Sentences with phrase «conservative education secretaries»

Hilary Benn, Labour's shadow foreign secretary, said it was a «shameful and cowardly poster», while Nicky Morgan, the Conservative education secretary, said: «Using the tragic deaths of innocent people to make a political point is simply shameful.»

Asked about the Grant Shapps - Wikipedia claims, Conservative Education Secretary Nicky Morgan told Good Morning Britain:

In 1984, Conservative Education Secretary Sir Keith Joseph decided to proceed with a merger, on the premise that the new qualifications should be based on general and subject - specific criteria approved by himself; that the O Level exam boards should take responsibility for carrying forward the O Level A to C grade standards into the new scale, while the CSE boards should do the same for grades D to G, which were to be based on CSE grades 2 to 5 respectively; and that most subjects should be examined through tiered papers focusing on different parts of the grade scale, ensuring that each grade reflected «positive achievement» on appropriate tasks, rather than degrees of failure.

Conservative Education Secretary Michael Gove has said that UKIP has «done well» and congratulated its winning candidates following the party's success in English local elections.

Curated by Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell and former Conservative Education Secretary Lord Baker, the collection features cartoons from throughout Mrs Thatcher's political career.

Morgan was the first Conservative Education Secretary to address a teaching union conference since the 1990s, addressing delegates at the NASUWT annual conference on 26 March.

Morgan is the first Conservative education secretary to address a teaching union conference since the 90s, with her predecessor Michael Gove ducking any invitations.

It is the first time a Conservative education secretary has addressed the NASUWT conference since 1997.

But he may wish to ponder on the experience of his predecessor, Kenneth Baker, the Conservative Education Secretary who oversaw the 1988 national curriculum.

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.

Over 8,000 people have signed a petition set up by former head of Conservative Future Gavin Megaw calling on the education secretary to remove guidance that lists «extra physical activity such as running around a playing field» as a recommended punishment.

If you hadn't noticed, the education secretary is a Conservative member of the Cabinet.

The education secretary put a brave face on the announcement but it is one of the most significant U-turns in the coalition's already lengthy history of them and suggests a new fault - line between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives on education policy.

The shadow education secretary said that any decision on whether Lord Archer joined his local Conservative association was up to the local board, saying it would be «crazy» for the party leader to intervene in the proper process of membership.

Commenting on the report, Angela Rayner, Labour's shadow education secretary, blamed the Conservatives for presiding over the crisis.

The whole idea of British values may have been conceived by the former Conservative secretary of state for education, Michael Gove, but feelings in his party on the issue are running high.

Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): Will the Secretary of State join me in congratulating Conservative - run East Sussex county council, which, after a disappointing grant from the Department for Education, has stepped in with # 12 million of capital that it had not planned to give to ensure that the St Leonards academy is rebuilt to provide better education in Education, has stepped in with # 12 million of capital that it had not planned to give to ensure that the St Leonards academy is rebuilt to provide better education in education in Hastings?

Despite mea culpas and the public backing of his boss, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Kevin Jennings, a so - called schools czar in the Obama administration, continues to be the target of a conservative campaign against his long - ago actions as a schoolteachers.

Commenting on the proposals for education in the Conservative Party manifesto, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said:

In an article in the Evening Standard defending her decision to vote against the government last night, the Conservative former education secretary Nicky Morgan says the government should drop the amendment to the EU withdrawal bill fixing 29 March 2019 as Brexit day before it gets debated next week.

The coalition was «fundamentally a Conservative government» and Tories should not be let «off the hook», the shadow education secretary said.

The Conservative party is taking UKIP seriously, education secretary Michael Gove has said as support for Nigel Farage's party surged in the local elections.

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.

«Henry Dimbleby, who proposed the idea... said that Michael Gove, the Tory Education Secretary, is «passionate» about the plan... Some Conservatives have already sought to take ownership of the policy.

The idea of the Conservatives being in coalition with anyone seemed not to sit well with the education secretary, who commented: «I don't think the Conservative Party should form coalitions with anyone», and he also warned of the dangers of reading too much into UKIP's ascendancy and the Tory slump at the recent local elections.

Few people listening to Angela Rayner would mistake her for a Conservative, but the shadow education secretary has revealed that at least one Tory MP thinks she is on the wrong side.

Earlier this month shadow education secretary David Willetts affirmed the Conservatives» support for city academies and refusal to build any more grammar schools.

Under the Callaghan Labour government, Education Secretary Shirley Williams (now Baroness Williams of Crosby) took the political decision to proceed with a merged «GCSE» system, but the election of the Conservatives in 1979 postponed any action for several years.

Rab came from the Tory political establishment, was a Chamberlain appeaser, responsible for the 1944 Education Act, helped to revive Conservative One Nation Toryism after 1945, was Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary but was outmanoeuvred for the leadership and premiership by Macmillan.

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.

Current Conservative voters are more supportive with 44 % over 36 % backing the education secretary.

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.

However, some prominent conservatives, including former Congressman and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp, former Secretary of Education William Bennett, and unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron Unz, publicly opposed the initiative.

Labour's lead over the Conservatives has fallen slightly to four points following David Cameron's Cabinet reshuffle that saw Michael Gove removed as education secretary, according to the latest Observer / Opinium poll.

Edward Heath appointed her Secretary of State for Education and Science in his Conservative government.

Commenting on the Secretary of State for Education's session at Conservative Party Conference, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union said: «Michael Gove does not have a monopoly of concern that all children and young people should have high aspiration and the very best teaching and support to achieve.

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.

Former education secretary Nicky Morgan warned the Conservatives against allowing the harder right of the party to win the argument and risk paving the way for a Donald Trump-esque candidate to rise to the fore in the future.

The new shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt earlier signalled that the Labour party had dropped its opposition to the Conservatives» free schools policy.

But when it comes to bums on seats round the cabinet table, the Lib Dems have been less successful: all the big jobs — chancellor, foreign secretary, home secretary and education secretary have gone to Conservatives.

And he said the shadow education secretary was taking the fight to the Conservatives as the Office for Budget Responsibility prepares to unveil the growth and borrowing figures that will provide the statistical justification for tax rises and spending cuts in next week's Budget.

It followed hard on the heels of news that Sir Michael Wilshaw, was «spitting blood» that elements associated with the Conservative Party, some with close links to education secretary Michael Gove, were briefing against the chief inspector of schools.

Should they form part of the next coalition, the Liberal Democrats have already stated their intention to fight for a Lib Dem education secretary and to get rid of unelected school commissioners who are in charge of overseeing academies — moves that will be bitterly disputed should they enter into another coalition with the Conservatives.

The Education Secretary Michael Gove has waded into the growing row within the Conservative Party over Europe.

Speaking at the unveiling of Labour's education manifesto, Mr Miliband said the Conservatives were running a campaign «based on deceit and lies» and that the defence secretary had «demeaned himself and demeaned his office».

Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt says a Conservative pledge to make primary school children resit Sats is «a terrifying admission of failure» with their education policy.

Education Secretary Michael Gove, asked what he thought about a councillor's call for a new Conservative leader, said the idea was «barmy» and «bonkeroony».

Labour's shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said improving the quality of teaching was the way to raise standards and described the Conservative pledge as «a terrifying admission of failure».

Mr Gove, a former chief whip and education secretary, will be in charge of implementing the Conservatives» pledge to scrap the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights.

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.