Sentences with phrase «former shadow education»

Nandy, a former shadow education minister, accused the government of wanting to «pit children against one another and make losers of all of us», while Lucy Powell, the former shadow education secretary, warned that the practice of coaching children to pass the 11 - plus was «rife» in selective areas.

Lucy Powell, the Labour MP and former shadow education secretary, said: «The new prime minister or the new education secretary should urgently make a statement to Parliament about such a huge change in education policy.

The government has yet to decide how the universal credit benefits system will interact with free school meals, and a former shadow education secretary is predicting a «disaster...

But former shadow education secretary Lucy Powell accused him of «absolutely rubbishing» the existing system.

Lucy Powell, the former shadow education secretary, saw her majority in Manchester Central increased, while Mike Kane, the shadow schools minister, also retained his seat.

The question about spending on the new format was asked by Labour's former shadow education secretary, Lucy Powell.

May used a report, commissioned by the Labour - run Knowsley borough council, to rebut concerns raised by former shadow education secretary Lucy Powell that the government's focus on grammar schools was hindering social mobility progress.

Lucy Powell, a former shadow education secretary who is also the school's local MP, described the case as «shocking» and said it raised «real concerns about weak oversight and accountability of our schools system».

However, Greening and other Conservative MPs were accused of «having their fingers in their ears» by the former shadow education secretary Lucy Powell, who said the public were «fed up to the back teeth» of cuts to public services.

Labour announced before the summer that former shadow education secretary Lucy Powell would join committee veteran Ian Mearns and Westminster newbies Emma Hardy, Thelma Walker and James Frith as its representatives on the committee.

But figures released this morning by former shadow education secretary Lucy Powell MP (pictured right) question the ability of private schools to raise standards in the state sector.

Ofsted's ratings for schools sponsored by universities and private schools has also led the former shadow education secretary Lucy Powell to question government plans to boost the involvement of these institutions in academies.

Ms Powell, a former shadow education secretary, said: «Grammar schools in London have a shameful record of giving opportunities to children on free school meals.

Despite this, the former shadow education secretary Lucy Powell saw her majority in Manchester Central increase and Mike Kane, the shadow schools minister also kept his seat.

The former shadow education secretary said he had «no desire to rock the boat» and insisted anyone who interpreted his decision to quit that way is «just plain wrong».

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.»

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».

Turning towards Scotland, the former shadow education secretary said that Corbyn's approach would be put to the test next year:

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.

Former shadow education secretary Lucy Powell did her best not to get too depressed.

Hunt, the former shadow education secretary, said: «We have two tasks.

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.

The former shadow education secretary has previously spoken out against Mr Corbyn's leadership of the party, saying the «experiment with Corbynism has to end».

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 secretary agreed to repay # 3,230 in cleaning claims and received a death threat over his London flat expenses.

Not exact matches

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

The shadow education secretary has already said he would include Mr Davis, while reports suggest that former Tory leader William Hague is also set to return to the front benches.

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.

And Ed Miliband's former ally Lucy Powell becomes shadow education secretary, with Maria Eagle taking the post of defence secretary.

While David Miliband melted into the shadows and Diane Abbott failed to capitalise on her increased public profile, the former health secretary nabbed the shadow education brief, in which he excelled against the turbulent Michael Gove.

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.

The former care worker and union rep admitted the need to develop «coherent» policies had given her «sleepless nights» since her appointment as shadow education secretary last July.

Glass, who is the MP for North West Durham and a former senior local education authority worker, most recently served as shadow Europe minister in Jeremy Corbyn's frontbench team.

A former member of the education select committee, Glass briefly became a member of the shadow education team last September when she was given the childcare and early years brief, but was replaced by Jenny Chapman when she was promoted in January.

Guests include actress Tamsin Greig; education secretary Nicky Morgan MP; shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander MP; and former King of Greece Constantine II.

Cardiff West MP and former teacher Kevin Brennan will continue as shadow schools minister, while Yvonne Fovargue, the MP for Makerfield, will retain responsibility for further education and skills as shadow education minister.

Despite his vocal support for the union during an unprecedented speech at its annual conference in March, the Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn did not visit teachers on picket lines today, and Angela Rayner, the new shadow education secretary and a former trade union official, stopped short of backing the strike.

The Labour MP Angela Rayner will continue her work as shadow education secretary following a reshuffle of the opposition frontbench, while former teacher Mike Kane will be responsible for the party's schools policies.

But Professor Arthur was reprimanded by Kevin Brennan (pictured), the former shadow schools minister, who said: «It's interesting that, having blamed the Labour party for current Tory education policy, he's taking advantage of it by opening a free school in Birmingham, which is very interesting rhetorical gymnastics.»

The education select committee published a report about the role of RSCs back in January 2016, suggesting that the responsibilities of RSCs, local authorities and Ofsted be clarified after the commissioners were accused of being a «shadow Ofsted» by a former government adviser.