Teaching is one of those professions where almost everyone has an opinion about how things should be done.

Many teachers have found that their view on education alters significantly when faced with the reality of the classroom.

A good example of why it’s going to be so important for Labour to engage with teachers at the chalkface and not just think tanks.

The Fabian Society is more than welcome to do so too.

We know that wraparound care can offer parents much more flexibility and access to more jobs. It also provides safety and certainty to families in crisis.

There should be more equality of access, schools that want to provide it should all be able to.

There won't be many people working in schools who'd disagree with this assessment.

Rebuilding the social contract will be part of a longer, broader journey to rebuild the social fabric of this country.

How can education play a role in that?

This is why we shouldnt end inspection.
Better to lower the stakes & give parents nuanced but clear info, whilst equipping decision makers with the external info needed to make an informed decision about routes to improvement, in discussion with the school
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Labour wants an end to stories like this.

We will change the law to save parents money & impose a limit of three branded items in total.

Uniform should make children smarter, not poorer.

This is such an interesting insight into what teachers want Labour to do.

It's really telling that reviewing the National Curriculum and assessments didn't crack the Top 5.

No matter what international comparisons you make, having 40% of children leaving Year 6 without being proficient in reading, writing and maths is not good enough.

We absolutely must get the fundamentals sorted before we move on to anything else.

After a long day at school, I've finally read Labour's policy doc.

It's high risk and potentially high reward, if they make good on their promise to implement it in partnership with teachers. 

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Excellent thread from Daisy.

Ask any teacher about the confidence children have after they’ve learned to read or once they can do mental arithmetic.

Oracy doesn’t arise from a vacuum, it comes out of strong, academically rigorous, calm school environments.

That glass ceiling is liable to shatter in the middle of a Year 10 chemistry lesson unless Labour focuses on sorting out the basics like habitable classrooms and getting rid of asbestos.

Huge prizes and pitfalls here. Starmer needs to consult with the sector to get the balance right.

Prizes:
- oracy
- poverty reduction
- nailing vocational ed

Pitfalls:
- return of awful 'skills' pedagogy
- massive change when schools are struggling

How many times does this need to be said? The only changes to curriculum at present should be to trim it.

Any other change is evidence-free, and serves only to drive egos and appease the chattering classes and education academics.

This speech is not going to go down well.

Good summary of Labour's education policy so far. Lots in here to like and encourage - plenty on the basics (hungry kids, recruitment) and wisely steers clear of wading into curriculum debates beyond a few no brainers.

Disappointed in this if I'm honest. Surface level plasters and no true depth to challenge the crises at the very core of what we do daily.