Sentences with phrase «shadow education minister»

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.

But just a year later he was back as shadow education minister, from which he resigned in 2007, then successfully fighting the London mayoral contest.

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.

Angela Burns, Conservative shadow education minister in the assembly, said: «These truly appalling figures show Wales» educational performance has at best stagnated, and at worst declined, and that in educational terms, Labour ministers have wasted the past three years.»

Conservative shadow education minister Angela Burns ridiculed Labour for seeking to «raise Welsh performance from the worst performing UK nation to the second worst by 2021».

For the Conservatives, shadow education minister Angela Burns said: «After a series of damning league tables and statistics laying bare failings in the Welsh education system, we need robust qualifications to restore confidence and drive up standards to meet the best in international comparisons.»

At the rally, Labour shadow Education Minister Lucy Powell pledged that opposing these measures would be the fight of this Parliament.

Speaking after the debate, however, shadow education minister Fiona Hyslop warned the new fees for English students threatened the «egalitarian nature of Scottish education and threaten [s] the multicultural atmosphere in our universities».

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

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

Former shadow education minister Pat Glass will serve as shadow education secretary following the resignation of Lucy Powell, it has been announced.

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.

Lord Watson was made the party's shadow education minister in the Lords.

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

Sharon Hodgson is the Labour MP for Washington and Sunderland West, and a Labour shadow education minister

Angela Burns, Conservative shadow education minister, said it was alarming how many schools had raised concerns over the results.

But the Welsh Conservatives» shadow education minister Angela Burns said she was worried about pupils taking GCSEs early.

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.

She is the first MP of Bangladeshi origin and served as shadow international development minister before taking up her current role — shadow education minister.

Brabin, who won Cox's Batley and Spen seat in a 2016 byelection after the MP was murdered by a far - right attacker, has been made a shadow education minister.

Kevin Brennan, the shadow education minister, claims that, following the reshuffle, all education ministers in the government attended a private school.

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.

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.

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...

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.

He said Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, who stepped down as shadow education minister, had exemplified the tone of the debate in the Labour party over Europe.

He was believed to have been replaced by Pat Glass, who was made a shadow education minister by Jeremy Corbyn in September.

He is believed to have been replaced by Pat Glass, who was made a shadow education minister by Jeremy Corbyn in September.

Last night Tulip Siddiq dramatically quit as a shadow education minister to vote against the bill on behalf of her 77 % Remain constituency of Hampstead and Kilburn.

A shadow education minister since 2005, he was a member of the education select committee before that.

She said serving as a shadow education minister had been «a privilege» and she had come to the decision with «regret» but that she could not, in conscience, support the motion to go to war.

Angela Burns AM, the Welsh Conservatives» shadow education minister, added: «In 2011, average per pupil funding in Wales was # 600 less than in England, equating to hundreds of thousands of pounds less for Welsh secondary schools.

The shadow education minister Andrew Davies AM said the Welsh Conservatives were «fully supportive» of the scheme but warned the assembly government not to be complacent.

Lord Watson, the shadow education minister in the House of Lords, told a fringe event at the Labour party conference that the party was in the «early stages» of policy development.

Labor's shadow education minister, Tanya Plibersek, who has spoken extensively to the Gonski 2.0 review, said the ALP's proposed $ 280 million Evidence Institute for Schools would aggregate student performance in the same way the National Health and Medical Research Council pooled data for doctors.

Responding to Ofsted's findings, shadow education minister, Tristram Hunt said: «This report is a damning indictment of David Cameron and Michael Gove who have brutally undermined careers advice for young people.