Kate Hawkesby: The same Labour that now wants to build roads, also now wants to clamp down on student achievement

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Aug 21, 2023 · 3m

The same Labour Party that now wants to build roads all of a sudden, also now wants to clamp down on student achievement.

It wants to mandate reading writing and maths ‘core teaching requirements’ across all schools.

So, in essence, they want to get serious now on education.

After six years of abandoning every fundamental core principle there was in regards to student achievement and learning.

Two things immediately jump to mind here, one, since when did Labour abandon all its mad cap ideology on what curriculums should look like and decide that the fundamental basics are in fact important in…