Friday 14 August 2020 Education / Keir Starmer Labour calls for Government U-turn on exams fiasco Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
Thursday 13 August 2020 Education / Kate Green Kate Green responds to the confirmation that thousands of pupils’ A-level results have been downgraded Continue Reading
Tuesday 11 August 2020 Education / Keir Starmer / Youth Starmer: Johnson risks ‘robbing a generation of their future’ over unfairness in exam system Continue Reading
Friday 7 August 2020 Education / Kate Green Government should have ensured Ofqual had a robust appeals system in place – Kate Green Continue Reading
Wednesday 5 August 2020 Education / Kate Green Labour seeks urgent assurances over exams results Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
Wednesday 15 July 2020 Education / Toby Perkins Report demands Government action to prevent colleges going bankrupt – Perkins Continue Reading
Friday 10 July 2020 Education / Kate Green Calculated grades system risks ‘inaccuracy and bias’ against disadvantaged groups – Kate Green responds Continue Reading
Thursday 9 July 2020 Education / Kate Green Calling for a German-style education system is no replacement for investment the sector needs – Kate Green Continue Reading
Thursday 2 July 2020 Education / Kate Green Children must be safely back in school by September – Kate Green Continue Reading
Wednesday 1 July 2020 Education / Kate Green Kate Green on Govt failure to meet target for laptops for disadvantaged children Continue Reading
Thursday 25 June 2020 Education / Emma Hardy Government needs to take action to support this year’s graduates – Emma Hardy Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
Wednesday 3 June 2020 Education / Rebecca Long Bailey Government must mitigate lockdown impact on educational attainment and inequality – Rebecca Long Bailey Continue Reading
Thursday 28 May 2020 Education / Rebecca Long Bailey Rebecca Long Bailey responds to today’s announcement on schools reopening Continue Reading
Friday 22 May 2020 Education / Rebecca Long Bailey Sage advice on wider opening of schools – Long Bailey responds Continue Reading
Wednesday 20 May 2020 Education / Toby Perkins Toby Perkins responds to Sutton Trust report on impact of Covid-19 on apprenticeships Continue Reading
Wednesday 13 May 2020 Education / Rebecca Long Bailey Joint Union statement on safe reopening of schools – Long Bailey responds Continue Reading
Tuesday 12 May 2020 Education / Schools / Tulip Siddiq Government must not withdraw free school meals support during half-term – Tulip Siddiq Continue Reading
Monday 11 May 2020 Education / Rebecca Long Bailey Government not demonstrated it can start planning for safe opening of schools – Long-Bailey Continue Reading
Wednesday 6 May 2020 Education / Margaret Greenwood Education Policy Institute’s proposals for a school “Catch Up Plan” – Margaret Greenwood Continue Reading
Monday 4 May 2020 Education / Emma Hardy Emma Hardy responds to the government support package for universities and students Continue Reading
Monday 4 May 2020 Education / Rebecca Long Bailey Rebecca Long-Bailey comments on Sutton Trust research on the impact of Covid-19 on university applicants Continue Reading
Friday 1 May 2020 Education / Tulip Siddiq Food is not a luxury item – Tulip Siddiq on free school meal vouchers Continue Reading
Friday 24 April 2020 Education / Rebecca Long Bailey / Toby Perkins Thousands of apprenticeships could be lost without government support Continue Reading
Thursday 23 April 2020 Education / Tulip Siddiq Tulip Siddiq responds to emergency legislation relaxing local authorities’ statutory duties to vulnerable children Continue Reading
Thursday 23 April 2020 Education / Rebecca Long Bailey Rebecca Long-Bailey responds to UCU report showing £2.5 billion funding ‘black hole’ for universities Continue Reading
Wednesday 15 April 2020 Education / Rebecca Long Bailey Long-Bailey responds to free school meals voucher scheme issues Continue Reading
Wednesday 18 March 2020 Angela Rayner / Coronavirus / Education Angela Rayner response to education statement Continue Reading
Friday 6 March 2020 Education / Luke Pollard Environment Secretary George Eustice has voted against his own proposals to protect food standards Continue Reading
Monday 2 March 2020 Angela Rayner / Education Education Secretary should resign rather than cut free school meals for infants – Rayner Continue Reading
Thursday 20 February 2020 Angela Rayner / Education Angela Rayner’s message of solidarity to UCU strikers Continue Reading
Tuesday 18 February 2020 Angela Rayner / Education Apprenticeship Levy funds expired – Rayner responds Continue Reading
Thursday 30 January 2020 Angela Rayner / Education Angela Rayner comments on schools funding announcement Continue Reading
Wednesday 29 January 2020 Angela Rayner / Education Elitist private schools oppose plans to widen access to universities unacceptable – Angela Rayner Continue Reading
Friday 17 January 2020 Angela Rayner / Education Angela Rayner responds to Education Policy Institute report on the early years workforce Continue Reading
Friday 3 January 2020 Angela Rayner / Education Rayner responds to government announcement on culture funding for children in schools Continue Reading
Monday 9 December 2019 Angela Rayner / Education The Tories have slashed funding for education and now we are seeing the consequences – Angela Rayner Continue Reading
Sunday 8 December 2019 Angela Rayner / Education Tories’ free schools programme has failed to deliver value for money or improvement in standards – Angela Rayner Continue Reading
Thursday 5 December 2019 Angela Rayner / Education / Jeremy Corbyn Angela Rayner, Jeremy Corbyn joined by Jamelia, BeatFreek Collective for Birmingham rally Continue Reading
Thursday 5 December 2019 Angela Rayner / Education Labour announces plan to improve education standards for all children Continue Reading
Thursday 5 December 2019 Angela Rayner / Education / Poverty Labour unveil plan to “poverty proof” schools Continue Reading
Thursday 5 December 2019 Angela Rayner / Education Rayner responds to research revealing Tories’ GCSEs reforms have led to widening attainment gap Continue Reading
Wednesday 4 December 2019 Angela Rayner / Education Angela Rayner responds to the NEU’s analysis of each party’s manifesto Continue Reading
Saturday 30 November 2019 Angela Rayner / Education Tories attempting to avoid addressing their own record on education Continue Reading