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You never, ever give up the chance to change things, ever, no matter how hard it is. If you're elected, and have got the opportunity to make a difference, you take it. ”
I wanted to be the best mum I could be. I just wanted the means to be able to help myself. And, luckily for me, I had a Sure Start centre and I had adult education I could go back into. ”
The way I want to try and end private schools is by making our national education service so good you wouldn't want to waste your money. ”
I think technical education and vocational skills and having a trade mean something. ”
Only Labour will provide the radical changes needed to create a free, fair and funded education system, which protects education as a right for the many, not a privilege for the few. ”
Our higher education admissions process is neither fair nor effective. ”
We need to focus on helping EVERY child to get a world-class education in EVERY school in this country. ”
Mum grew up in Wythenshawe, one of 12. My mum didn't really go to school and didn't see the need for education, she got bullied so she excluded herself. ”
The graduate earnings premium, used by the Tories to justify many of their regressive higher education policies, is fast becoming a myth. ”
Surely in a country that works for everyone ensuring that everyone has access to an excellent education should be the first priority of any government? ”