‘In a budget of winners and losers, Labour must not let schools come last’
NEU General Secretary Daniel Kebede argues that we must learn from the continent and ensure we invest properly in schools.
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‘Arts for young people is key to hope’
Lisa Nandy, in her fiery Labour conference speech, blamed the last government for smashing youth services whilst erasing sports and music from class rooms and our communities. The national youth strategy has dire numbers of 1000 youth…
‘It’s time to end the university-first approach to opportunity’
Before I was elected to represent Wrexham, I spent years working in accounting and finance. I also saw first-hand how easy it is for talented people to rule the profession out before they have given it a second thought. If you haven't grown…
‘The message from Labour Conference is clear: we must get SEND reform right’
Children and their families cannot afford another round of reform that fails in practice, and we have a duty to do better.
Government must support parents as well as schools to cut pupil absences, says Early Education Minister
The Government must support parents as well as schools if it is to bring school absence rates down, Early Education Minister Paul Waugh MP has said, acknowledging that progress stalled last year. Waugh, whose brief includes attendance, was…
New Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra addresses conference – his speech in full
Michael Marra used his first conference speech as Scottish Labour leader, to set out two early priorities: education and workers' rights.
‘Universal education should begin in the early years’
If we want to nurture confident, curious and capable citizens of the future universal education must begin in the early years.
‘SEND Matters: We need reform, but families must have a voice’
Parliament has once again become a place for families to be heard. This month, I hosted another drop-in event in Parliament with the SEND Matters Coalition, bringing parents, campaigners and parliamentarians together to talk about the…
‘The PM’s 10-year plan must include exploiting the full potential of universities’
The government can help universities play their part in securing a brighter future and delivering the 10-year plan the country needs.
SPONSORED: ’Teachers are telling us the attendance crisis isn’t about behaviour. Are we listening?’
We need to listen to, and learn from, teachers in this attendance crisis – not as a problem to be managed, but as part of the solution.
‘MPs must give babies a voice in Parliament on September 4’
The Babies Bill is a genuine cross-party opportunity to put the 1,001 days from pregnancy to age two on a stronger legal footing.
‘Functional skills aren’t functioning’
The next phase of education reform should be about finding the route through which every young person can discover what they are capable of, and giving them a reason to keep going.