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  • Justine Greening – 2017 Comments on the New Institute for Teaching

    Justine Greening – 2017 Comments on the New Institute for Teaching

    The comments made by Justine Greening, the then Secretary of State for Education, on 2 November 2017.

    It is an honour to launch the Institute for Teaching and see first-hand how thousands of teachers will benefit from these new training opportunities. We want to ensure every child can reach their potential, wherever they are growing up and great teachers are at the heart of this.

    I want high-quality professional development to be a fundamental part of a teacher’s career and these new programmes – backed by government funding – will give them the skills, confidence and knowledge they need to provide a world class education for all children.

  • Matt Hancock – 2021 Comments about Health Situation in London

    Matt Hancock – 2021 Comments about Health Situation in London

    The comments made by Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on 1 January 2021.

    Over the past week we have seen infections and hospitalisations rise sharply across London and hospitals are coming under increased pressure.

    While our priority is to keep as many children as possible in school, we have to strike a balance between education and infection rates and pressures on the NHS.

    The situation in London continues to worsen and so today we are taking action to protect the public and reduce the spread of this disease in the community.

    Everyone across London must take this situation incredibly seriously and act responsibly to minimise the spread of this deadly disease.

  • Gavin Williamson – 2021 Comments about Return to Education in London

    Gavin Williamson – 2021 Comments about Return to Education in London

    The comments made by Gavin Williamson, the Secretary of State for Education, on 1 January 2021.

    Children’s education and wellbeing remains a national priority. Moving further parts of London to remote education really is a last resort and a temporary solution.

    As infection rates rise across the country, and particularly in London, we must make this move to protect our country and the NHS. We will continue keep the list of local authorities under review, and reopen classrooms as soon as we possibly can.

  • Kwasi Kwarteng – 2021 Comments on Funding for Decarbonisation

    Kwasi Kwarteng – 2021 Comments on Funding for Decarbonisation

    The comments made by Kwasi Kwarteng, the Energy Minister, on 2 January 2021.

    The UK is leading the world’s green industrial revolution, with ambitious targets to decarbonise our economy and create hundreds of thousands of jobs.

    As we continue to level up the UK economy and build back greener, we must ensure every sector is reducing carbon emissions to help us achieve our commitment to net zero emissions by 2050.

    This funding will help key industrial areas meet the challenge of contributing to our cleaner future while maintaining their productive and competitive strengths.

  • Gavin Williamson – 2021 Comments on the New Institute of Teaching

    Gavin Williamson – 2021 Comments on the New Institute of Teaching

    The comments made by Gavin Williamson, the Secretary of State for Education, on 2 January 2021.

    When I visit schools around the country, it is clear that the very best combine high standards of pupil behaviour and discipline with a broad knowledge-based and ambitious curriculum, so that every child can learn and flourish.

    Our new Institute of Teaching will help equip all teachers to deliver an education like this, by training them in the best, evidence-based practices. The Institute’s cutting-edge approach to teacher training will ensure a new generation of teachers have the expertise they need to level up school standards across the country.

    Through adding diversity and innovation to the existing teacher development market, the Institute will revolutionise teacher training and make England the best place in the world to train and become a great teacher.

  • Boris Johnson – 2021 Comments on Public Sector Jobs

    Boris Johnson – 2021 Comments on Public Sector Jobs

    The comments made by Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, on 2 January 2021.

    We have the very best public servants and I feel an enormous sense of admiration when I think about the care, fortitude and determination with which our doctors, nurses, teachers, police officers and prison workers have faced up to the challenges of the pandemic.

    There is light at the end of the Covid tunnel – the vaccine provides increasing hope of returning to normality by Easter and I am determined that we build back better from the pandemic and take advantage of the opportunities that are ahead. My commitment to recruit more teachers, nurses, police officers and other frontline workers is unwavering. We have made good progress this year, but 2021 will be a year of growth and renewal – and having the very best frontline workers will be a critical part of that.

  • Anneliese Dodds – 2021 Comments on “Insecure Britain”

    Anneliese Dodds – 2021 Comments on “Insecure Britain”

    The comments made by Anneliese Dodds, the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, on 1 January 2021.

    The irresponsible decisions taken by the Conservatives over the last decade left many UK households without a penny in the bank going into this crisis. When Covid hit, they had nothing to fall back on – and now some are teetering on the brink of financial ruin as several Covid support cliff edges loom.

    The Chancellor’s chaotic, last-minute approach to this crisis plunged the UK into the worst downturn of any major economy, but it seems he hasn’t learned any lessons.

    Families up and down the country will continue to suffer if he doesn’t fix Britain’s broken safety net and tackle the root causes of income insecurity across our country.

  • Daisy Cooper – 2021 Comments on Government Education Policy

    Daisy Cooper – 2021 Comments on Government Education Policy

    The comments made by Daisy Cooper, the Liberal Democrat MP for St. Albans on 1 January 2021.

    U-turn after u-turn – can Williamson get anything right? This now also creates huge uncertainty for primary schools in #StAlbans… I didn’t get the Herts specific data I was promised, just a generic email with links that are already available. I’m chasing – again….

  • Bill Esterson – 2021 Comments on Government Education Policy

    Bill Esterson – 2021 Comments on Government Education Policy

    The comments made by Bill Esterson, the Labour MP for Sefton Central, on 1 January 2021.

    The government has announced all London Primary Schools will stay shut. My constituents are asking whether schools here will be opening. If the government is going to u-turn on schools opening across the country they have to do so quickly. Stop the dither and delay.

  • Jess Phillips – 2021 Comments on Government Education Policy

    Jess Phillips – 2021 Comments on Government Education Policy

    The comments made by Jess Phillips, the Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, on 1 January 2021.

    Please can the Government explain exactly how they are going to help the millions of parents (mostly women) how they will protect their jobs from this constant bloody chopping and changing. For parents of primary school kids work is becoming untenable.