Sunderland Echo column - Bridget Phillipson

Bridget Phillipson: We need high and rising standards for support staff because we need high and rising standards for the children they support

As students come to the end of their first week back at school, I want to take the opportunity to champion a group who play a crucial role in pupils’ development but are too often overlooked: school support staff. This article was originally published in the Sunderland Echo. To read…

Labour will spread opportunity and help every child thrive

The promise we tell our children and grandchildren is that if you work hard, you’ll be able to get on. Opportunity belongs to everyone. Everyone should have the opportunity to make the most of their ability with careers open to all, enabling them to do what they do best and…

Sunderland Echo: A Labour government will improve the lives of working people and build a fit for future NHS

Everyone, wherever they live, whatever they earn, should get healthcare free at the point of use. That’s the founding promise of the NHS. That’s why the NHS is loved by the British people. The last Labour government introduced a second promise: the NHS would always be there when needed. After…

Sunderland Echo: The Government’s poverty of ambition has been failing our children for thirteen long years

The Government’s refusal to come clean on England’s crumbling school buildings is putting lives at risk It’s been over a year since leaked Government documents revealed that “many school buildings in England are now in such disrepair they are a risk to life”. And yet the Government has still not…

Sunderland Echo: The cost of living crisis was created in Number 10 but is being paid for by ordinary people

Thirteen years of Conservative mismanagement has left our public services in disarray. The NHS is without the doctors and nurses it needs. Hospitals are crumbling. People are finding it impossible to get a GP appointment or an operation when they need one: in February 2023, 3,227 people in Sunderland waited…

Sunderland Echo: Keir Starmer has set out five missions for a better Britain to drive the ambitions of the next Labour government

Keir Starmer has set out his five missions for a better Britain, which will drive forward the ambitions of the next Labour government and a stronger future for Britain. As Shadow Education Secretary, I’m proud to be responsible for Labour’s mission to break down the barriers to opportunity at every…

Sunderland Echo: The Conservative legacy on crime is criminals being let off and victims being let down

After 13 years in government, the Conservative legacy on crime is criminals being let off and victims being let down. Everyone has a right to feel safe and secure in their own home and in our community. But the Conservatives are soft on crime, and victims are paying the price.…

Sunderland Echo: Give people the skills required to do the jobs of the future

This week is National Apprenticeships Week, an opportunity to celebrate apprentices and the impact they have on our communities and economy. As Shadow Education Secretary, I am determined to give people the skills required for the jobs of the future because the Conservatives’ failure on skills is holding back our…

Sunderland Echo: A Labour government would ensure every child is taught by a qualified teacher

The Government’s failed approach to industrial relations has led to the worst strikes in decades. We’ve seen the consequences in our transport network, in our health service, and now in our schools. But no teacher wants to strike. No teaching assistant wants less time with the children they help. No…

Sunderland Echo: Labour wants every child to achieve and believe they can realise their dreams

“Work hard and you can achieve anything.” That’s what Keir Starmer set out as his ambition for Britain at Labour conference this year. It’s the message that we tell our children, and teachers instil in their classrooms every day. Labour wants every child to achieve, to aim high and believe…

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