Sentences with phrase «conservative education spokesperson»

Welsh Conservative education spokesperson Paul Davies said the «damning figures» were a wake - up call to the assembly government.

«Almost every recommendation contains ideas previously articulated in speeches by Conservative education spokespersons or in the Party's draft education manifesto.

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Commenting on today's Welsh Conservative debate in the Assembly, Aled Roberts, Welsh Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson said:

Sarah Olney, the party's new education spokesperson, said that if elected, her party would reverse «crippling Conservative cuts to school budgets» and invest to «ensure every child has the opportunity to succeed».

Angela Burns, Welsh Conservatives» education spokesperson, said: «This report highlights serious and legitimate concerns, and as a party the Welsh Conservatives would echo the need for decisive action to be taken to tackle shortfalls in literacy standards at some Welsh primary schools.»

A Conservative spokesperson confirmed the party will «ensure that all primary schools can offer a free school breakfast to every child in every year of primary school», adding that evidence shows this is «a cost - effective way to improve education and health results for pupils».

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.»

A Conservative spokesperson said the party was «disappointed» with Ms Powell, pictured, after she claimed Department for Education figures for the year to November 2014 showed the number of teachers leaving the profession was the highest since records began.

For the Conservatives, education spokesperson Angela Burns said: «This is a crude and token gesture, which fails to recognise the distinct challenges facing schools, which could have ended up in a low band due to underperformance in any of 12 different criteria.»

Lisa Waller's research found that, in the bilingual education debate, mainstream news media were more likely to seek out spokespeople who represented conservative think tanks, such as Helen Hughes or Noel Pearson, than Indigenous policy advocates or academic experts.