‘We are failing working class children. We can change that’
Without change the system will continue to privilege a narrow notion of success and leave too many children behind.
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‘Burnham has the vision for technical education, here is how he can support schools to deliver it’
The PM's ambition for technical education is welcome. But must be done carefully with schools. Here's how that can start.
‘We won’t widen opportunity until we widen our definition of success’
For too long, Britain has judged success by asking how many people go to,university. Perhaps the better measure is are young people thriving?
‘Wimbledon may be over but kids still need a chance to play’
Because wheelchair athletes won't emerge by chance. Their journey will begin with a government willing to invest and teachers who believe in them
‘Phillipson is right – universal early years education should be a core mission for the Labour Party’
There is no real route to breaking down barriers to opportunity that does not begin with action in the earliest years of life.
‘Support for children with additional learning needs is our red line’
If children in England are getting additonal learning needs support, why should children in Wales miss out?
‘Let’s break down the political and cultural barriers to technical education’
We should celebrate the achievements of apprentices just as loudly and proudly as graduates and break down barriers to good technical education.
Delivering in Government: your weekly round up of good news Labour stories
It was a busy week for the Labour government. While Westminster was consumed by Nigel Farage’s by-election plans backfiring spectacularly, individual departments were hard at work. Here are the seven most exciting breakthroughs and…
‘The children we don’t see’
Children with SEND cannot wait for another review, another consultation or another government to decide what happens next.
‘Labour must learn the right lessons from the Milburn Review’
The Milburn Review reveals that the status quo is not passivity but failure. We must not to do more of the same but build something different.
Delivering in Government: your weekly round up of good news Labour stories
Your weekly round up of all the ways the Labour government is making a difference to lives up and down the country.
‘Apprenticeships are not a second-best option. We have to make sure they aren’t treated as such’
Apprenticeships are one of the most effective routes into a good career, providing pride, dignity and security for working-class young people.