Sentences with phrase «conservative education minister»

Conservative Education Minister Liz Truss has rejected Liberal Democrat calls for tighter controls on free schools in England.

In an October 2014 by - election, Mr. Clark placed a strong second and came within 800 votes of defeating appointed Progressive Conservative Education Minister Gordon Dirks.

Not exact matches

The new education secretary named in Prime Minister David Cameron's cabinet reshuffle is a Christian and a trustee of the Conservative Christian Fellowship.

The goal, Vasconcelos said, was «to get back on the track of simple civilized normality» (italics added), that is to say, an eminently traditional and conservative goal.65 It is not surprising that a later educator would judge Vasconcelos's work as minister of education «chaotically inconsistent, its accomplishments much more apparent than real.

Prime Minister David Cameron is being backed by senior Tories including Education Secretary Michael Gove and London Mayor Boris Johnson, but many backbenchers including Mr Davies fear the proposal will drive away traditional Conservative voters.

Greening was no enthusiast for the prime minister's push to expand the number of grammar schools and it is widely reported that the Conservatives are anxious to refresh their education policies.

David Willetts» unfortunate comment last week about higher education being a «burden on the taxpayer» suggests that not only will Liberal Democrat ministers have to continue to remind their Conservative colleagues of the importance of social mobility, but they will have to make the economic case for building a learning economy as well.

The highest level of claims from the Conservatives came from former shadow education minister Alun Cairns, who spent the entirety of his # 12,500 allowance despite having a family home 45 minutes away.

Commenting on Prime Minister Teresa May's speech to the Conservative Party Conference today, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «We welcome the fact that the Prime Minister clearly recognises that the education, social and economic policies of her predecessor have led to inequality across education and other public services.

Mrs May attacked Welsh ministers» record on education in her keynote speech at the Welsh Conservative conference in Ffos Las.

Bob Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst, and a former DCLG Minister and current «Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party») and Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham), replacing Liz Truss (South West Norfolk), who became the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education and Childcare, and Ben Gummer (Ipswich), who became Alan Duncan's PPS at DfID.

The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has accused his Conservative coalition partners of failing to enforce basic standards of education in Free Schools in England.

The increase in per pupil funding was welcomed by MPs - Conservative former minister Anna Soubry said Ms Greening should be awarded a «huge gold star» - but those on the opposition benches pressed the education secretary on where the additional money was coming from.

The Tories have already mischievously invited the education minister Andrew Adonis to cross the floor and there is little doubt that further offers would follow a Conservative election victory.

«While there is merit in refocusing the former DCFS on its original role as the Department for Education, losing Family from any Cabinet minister's primary responsibility is a strange act, given the Conservative manifesto pledge to make Britain the most family - friendly country in Europe.

The Welsh Labour education minister accuses the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition UK government of failure and mismanagement of education in England.

The Welsh Labour education minister has accused the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition UK government of failure and mismanagement of education in England.

Nicky Morgan has been reappointed as education secretary and minister for equalities while Mark Harper has been given the crucial job of chief whip - responsible for maintaining discipline among Conservative backbenchers.

The institute helped the conservative Louisiana Family Forum (LFF), headed by Christian minister Gene Mills, to pass a state education act in 2008 that allows local boards to teach intelligent design alongside evolution under the guise of «academic freedom».

Christopher Pyne, a lawyer and veteran politician who has been serving as the conservative government's education minister, was sworn in to his new post [Monday] as part of a reshuffle by new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull,» Leigh Dayton reported at ScienceInsider tminister, was sworn in to his new post [Monday] as part of a reshuffle by new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull,» Leigh Dayton reported at ScienceInsider tMinister Malcolm Turnbull,» Leigh Dayton reported at ScienceInsider that day.

Former deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg lost his Sheffield Hallam seat to Labour as well as Conservative MP Philip Davies who has campaigned against universal sex education.

While Conservative grassroots, along with a number of cabinet ministers, support the move, chair of the Education Select Committee and Conservative MP Neil Carmichael has also voice opposition to lifting the ban.

It has been 16 years since Britain's Conservative government under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher introduced the Education Reform Act.

Rhodes Boyson, a Conservative Member of Parliament and an official in the government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, made these and other observations during a public address sponsored here last week by the Education Department's office for intergovernmental and interagency affairs.

Education Justine Greening made a statement on the consultation in the House of Common's and faced criticism from Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner, who said that the proposals promoted «segregation, segregation, segregation» and quoted former Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron's comments that it would be «delusional» to think that expanding grammars is a «good idea».

Recent revelations suggest that David Cameron's unexpected move to replace reform - minded education minister Michael Gove (who's been popular with British conservatives) with Ms. Nicky Morgan might have been triggered by more than crass pre-election maneuvering to placate teachers and women.

Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader and deputy prime minister, attacked Conservative education policy for an obsession with a «tiny handful» of free schools at the expense of «how you properly finance 24,000 schools across the whole school system».

A pledge to open 500 new free schools in this parliament was a key part of the Conservative Party's education manifesto, and the government's relative success in this area, despite the controversy around some free schools, makes it an ideal legacy area for the prime minister to bow out on.

That means focusing on the lower - hanging fruit in terms of cutting costs - such as cutting interest rates, which are currently up to 6.1 %, and have been attacked as bafflingly high by a long line of former Conservative and Labour education ministers.

David Laws, a Liberal Democrat and schools minister, has previously spoken of his party's record in blocking Conservative education policies.

Labour's shadow education secretary, Angela Rayner, said: «When even the Conservative - dominated education select committee calls Theresa May's new grammar schools an «unnecessary distraction», it's time that ministers finally sat up and took notice.

Conservative education spokeswoman Angela Burns welcomed the «U-turn», adding: «This is an embarrassing climb - down for the education minister but should ensure that this summer's debacle over the GCSE English language regrade will not be repeated.»

Angela Burns AM, the Welsh Conservatives» shadow education minister, added: «In 2011, average per pupil funding in Wales was # 600 less than in England, equating to hundreds of thousands of pounds less for Welsh secondary schools.

Angela Burns, Conservative shadow education minister, said it was alarming how many schools had raised concerns over the results.

For the Conservatives, shadow education minister Angela Burns said: «After a series of damning league tables and statistics laying bare failings in the Welsh education system, we need robust qualifications to restore confidence and drive up standards to meet the best in international comparisons.»

Conservative AM Angela Burns, Shadow Minister for Education, said: «These results make a mockery of the Welsh government's promises 16 months ago that pupils would not be disadvantaged.»

Schools minister Nick Gibb has publicly announced his support for Boris Johnson as the next Conservative party leader, thereby snubbing Nicky Morgan — the education secretary and his...

Morgan, who served as education secretary under both the coalition government and the majority Conservative government elected in 2015 until she was sacked by May last July, questioned the government's rhetoric around «meritocracy», a term the prime minister used during speeches about the selection plans.

Liberal Democrat Education Minister David Laws accused the Conservatives of «vetoing» improvements and said it was «very frustrating and disappointing».

For the Conservatives, education spokesperson Angela Burns said: «Unfortunately, the education minister's belligerent and unnecessarily aggressive attitude towards the education sector risks the very reforms he wants to implement.»

Conservative Shadow Education Minister Angela Burns AM said: «Overall results across Wales are - regrettably - still lagging behind England.

Conservative shadow education minister Angela Burns ridiculed Labour for seeking to «raise Welsh performance from the worst performing UK nation to the second worst by 2021».

The shadow education minister Andrew Davies AM said the Welsh Conservatives were «fully supportive» of the scheme but warned the assembly government not to be complacent.

Nicky Morgan, the education secretary, who has been touted as a potential rival to Osborne for the Conservative leadership when the prime minister steps down, is expected to give more details of the plan for the education shakeup when she opens the House of Commons debate on the budget on Thursday.

It comes after two other members of the Conservative education team — schools minister Nick Gibb and skills minister Nick Boles — threw their support behind Gove.

Angela Burns AM, the Conservatives» shadow minister for education, said: «It is a year since Labour's school banding policy was introduced, yet it remains vague, confusing and unhelpful.»

But the Welsh Conservatives» shadow education minister Angela Burns said she was worried about pupils taking GCSEs early.