Sentences with phrase «labour education spokesman»

Labour education spokesman Des McNulty branded the SNP's class size policy a «shambolic failure», adding: «The SNP have reneged on every one of their education commitments.

But Labour education spokesman Des McNulty accused the Scottish government of «papering over the cracks» of its «mismanaged» CfE policy.

Labour education spokesman Stephen Twigg will also drop his party's bitter opposition to free schools — saying the move will «help raise standards».

Labour education spokesman Daniel Johnson told the BBC: «Having access to outdoor sports facilities isn't just about finding the next Andy Murray, it's about cutting the attainment gap with healthier children more likely to do well in the classroom.

Then Labour education spokesman Edward Short was quoted as saying that scrapping milk was «the meanest and most unworthy thing» he had seen in 20 years.

Not exact matches

In Parliament, Field was made a member of the Opposition frontbench by the then Labour leader Michael Foot as a spokesman on education in 1980, but was dropped a year later.

Mr Foster, who as education spokesman has worked closely with Labour, acknowledged his decision to pull out was influenced partly by a recognition he could not win.

Unqualified teachers «should not be in the classroom» said Labour's education spokesman when asked if his party would fire them.

Labour's education spokesman Tristram Hunt shot himself in the foot with a headline - grabbing gimmick.

Andy Burnham, Labour's education spokesman, is seeking the support of other Lib Dems angry at the Coalition's wrong - headed decision to end the # 30 a week payment that encourages teenagers to stay at school and get some skills.

But the trickiness of his task in leading a united party forward was exposed as foreign affairs spokesman Menzies Campbell, a strong supporter of the Lib - Lab project, called for an unprecedented extension of co-operation with Labour to new policy areas including health and education.

Labour's education spokesman Stephen Twigg has accused the government of «sneaking in changes» and «expanding selection by the back door».

Labour's education spokesman Angela Rayner said: «When a former Tory education minister resigns from a commission set up by a Tory government this goes beyond politics.»

Iain Gray, Scottish Labour's education spokesman, congratulated students on the said the record figures but urged SNP ministers to address the concerns of teachers.

Unqualified teachers «should not be in the classroom» said Labour's education spokesman when asked if his party would fire them.

But Labour's education spokesman Stephen Twigg backed an «A Bacc», if it had a «broad range of subjects».

In a separate announcement, Labour's education spokesman, Stephen Twigg, is set to call for careers advice and information about work, such as visits to workplaces, to be extended to primary schools.

There would be no more free schools opened by a future Labour government, but existing free schools could stay open, according to the party's education spokesman, Stephen Twigg.

Speaking to Andrew Neil on the Sunday Politics, Labour's education spokesman was asked about party policy on free schools in England.

There would be no more free schools opened by a future Labour government, but existing free schools could stay open, says the party's education spokesman, Stephen Twigg.

Labour's education spokesman Andy Burnham described the pupil premium as a «complete con» - and warned that there will be «huge winners and losers» in the allocation of funding.

Labour's education spokesman Hugh Henry claimed the SNP had cut teacher numbers every year since it had come to power.

Labour's schools spokesman Ed Balls said: «Despite the over one thousand schools the education secretary claimed wanted to become academies and the emergency legislation railroaded through Parliament, only a very small number of schools have applied to be Tory - style academies.

Labour's education spokesman Ken Macintosh said the statistics were evidence of «a quiet crisis brewing in our classrooms».

Fall in pupils studying social sciences, modern languages and arts should be red flag, says Labour's education spokesman

Spokesman for various businesses in the manufacturing and education sectors involved in negotiating renewals of their collective labour agreements.