NASUWT comments on Labours mission for education

Commenting on the speech today by Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer setting out his party’s mission statement on education, Dr Patrick Roach, General Secretary of NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, said:

“It is vital that more than a quarter of century following Tony Blair’s momentous commitment to education, education, education, that parties at the next general election put our schools and colleges at the top of their priorities for government.

“Sir Keir Starmer has acknowledged that the education and children’s services workforce are key to securing Labour’s mission for education.

“Teachers will be looking to a future government that can demonstrate it understands the deep systemic challenges within the education system, and is committed to taking the action necessary to end the teacher recruitment and retention crisis.”