His comments come
after new shadow education secretary Lucy Powell pledged more «local oversight», and represent the party's first official confirmation that this oversight will be led by councils if Labour wins the next general election.
Labour is behind parents who want to set up schools and would «keep the good free schools»,
the new shadow education secretary insists.
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.
The new shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt earlier signalled that the Labour party had dropped its opposition to the Conservatives» free schools policy.
Labour has dropped its opposition to the Conservatives» free schools policy,
the new shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has signalled.
Pat Glass has been appointed as
the new shadows education secretary, following Lucy Powell's resignation.
The Labour Party has confirmed Angela Rayner's appointment as
the new shadow education secretary, following recent resignations.
Pat Glass has been appointed as
the new shadow education secretary, following Lucy Powell's resignation.
Jeremy Corbyn's
new shadow Education Secretary has resigned, just two days after she was appointed to the position.
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.
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 new shadow education secretary Lucy Powell has outlined a commitment to «local oversight» and «raising aspirations for all children.»
Labour is «on the side» of parents who want to set up schools and would not shut most existing free schools,
the new shadow education secretary insists.
The new shadow education secretary has told The Guardian that the Conservatives will «drag England's schools into the past» by reviving grammar schools, «demoralising teachers and cutting resources».
Labour say it's not a change in policy, but it is a change of heart for
the new shadow education secretary, who as the newly elected MP for Stoke - on - Trent in 2010, described free schools as a «vanity project for yummy mummies».
Labour is behind parents who want to set up schools and would «keep the good free schools»,
the new shadow education secretary insists.