Press releases

Keir Starmer speech

Date: 24/09/2024

The clock is already ticking on this government - people need to see genuine change.

Rachel Reeves on breakfast clubs

Date: 23/09/2024

We are calling for free school meals for all children in primary school

Child poverty

Barnardo’s survey on food provision

Date: 11/09/2024

It is a tragedy that children still cannot get the nutrition they need.

Child poverty

School exclusions and suspensions

Date: 05/09/2024

Report by IPPR and The Difference. Disproportionate levels of exclusion are a cause for concern.

School suspension and exclusion figures

Date: 18/07/2024

The only way out of this downward spiral of disruption and scarce resources is significant reinvestment in schools.

King’s Speech

Date: 17/07/2024

Labour will need more ambition to achieve the education system that all those who work in education want, and that pupils and parents deserve.

EPI Annual Report 2024

Date: 16/07/2024

Report shows disparities in outcomes between disadvantaged pupils and their peers continue to widen. For 11- and 16-year-olds, the gaps are the widest in over a decade.

Labour Party election win

Date: 05/07/2024

The NEU stands ready to work with Labour to ensure that we have the policies and funding in place to give every child the education they deserve.

Impact of poverty on schools and services

Date: 17/06/2024

Joseph Rowntree Foundation research on impact of deepening poverty on primary schools and GP surgeries.

Child poverty

DfE school workforce statistics

Date: 06/06/2024

A woeful testament to 14 years of Government mismanagement and neglect.

IFS research on inequalities in education

Date: 05/06/2024

Education attainment should not be limited or determined by young people’s background.

NFER on child poverty

Date: 05/06/2024

NFER report showing rise in children arriving to school hungry.

Child poverty

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