Lucy Powell: Grammar schools are education for the elite, not the many
Teacher shortages caused by a recruitment crisis. Teacher retention in free fall with more teachers leaving than joining…
Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell: £240m grammar school splurge shows ministers are backing the wrong horse in the social mobility race
In a budget which barely mentioned education there was one stand-out pledge from the chancellor, a staggering commitment…
The forced academisation u-turn must signal the end of the Government’s fixation with school sctructures
During Prime Minister’s Questions last week, David Cameron was unequivocal: “We are going to have academies for all,…
Labour will fight to retain parents’ voice in the schools system
Last week the Tory mask slipped and their real agenda for our schools system was revealed. Forcing schools…
We must not let excessive workload drive teachers out of the profession
Dear Caroline, Thanks for your letter and congratulations on qualifying to teach and on getting your first teaching…
One Million More
The news that Labour campaigners have had more than four million doorstep conversations with people in Britain since…
When families succeed Britain succeeds
As someone who has tried and failed in the past to persuade their husband to take additional paternity…
Mum’s the word
Whenever I speak out, as I frequently do, championing working parents and the contribution they make to businesses,…
Parents snub Cameron’s parenting scheme
To much Prime Ministerial fanfare David Cameron launched free parenting classes for parents in High Peak in Derbyshire,…
Labour has plans to tackle the childcare crunch
As parents begin another week managing work and family life, many will be dismayed that yet again the…
