Sentences with phrase «labour shadow education»

Former Labour shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has reportedly told students at Cambridge University the party is «in the s ***».

Labour shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg commented: «Michael Gove must intervene to ensure that all schools obey their duties under the Equality Act.

Most damagingly for Gove, some of the failures of the school directly correlate to concerns raised about free schools by new Labour shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt.

Not exact matches

Labour website LabourList said its readers ranked Ms Cooper as the most popular of Mr Miliband's team, with shadow chancellor Ed Balls, shadow education secretary Andy Burnham, shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander and shadow international development secretary Harriet Harman all well - liked.

Andy Burnham, Labour's shadow education secretary, calls on the government not to betray trust of young people and create a «lost generation»:

Labour will not undo Michael Gove's school reforms, many of which have been «successful» the shadow education secretary admits.

Rayner has now indicated that the answer to that question is a clear yes, with the shadow education secretary telling Nick Robinson that she is capable of being Labour leader - and would not let feminists down by saying otherwise.

But after rolling mass resignations from the shadow cabinet, which have continued into Tuesday with Pat Glass resigning as shadow education secretary just two days after being appointed, Milband said it was time for Labour to unite around an alternative candidate.

Labour supports the continuation of state - funded faith schools and shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said he saw them as «an important part of the educational landscape».

Labour's shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg has said such a change would «risk the abuse of public resources».

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

UKIP chairman Paul Oakden said he expected many voters to desert Labour in Stoke - on - Trent's upcoming by - election - triggered by the former shadow education secretary's departure.

The former shadow education minister Tristram Hunt had a decidedly mixed 2015, but he recently talked pretty powerfully at the Fabian Society about the politics of inequality, Labour's frayed bond with working - class voters and the necessity of reinventing the party's belief in redistribution.

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.»

In a highly unusual move, the Tory former education secretary Nicky Morgan joins forces with her previous Labour shadow Lucy Powell and the Liberal Democrat former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg to condemn the plans as damaging to social mobility, ideologically driven and divisive.

Labour claimed the Conservatives» education policy was in chaos amid a grassroots revolt and the threat of a shadow Cabinet split.

Labour dismissed the proposals as lacking clarity and shadow education secretary Andy Burnham accused Mr Gove of presiding over a «total shambles».

The historian and shadow education minister took delegates on a «radical walk» through Brighton yesterday evening, to explore its landmarks of Labour history

The shadow education secretary was taken to task over Labour's pledge to ensure that no pupil is in a class larger than 30 children in the first three years of primary school.

The first two, never ideological allies and somewhat muted in their performances, were expected to lose their jobs shadowing pensions and education respectively, while the latter recently found herself on the wrong of side of the tracks as Balls shifted Labour's position on HS2.

A number of Labour MPs, including Cruddas and former shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt, have warned that if the party is to successfully kick - start a debate on identity and community, it is also going to have to ask some tough questions about its relationship with «Englishness».

«These impressive results are thanks to better teaching, better school leadership, Labour's relentless focus on literacy and numeracy and record investment in schools,» said shadow education secretary, Stephen Twigg.

Labour is behind parents who want to set up schools and would «keep the good free schools», the new shadow education secretary insists.

I'd say, for example, that there is a good chance that whoever is shadow education secretary next time Michael Gove faces his Labour opposite number, will be asked: Is what you are saying party policy on academies or what Andy Burnham has said?

The new shadow education secretary has said Labour is «on the side» of parents who want to set up schools and would not shut most existing free schools.

Labour's shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt was quizzed on Mumsnet today and admitted the issue of when summer - born children start school was a growing concern for both parents and admissions authorities,

Labour MP Pat Glass - who was appointed shadow education secretary less than 24 hours ago - has said she will be stepping down as an MP at the next election.

On BBC Question Time on February 5, Labour's shadow education minister Tristram Hunt made a remark appearing to link weak, unqualified teachers to religious education, specifically Catholic schooling provided by nuns.

Labour's shadow education minister Tristram Hunt argued recently for the introduction of career education into primary schools, particularly for girls.

As I understand it, Labour's shadow education minister Tristram Hunt is promising to reinstate the requirement that the children's centres in the poorest areas must provide childcare suitable for working parents.

That is the tradition of a shadow Education Minister popping up to tell is that the increased number of passes and the higher proportion of students getting top marks was because under Labour the exams were getting easier.

The much deferred announcement is due at the end of the month, but some senior vice chancellors last month infuriated the Labour front bench by issuing an open letter opposing the tuition fee cut only days after meeting the shadow higher education minister, Liam Byrne.

But Angela Rayner, Labour's shadow education secretary, called the announcement «nothing more than a sticking plaster», pointing out that per pupil funding would in fact decline.

Visiting Bristol yesterday as part of Labour's city conversation, to help elect Marvin Rees as city mayor, shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg highlighted the government's swingeing cuts with new build funding for schools slashed by a massive 57 %, against a general 30 % cut in most other spending areas.

They include Chi Onwurah, the former minister for culture and the digital economy, who wrote that it was «statistically interesting to say the least» that Labour's leader had made life difficult for two of the very few minority ethnic female MPs; and Pat Glass, who resigned as shadow education secretary in June two days after being appointed, in protest over Corbyn's leadership.

Labour's shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has said that the Free School policy is «damaging standards» and that there was a «lack of oversight».

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

The former shadow education secretary, Lucy Powell, who was one of the first major resignations, urged Corbyn to give up: «This is a very clear result and if Jeremy is to show any leadership quality at all he must now reflect and respond to this overwhelming and unprecedented indication from the parliamentary labour party which includes all wings and all groupings.»

Labour is opposed to Theresa May's plans to extend grammar schools, but Angela Rayner, the shadow education secretary, has studiously avoided saying the party would close existing grammar schools.

There was of course the inevitable attack on shadow education minister Tristram Hunt's short speech at last week's Labour conference.

Tristram Hunt, Labour's shadow education secretary, has warned against religious extremism in schools.

Labour's shadow education secretary will today deliver a speech on «character» after coming under savage attack for crossing a picket line to deliver a lecture on Marx.

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».

Labour's shadow Education Secretary, Lucy Powell, said: «It is hard to fathom why arrangements for closing down unregistered schools remain inadequate and swift action on this issue has not been taken.

The Labour Party has confirmed Angela Rayner's appointment as the new shadow education secretary, following recent resignations.

Angela Rayner, Labour's shadow education secretary, said the changes had been «chaotic» and that half of businesses «don't even know that this new grading system is coming in».

«This is a desperate attempt by the Tories to try to overshadow their failures on school standards,» said Labour's shadow education secretary, Tristram Hunt.

Labour's shadow education secretary Lucy Powell said she did not «condone children being taken out of school».

Lucy Powell, Labour's shadow education secretary, writing in today's edition of Schools Week, said many secondary schools in the areas singled out by Ofsted were already academies.

Labour's shadow education secretary, Lucy Powell, has attacked the government's «free market approach» to creating new school places and said «families deserve a better approach to planning».