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Labour calls for urgent and immediate action to support students’ mental health

Tuesday 29 September 2020 Education / Kate Green

Williamson’s blunders in the chamber further evidence serial incompetence – Kate Green

Friday 18 September 2020 Education / Kate Green

Generation of children to pay the price for Government’s incompetence – Kate Green

Wednesday 9 September 2020 Education / Kate Green

Kate Green comments on result of vote on Labour’s Opposition Day motion on the exams fiasco

Sunday 6 September 2020 Education / Kate Green

Labour to table Commons motion to force publication of all official documents relating to exams fiasco

Thursday 3 September 2020 Education / Tulip Siddiq

Lack of SEND support could lead to some children having to miss out on vital education – Tulip Siddiq

Wednesday 2 September 2020 Education / Kate Green / Keir Starmer

Labour calls for a national ‘Close the Gap’ strategy for school catch-up

Wednesday 2 September 2020 Education / Kate Green

Gavin Williamson responsible for crisis over exams – Kate Green

Tuesday 1 September 2020 Education / Kate Green

Keeping schools safely open to all must be a national priority – Kate Green

Monday 31 August 2020 Education / Keir Starmer

Young people’s futures cannot be held back by the Conservatives’ incompetence – Starmer

Wednesday 26 August 2020 Education / Kate Green

Kate Green responds to sacking of Jonathan Slater

Tuesday 25 August 2020 Education / Kate Green

Labour calls for use of facemasks in secondary schools

Thursday 20 August 2020 Education / Kate Green

Kate Green comments on reports that Gavin Williamson was warmed about the impact of the exams algorithm weeks ago

Thursday 20 August 2020 Education / Kate Green

Kate Green comments ahead of students achieving their GCSE results

Wednesday 19 August 2020 Education / Kate Green

Kate Green comments on reports that Level 1 and 2 BTEC grades will not be given out tomorrow

Wednesday 19 August 2020 Education / Steve Reed

Labour declares results fiasco “far from over” as crisis continues to hit pupils, parents and teachers

Wednesday 19 August 2020 Education / Emma Hardy

Emma Hardy comments on reports that Gavin Williamson misled the public about who made the decision to u-turn on A-Level and GCSE grades

Tuesday 18 August 2020 Education / Kate Green

Labour calls for immediate clarity on timing of GCSE results

Monday 17 August 2020 Education / Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer response to Government’s U-turn on exams

Monday 17 August 2020 Education / Kate Green

Kate Green comments on Welsh Government’s announcement that A-Level and GCSE pupils will receive their centre assessed grades

Monday 17 August 2020 Education / Kate Green

Labour calls for the Government to use centre assessed grades for GCSEs and A-levels to end exams fiasco

Sunday 16 August 2020 Angela Rayner / Education

Labour demands Prime Minister ‘takes personal responsibility’ for fixing exams fiasco

Sunday 16 August 2020 Education / Kate Green

Kate Green responds to Ofqual taking down guidance on A-Level appeals only hours after it was published

Friday 14 August 2020 Education / Keir Starmer

Labour calls for Government U-turn on exams fiasco

Thursday 13 August 2020 Education / Kate Green

Labour calls for all A Level appeals fees to be waived as thousands of pupils’ results are downgraded

Thursday 13 August 2020 Education / Kate Green

Kate Green responds to the confirmation that thousands of pupils’ A-level results have been downgraded

Tuesday 11 August 2020 Education / Keir Starmer / Youth

Starmer: Johnson risks ‘robbing a generation of their future’ over unfairness in exam system

Friday 7 August 2020 Education / Kate Green

Government should have ensured Ofqual had a robust appeals system in place – Kate Green

Wednesday 5 August 2020 Education / Kate Green

Labour seeks urgent assurances over exams results

Thursday 23 July 2020 Education / Emma Hardy

Labour to launch ‘7 Key Tests for Higher Education’ and calls on the Government to help UK universities and students

Monday 20 July 2020 Education / Kate Green / Press Releases

Schools will still be worse off in 2023 than they were in 2010 under government plans

Sunday 19 July 2020 Education / Keir Starmer / Press Releases

Labour condemns lack of summer support for children as PM orders millions of parents back to the office

Wednesday 15 July 2020 Education / Toby Perkins

Report demands Government action to prevent colleges going bankrupt – Perkins

Friday 10 July 2020 Education / Kate Green

Calculated grades system risks ‘inaccuracy and bias’ against disadvantaged groups – Kate Green responds

Thursday 9 July 2020 Education / Kate Green

Calling for a German-style education system is no replacement for investment the sector needs – Kate Green

Thursday 2 July 2020 Education / Kate Green

Children must be safely back in school by September – Kate Green

Wednesday 1 July 2020 Education / Kate Green

Kate Green on Govt failure to meet target for laptops for disadvantaged children

Thursday 25 June 2020 Education / Emma Hardy

Government needs to take action to support this year’s graduates – Emma Hardy

Friday 19 June 2020 Education / Rebecca Long Bailey

Rebecca Long Bailey responds to the Government’s announcement on lost teaching time due to Covid-19

Tuesday 16 June 2020 Education / Rebecca Long Bailey

Labour calls on the government to fund free school meals over the summer holidays – Rebecca Long Bailey

Tuesday 9 June 2020 Education / Rebecca Long Bailey

Rebecca Long-Bailey responds to news that plans for all primary schools years to go back before the end of term are being dropped

Wednesday 3 June 2020 Education / Rebecca Long Bailey

Government must mitigate lockdown impact on educational attainment and inequality – Rebecca Long Bailey

Thursday 28 May 2020 Education / Rebecca Long Bailey

Rebecca Long Bailey responds to today’s announcement on schools reopening

Friday 22 May 2020 Education / Rebecca Long Bailey

Sage advice on wider opening of schools – Long Bailey responds

Wednesday 20 May 2020 Education / Toby Perkins

Toby Perkins responds to Sutton Trust report on impact of Covid-19 on apprenticeships

Wednesday 13 May 2020 Education / Rebecca Long Bailey

Joint Union statement on safe reopening of schools – Long Bailey responds

Tuesday 12 May 2020 Education / Schools / Tulip Siddiq

Government must not withdraw free school meals support during half-term – Tulip Siddiq

Monday 11 May 2020 Education / Rebecca Long Bailey

Government not demonstrated it can start planning for safe opening of schools – Long-Bailey

Wednesday 6 May 2020 Education / Margaret Greenwood

Education Policy Institute’s proposals for a school “Catch Up Plan” – Margaret Greenwood

Monday 4 May 2020 Education / Emma Hardy

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