The Greens in Brighton wants to impose their thinking. But try telling the parents in my ward of Patcham & Hollingbury that they have “white privilege”.
There is clearly a demand by parents for a more bespoke education in a smaller class size.
We don’t read her as a quitter. And the next election may come as early as 2023. But if she does step down before it, you read it here first.
What is clear is that systematic phonics, followed by sustained teaching of reading, can tackle the literacy deficit.
The Government needs to provide an educational route map out of Coronavirus for schools and colleges – so that they can prepare.
Too much learning has been lost, and too many children will find their educational outcomes affected, to simply return to business as usual.
With half of children not ready to start school in 2021, more must be done to help toddlers’ parents.