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- = Key Development Thursday 9th May
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10:32 ‘Overwhelming’ public opposition to childcare ratio plans House of Commons
‘Overwhelming’ public opposition to childcare ratio plans
There is “overwhelming” public opposition to the Government’s plans to relax childcare ratios, Labour has said. Shadow Education Secretary Stephen Twigg said there was no professional support for the move. “The scale of public opposit... Continue to article
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10:12 Stephen Twigg: Parents concerned by nursery ratios On air
On Air | Stephen Twigg MP | Shadow Education Secretary | BBC News
Stephen Twigg said that parents were concerned about planned changes to staff-to-child ratios in nurseries. “What parents worry about is the safety of their children. Can it be right that little children, not even one year old, four of t... Continue to article
- = Key Development Monday 22nd April
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15:22 Gove rejects call to boost local powers for schools PoliticsHome News
Gove rejects call to boost local powers for schools
Michael Gove today slapped down a call to boost the power local authorities have over schools. In an interview with the House last week, Shadow Education Secretary Stephen Twigg said Labour may allow councils to oversee new schools to hel... Continue to article
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13:45 Labour: Government trying to catch up with Tech Bacc Press Release
13:45| Press ReleaseLabour party press release Stephen Twigg MP, Labour's Shadow Education Secretary, commenting on the Government's proposed Tech Bacc, said: "Seven months after Labour announced plans for a Technical Baccalaureate, the Government is toda... Continue to article
- = Key Development Thursday 18th April
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20:00 Examination Time The House Magazine
20:00 | The House Magazine | PoliticsHome
Like many of his contemporaries at Westminster, Stephen Twigg is without doubt one of Thatcher’s Children. Born and raised in the area of north London he would later famously represent, Twigg lived very much in Mrs T’s shadow. “I grew ... Continue to article
- = Key Development Saturday 23rd March
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10:25 Stephen Twigg: PPF about listening to voters' concerns On air
On Air | Stephen Twigg MP | Shadow Education Secretary | BBC News
Stephen Twigg said Labour is holding today's People's Policy Forum to listen to voters' concerns and ensure the party goes forward with "a set of policies that are grounded in the real world". "We want to do things differently. The... Continue to article
- = Key Development Friday 22nd March
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16:24 In Brief Events
16:24 | Events | PoliticsHome
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is expected to deliver a speech on employee ownership Business secretary Vince Cable visits Airbus site in Broughton, Wales Energy secretary Ed Davey visits offshore fabrication yards in Newcastle I... Continue to article
- = Key Development Wednesday 20th March
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11:05 Labour: Government going back to outdated cirriculum Press Release
11:05| Press ReleaseLabour party press release Stephen Twigg MP, Labour's Shadow Education Secretary, commenting on criticism of the new national curriculum, said: "Yet again Michael Gove's back-of-an-envelope plans have been criticised by experts. "We ... Continue to article
- = Key Development Tuesday 19th March
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09:19 Stephen Twigg: The Government is taking with one hand and giving back with the other On air
On Air | Stephen Twigg MP | Shadow Education Secretary | BBC News
Stephen Twigg said the Government's childcare help was only making up for cuts elsewhere. "This won’t come in for two and a half years - families are struggling with the cost of childcare right now, and what we’ve seen over the last thr... Continue to article
- = Key Development Friday 15th March
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10:35 Labour : This Government is making school places crisis worse - Twigg Press Release
10:35| Press ReleaseLabour Party Press Release Stephen Twigg MP, Labour's Shadow Education Secretary, commenting on the National Audit Office report showing the Government must provide an extra 256,000 school places by 2014/15, said: "This Government... Continue to article
- = Key Development Friday 8th March
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16:41 In Brief Events
16:41 | Events | PoliticsHome
Shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg speaks at the Progress political weekend Continue to article
- = Key Development Thursday 7th March
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22:42 Govts have been 'pathetic' at enforcing immigration rules - Ken Clarke PoliticsHome News
Govts have been 'pathetic' at enforcing immigration rules - Ken Clarke
Successive governments have been “pretty pathetic” at enforcing fair policies for immigration, Ken Clarke has said. But the Conservative minister rejected the idea of blocking immigration from within the European Union, but emphasised th... Continue to article
- = Key Development Tuesday 5th March
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00:01 Labour statement: Labour: Stephen Twigg says improving standards in primary schools is a Labour priority Press Release
00:01| Press Release | Labour
Labour press release Stephen Twigg MP, Labour's Shadow Education Secretary, commenting on the changes to primary school performance measures, said: "Improving standards in primary schools is a Labour priority. We would address the root ca... Continue to article
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00:01 Labour statement: Labour: Stephen Twigg says improving standards in primary schools is a Labour priority Press Release
00:01| Press Release | Labour
Labour press release Stephen Twigg MP, Labour's Shadow Education Secretary, commenting on the changes to primary school performance measures, said: "Improving standards in primary schools is a Labour priority. We would address the root ca... Continue to article
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21/02/2012 in Schools
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Twigg calls for education oversight
Shadow Education Secretary Stephen Twigg has said Labour would introduce an education oversight office to play a similar role as the Office of Budget Responsibility to the Treasury.
Speaking on the Today programme, Mr Twigg said: "What everyone in education says to me is there’s too much chopping and changing, a lot of people say to me there’s too much dogma". He argued the independent body would force the Secretary of State to fully justify their policies to parents and to Parliament.
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07/12/2011 in Schools
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'No evidence' UK schools are falling behind
A report has played down the Government’s claims that the UK is slipping down international league tables, saying there is no evidence for such arguments. Responding to the Institute of Education’s findings, Shadow Education Secretary Stephen Twigg said “David Cameron and Michael Gove should stop talking down our hard working pupils”.
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28/11/2011 in Schools
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Labour backs English baccalaureate
Stephen Twigg has offered his qualified support for the Government's English baccalaureate. Labour's Shadow Education Secretary said it could reverse the decline in children studying languages, but also warned that it had a "whole set of negatives". This follows a report by social mobility charity the Sutton Trust which found that children from low income homes can be up to a year behind their more affluent contemporaries.
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23/01/2012 in Schools
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Twigg attacks grammar schools
Stephen Twigg has attacked the "damaging effect" of selection in grammar schools. Writing exclusively for PoliticsHome, the Shadow Education Secretary says the Government should focus on raising wider standards rather than expanding the grammar school programme. He criticised the effect of the 11+ exam, arguing that "no child should feel that they have failed at the age of 11".
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03/12/2011 in Schools
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Twigg: Children should learn about gambling
Shadow Education Secretary Stephen Twigg has lent his support to proposals which would mean children would be taught about gambling. Mr Twigg said that he supported such a policy, which has been supported by the gambling addiction charity GamCare, because it gives pupils "information to prepare them for the adult world".
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15/10/2011 in Schools
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Twigg: Labour could back free schools
Labour's new education spokesman has said that he backs the setting up of free schools, a dramatic shift of message from his predecessor. In an interview with the Liverpool Daily Post, Stephen Twigg said that Labour would back the Government's "schools revolution" as long a certain requirements were met.
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