You get what you pay, for and the decimation of the arts in state schools is evidence of just that.
Government must reduce how many children are living in poverty, and break the cycle.
NEU sixth form members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking strike action in their dispute over pay and funding.
Reading for pleasure is an essential part of children’s literacy, wellbeing, and all-round development.
Teachers must be involved in creating a system of curriculum and assessment which is broader, more diverse, more inclusive and fit for the future.
Ofsted is broken and we need to see it replaced urgently by a system of inspection which is supportive, effective and fair.
Scrapping the headline grade is a step in the right direction.
Congratulations to all students receiving their GCSE, Welsh Baccalaureate and other Level 2 qualification results today.
All students should feel proud of their achievements today and we congratulate them, their teachers, support staff, leaders, parents and carers for all their efforts.
The additional funding announced today is a welcome injection, but still falls short of what is needed to rebuild education, including the investment needed to reverse pay cuts and tackle sky high workload.
Educators suffered huge pay cuts under the Conservatives. Investing properly in education, including reversing the pay cuts, is essential to delivering the economic growth the Prime Minister talked about.
Labour are right to acknowledge that we need to be investing in school buildings. This £1.4 billion is a welcome first step, but more is needed.
