the School Uniform Grant, a national benefit created in 1980 to help…
NAHT report on effective school-to-school peer review
Today (Friday 20th September) the National Association of Head Teachers published its ‘Principles of Effective School-to-School Peer Review’ report which argues that peer review between schools…
One in five children left education at 18 last year without basic qualifications
Research published today (Friday 20th September) from the Children’s Commission for England shows that last year 98,799 children in England – almost one in five (18…
Vocational education should be a cornerstone of national economic development
Creating a first-class system of vocational education One of the biggest challenges we face as a country, whatever happens with Brexit, will be creating a…
Free schools programme failed to create school places we need
Angela Rayner MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, commenting on the government launching Wave 14 of the free schools programme, said: “The Government’s free schools programme…
We have now had four higher education ministers in two years #OverandOut
It’s been an honour to represent Orpington for 9 years & to serve as a minister under three PMs. In recent weeks I’ve been torn…
Tories show no sign of undoing the damage caused by their cuts to schools
Commenting on reports in The Guardian about a leaked Department for Education briefing paper detailing policy proposals for schools in England, Angela Rayner MP, Labour’s Shadow Education…