Education and Skills
School is one of the most important parts of a child's life. But the government expects one system to work for every child. They weigh down schools and teachers with paperwork and regulation, so there isn't time and space to think about the individual children and what they need. This is no way to teach the next generation.
We will provide a good education for every child. Extra cash will be delivered to the frontline so schools can cut class sizes and provide extra tuition to those pupils who need it most. New freedoms will be given to schools so that teachers can work without constant government meddling.
The Liberal Democrats will make sure every child gets a good start in life no matter what their background.
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Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
MP for Yeovil
Liberal Democrat candidate for
Yeovil
David Laws won the Observer Mace National Schools Debating Competition (1984) and joined the Liberal Democrats in 1984. He won a scholarship to King's College, C (...)
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Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
MP for Bristol West
Liberal Democrat candidate for
Bristol West
Stephen Williams entered Parliament at his third attempt in 2005, gaining this seat from the Labour Party. After attending Mountain Ash Comprehensive, Glamorgan, (...)
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Shadow Children's Minister
MP for Dorset Mid & North Poole
Liberal Democrat candidate for
Mid Dorset & North Poole
Annette Brooke has been Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset and Poole North since the 2001 General Election. She is the party’s shadow minister for children, yo (...)
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Shadow Science Minister
MP for Oxford West & Abingdon
Liberal Democrat candidate for
Oxford West & Abingdon
Dr Evan Harris is the Liberal Democrats' Shadow Minister in the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and Shadow Minister for Science. Dr Evan Harri (...)
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Spokesperson for Children, Schools and Families
Joan Walmsley hails from Liverpool where she also went to University. After graduating in Biology she went to work in the health service and after a number of ye (...)
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Spokesperson for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Margaret Sharp is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords and speaks for her party on issues of education, science, and technology. A Cambridge-educated (...)
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Wed, 03 Sep 2008
This consultation paper is presented as the first stage in the development of Party policy in
relation to 5-19 Education.
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Fri, 27 Jul 2007
Radical new proposals to reduce poverty and tackle inequality in Britain, including: more focus and funding on early years education; reforms to child benefit and tax credits; reforms to the benefits system; increasing the supply of affordable housing; providing routes and assistance to get individuals back to work; reforming pension legislation to pull more pensioners out of poverty; and cutting the extra costs paid by poorer households for utilities and other services.
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Mon, 08 Sep 2008
Commenting on new legislation that requires children who start secondary school this week to stay in education until they are 17, Liberal Democrat Shadow Children, Schools and Families Secretary, David Laws said:
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Thu, 28 Aug 2008
Commenting on today's publication of the Key Stage One SATs results, Liberal Democrat Shadow Children, Schools and Families Secretary, David Laws said: "It is shameful that more than one in five boys still don't have a good grasp of the most basic reading and writing skills at the age of seven."
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008
Commenting on the publication of GCSE results today, Liberal Democrat Schools Spokesperson, Annette Brooke said: "These young people have clearly worked hard and we should celebrate their success."
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Thu, 04 Sep 2008
Liberal Democrats have a general concern about all aspects of bullying. We are turning the spotlight on this particular problem because homophobic bullying is harder to monitor and tackle at the moment.
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David Laws is the party's Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
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