Sentences with phrase «shadow education secretary tristram»

Acting leader and shadow education secretary Iain Gray said: «It's true that pass marks are adjusted each year, but it's extraordinary to see this drop to just 33.8 %.

Allocating cash for the expansion of grammar schools in England when other parts of the education sector face funding concerns is «baffling», shadow education secretary Angela Rayner says.

Labour's shadow education secretary, Tristram Hunt, said: «This is a desperate attempt by the flailing Tory campaign to undo the damage that has been caused by David Cameron's chaotic exam changes.

Angela Rayner, the shadow education secretary, said the revelation in the Evening Standard «speaks volumes that even Theresa's own backbenchers realise her approach to school funding is simply an exercise in moving inadequate sums of money around».

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.

The issue of teaching character, which until now has mainly been debated within the ivory towers of academia, is suddenly all the rage in policy circles in the UK, in the wake of the report by the All - Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on social mobility, and shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt's latest speech.

The furore over the suggestion by shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt that private schools need to contribute more to state education or face the removal of their tax breaks has been predictable...

Judging from recent coverage of debates around character education, this criticism is still valid in critiques of the views of character expressed both by Morgan, and Labour's shadow education secretary, Tristram Hunt.

Labour's shadow education secretary Lucy Powell said the leak was a further «body blow to parent and teacher confidence» in how the primary testing system was being run.

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.

It comes after shadow education secretary Lucy Powell raised concerns about government and Ucas data showing that 49,120 teachers left the state - funded sector in the year to November 2014, while 48,900 applied for teacher training in the same period.

School leaders are being forced out of the profession by rising workloads, falling pay and a lack of support, shadow education secretary Angela Rayner warned today.

The government's failure has meant school standards suffer,» said shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt.

This group, effectively led by shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn, has its firmest support within the shadow cabinet, counting shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle, deputy leader Tom Watson, shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander, shadow culture secretary Michael Dugher and shadow education secretary Lucy Powell among those planning to vote in favour.

Echoing concerns that the practice is more widespread, shadow education secretary, Angela Rayner, said the case of St Olave's was «not an isolated incident» and the issue was about far more than the actions of one school.

Lucy Powell, the shadow education secretary, said: «It is frankly a humiliating climbdown for David Cameron and his education secretary, who just weeks ago were insisting they would plough on with the policy regardless.

Tristram Hunt, the shadow education secretary, said KSA was «another farcical episode in a string of failings» for the government's free school programme.

But shadow education secretary Angela Rayner said the policy continued «to waste millions opening free schools in areas that do not need them».

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».

The teacher apprenticeship will «not be a priority» under a Labour government because the route will do nothing to stem the tide of teachers leaving the profession, the shadow education secretary has said.

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».

After the blaze, Angela Rayner, Labour's shadow education secretary, tweeted that she warned the government last year of the dangers of removing an «expectation» to fit sprinklers in all new schools, and that they «should be fitted in housing too».

Grammar schools will be one of the major issues discussed at conference, which runs until Wednesday, and will feature in the keynote speeches of shadow education secretary Angela Rayner and Corbyn himself.

The shadow education secretary accused the government of failing in its pledge to protect school spending.

The shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has accused government ministers of «incompetence» in the face of allegations made in 2010 about so - called «Trojan horse» schools in Birmingham.

Lucy Powell, Labour's shadow education secretary, commenting on the investigations, said: «Ministers have a basic responsibility to ensure that children are kept safe, and yet despite warning after warning, they have dragged their feet on this very serious issue, leaving children in unregistered schools where they could be in harm's way.

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

The shadow education secretary backed a government plan to make learning a second language compulsory for pupils in English schools from the age of seven, and suggested they should start even younger.

Angela Rayner, the shadow education secretary, said the move by the treasury was «astonishing» at a time when schools spending is being «drastically cut».

In 1990, John Major continued serving as chancellor while running to be Margaret Thatcher's successor; David Cameron served as shadow education secretary during his successful bid for the leadership.

The new shadow education secretary Lucy Powell has outlined a commitment to «local oversight» and «raising aspirations for all children.»

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.

The shift may also lead shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt to change his position on free schools.

But Labour's shadow education secretary, Angela Rayner, said: «This is all being funded without a penny of new money from the Treasury.

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

Labour's shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said Labour was committed to providing stronger local oversight of schools.

Labour's shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said: «Nick Clegg will be judged on what he does, not what he says.

And Stephen Twigg MP, Labour's shadow education secretary, said the councillor made made «openly racist comments» and it was «no surprise people still think of the Conservatives as the nasty party».

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.

This was highlighted by shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt in an emergency question in the Commons.

Labour's shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said the Conservatives were planning «extreme» spending cuts.

Stephen Twigg MP, Labour's shadow education secretary, said: «When a Tory councillor makes openly racist comments like these, it's no surprise people still think of the Conservatives as the nasty party.»

This year it resulted in shadow education secretary Tristam Hunt being turned away from an east London school, amid concerns they were breaking the law, and failing schools had to meet «public interest tests» before getting Government help.

Labour's shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said Britain needed «to make the most of the talents of all our young people».

«Instead of focusing on the need for more primary school places, David Cameron's government has spent # 241m on free schools in areas that already have enough school places,» said shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt.

Speaking in Parliament earlier, shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said the Ofsted report was a «devastating blow to the education secretary's flagship policy».

In October, shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt pledged that a future Labour government would support «parent - led schools».

She could do worse than consider the proposal put forward by Tristram Hunt in November 2014 when he was shadow education secretary.

The shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has accused government ministers of «incompetence» in the face of allegations about so - called «Trojan horse» schools in Birmingham.