Bridget Phillipson

With Labour, we've got more people starting apprenticeships in: Engineering Construction Science Maths Health Business Digital Law Care Education Tourism Social science If you want more opportuni...

Under Labour, school standards are rising. It's a testament to the dedication of our teachers. School leaders and staff have shown extraordinary professionalism this year – an enormous thank you. ...

Key Stage 2 results are in... Since we entered government, children’s reading, writing, spelling, punctuation, grammar, maths and science have all improved. School standards, attendance and behav...

308,770 people started an apprenticeship in 2025/26. That's 8.7% more than last year. Apprenticeship starts collapsed on the Tories’ watch and young people took the biggest hit. They've never drop...

Pay justice is a vital part of our plan to Make Work Pay. We’re consulting on plans to improve pay transparency, fix the equal pay system and strengthen enforcement. Labour will end pay discrimi...

Complain about British Muslims praying in Trafalgar Square — stay a Tory Shadow Minister. Complain about Badenoch’s disregard for human rights and climate change — lose the Tory whip. When people...

Thanks to everyone who has been in touch in recent weeks, seems I'm not the only 'spiteful class warrior' out there – here's my new T-shirt haul. I spoke to @TheNewsAgents about why I wear the Tor...

School support staff deserve better. That's why we're bringing back the School Support Staff Negotiating Body, to give them all a seat at the table. https://t.co/qWMtgTV5Cb

Attendance improving, behaviour improving, exclusions decreasing, suspensions decreasing. 👏 The efforts of schools, parents and government are working – tackling the causes of misbehaviour and bui...

Childhood is changing, and so must education. Today I spoke about how in a world transformed, education is what will truly set us free. https://t.co/iZr8ihuVH4

50 years ago, Jim Callaghan delivered a speech at Ruskin on the future of education. Today, I'm doing the same. High-quality early years education is how we close the disadvantage gap. Expanding ...

Here's what my speech today is about. Opening school-based nurseries and rolling out 30 hours of government-funded childcare has halved costs for parents. But we need to open up access, so that ch...

Great scenes 🦁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️ Well done to parents for getting their children into school this morning. I know it might not have been easy, but every school day counts.

Over half of parents worry about school uniform costs. Some have gone without heating or eating to afford it. We've changed the law to cut costs. The Tories and Reform opposed it, calling it 'inte...

Support will go towards helping people access their adoption records, fund intermediary services, as well as research and testimonial projects to document the long-term impact on people’s lives.

Today we're apologising to those affected by the injustice of forced adoption, as this government acknowledges the role of the state in the appalling practice. An apology cannot undo what happened...

Teachers are getting a 6.5% pay rise over the next two years. That's a 17% rise secured in my time as Education Secretary, alongside action on wellbeing. Under Labour, we have more teachers stayin...

Despite what you've heard this week, we're delivering on our manifesto with over 4,600 teachers recruited into where we need them most – secondaries, special schools and colleges. That's alongsid...

I stand by my record – including putting us on course for a record reduction in child poverty – and if the Tories think that makes me a 'spiteful class warrior', it tells you everything you need to...

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