Why we are standing in the National Labour Students committee elections
Ballots will open in elections to the new National Labour Students committee tomorrow, after a new democratised Labour…
Education
We need a plan to manage Covid, because it’s not going anywhere fast
Following six months of canvassing in all weathers, I was proud to deliver the best set of results…
Sunday shows: Tax breaks for private schools “out of step”, Phillipson says
Sophy Ridge on Sunday Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson argued that the tax breaks enjoyed by private schools…
Education should be our party’s number one tool in the battle against inequality
A sad truth that we all must accept: the best time to eradicate poverty is always a generation…
Tory defector Christian Wakeford joins Labour’s shadow education team
Former Conservative MP Christian Wakeford, who defected from the Tory Party earlier this year, has joined Labour’s frontbench…
“Children don’t even register in the Chancellor’s thinking,” Phillipson says
Bridget Phillipson has declared that “children don’t even register in the Chancellor’s thinking” and that for the Tories…
The schools white paper proves the Tories can’t deliver for our children
The schools white paper released this week failed to tackle the challenges the Tories have created for children…
Ministers push for academisation with “smoke and mirrors” white paper
Ministers will unveil the schools white paper today. Central to the plan is a push for academy trusts…
Welsh ministers announce funding boost to extend free school meals in holidays
Welsh Labour ministers have today announced that the devolved government will invest a further £24.1m to ensure that…
What the government should learn from Coventry for its schools white paper
With the world in the midst of an international crisis and the UK facing a cost of living…
