Gaps open up early, so we're acting early. Labour is driving a sea change in the way we approach the early years, no government has ever put such a focus on them. Rebuilding family services, affordable childcare – all to give our children the best start in life. www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...

Happy primary school offer day to families. The next few months are crucial for children's development. To help them get 'school ready', Labour is stepping in with practical help to make things easier for parents and give children the best start in life. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Our future lies with our European partners. Students, apprentices, educators and young people will soon be able to study, work and experience all Europe has to offer through Erasmus+. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/british...

Today we're giving councils £429m to set up Experts at Hand, the first of a £1.8bn investment. What does that mean? Opening up access to specialist support for children with SEND – faster, earlier, easier. No need for diagnosis. No need for long waits. www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

From Plymouth to Durham, we're backing young people with opportunities in the industries of the future – tech, defence, manufacturing, clean energy. Our new Technical Excellence Colleges will bring state of the art training to every corner of our country. www.fenews.co.uk/fe-voices/19...

We want children growing up in our country healthy and happy. With Best Start free breakfast clubs, half a million more children to receive free school meals and new updates to the quality of school food, Labour is setting children up to achieve and thrive.

❗️NEW: Major overhaul to school food, first changes in over a decade, backed by experts With new free breakfast clubs and free school meals for half a million more children, we’re giving students the fuel they need to concentrate, learn and thrive. foodfoundation.org.uk/press-releas...

This morning, 500 more Best Start free breakfast clubs are opening their doors, making nutritious meals available to over 140,000 children and savings of £450 available to their parents. We’re stepping in to make families’ mornings that bit easier, because Labour is on your side.

The Prime Minister has set a bold target to get two-thirds of young people to be taking a gold standard apprenticeship or heading to university by the age of 25. We're modernising our campuses to make that happen. Labour is restoring pride in our colleges. feweek.co.uk/revealed-302...

I sat down with Mr P to talk all things Schools White Paper – SEND, school-readiness, the curriculum, Ofsted and supporting the sector to make change a reality. The full interview is below, just over half an hour long, so one for a cuppa ☕ youtu.be/xTqykdML6I0?...

Yesterday in Newcastle, I met with families set to benefit from the scrapping of the two child limit. Parents will have more money in their pockets, children will have better life chances. That’s the difference a Labour government makes. My interview with @chroniclelive.co.uk 🎙️

As the situation in the Middle East causes anxiety for people across the country, this government remains focused on the cost of living. Labour is stepping in to make sure graduates at home don't pay the price for conflicts abroad. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Today, as we deliver change, we remember politics is about choices. We choose a better life for our children, the Tories and Reform choose to condemn them to poverty. inews.co.uk/news/politic...

This is what progress looks like. 🔗: www.gov.uk/government/s...

I took @theobserveruk.bsky.social out on a walk with Maisie to talk about: ▪️ Why I prioritise the early years ▪️ Childhood and parenting in an online world ▪️ My ambitions for families ▪️ Class, accents and being an outsider Have a read below 🚶‍♀️ observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

This Labour government is focused on the cost of living. At the Department for Education, we're saving families cash: £450 on free breakfast clubs £50 on school uniforms £500 on free school meals £300 on school holiday clubs Now it's confirmed we've halved childcare costs, saving parents £8,000.

I’ve been to the Way Youth Zone in Wolverhampton to see their great work with young people during the school holidays – backed by the Labour council and Mayor. Labour has provided long-term certainty for the Best Start HAF programme, saving parents £300 and supporting children to thrive.

This week 200 Best Start Family Hubs will open in areas that the Tories left without family services. But we’re not just plugging the gaps they left behind, Labour will open 1,000 hubs to build on the proud legacy of Sure Start and back families. www.lbc.co.uk/article/fami...

This government is on the side of families. Whether that is tackling the cost of living, or helping navigate the rapidly changing online world. Today, we publish non-judgemental, practical tips, developed with parents, experts and led by evidence to manage under-5s’ screen time.

Reform UK said I was 'bullying' when I pointed out their colleague was jailed for beating up his former partner. Now, they're trying to sneak him back into their party. So I'll say it again: James McMurdock was jailed for beating up his former partner. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Labour is delivering the biggest funding injection to create specialist places for children with SEND – part of over £3bn of investment. Councils must prove it will be spent building nurseries, schools & colleges where every child can achieve and thrive. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Children growing up in our country deserve the best start in life – nothing less. With new Best Start school-based nurseries, we're boosting parents' work choices and children's life chances.

Best Start school-based nurseries help with the drop off, the pick up and the transition into Reception. By repurposing empty classrooms, we're creating thousands more nursery places across the country, so our children can get the best start in life.

Labour has halved the cost of childcare, and now we’re doing even more to make high-quality early years education more accessible and affordable. We’re cutting the cost of living and giving children the best start in life. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

After 19 years, the scars of SNP failure are everywhere. Scotland needs the change only Scottish Labour can bring. Out listening with local people in the sunshine yesterday in Edinburgh with James Dalgleish, @tracygilbertmp.bsky.social, and the @scottishlabour.bsky.social team.

This week Labour ended the two child limit. Change like that only comes when you vote for it. Out in Coatbridge at lunchtime today with the fantastic Kieron Higgins talking with local people about the change Scotland needs that only @scottishlabour.bsky.social can bring.

This week Parliament ended the two child limit. Great to hear from parents and @frankmcnallymp.bsky.social at Bellshill JobCentre Plus about the difference we’re making and the next challenges to tackle.

The alliance between the UK and Ukraine is vital. 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 Wonderful to hear about it from young children themselves at Sandaig Primary this morning — the knowledge they’re gaining and the friendships they’re making through the UK-Ukraine school twinning programme.

This week we ended the two child limit. In England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Great to hear from parents, @alisonstaylormp.bsky.social and @aberlourcharity.bsky.social about the difference that change will bring to every corner of our country.

The number of child and family social workers in post has reached a record high, seeing the biggest drops in agency use, vacancies and turnover rates on record. Josh MacAlister is right - we're moving in the right direction 📈 www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news...

This Labour government is focused on the cost of living. At the Department for Education, we're saving families cash: £450 on free breakfast clubs £50 on school uniforms £500 on free school meals £300 on school holiday clubs Now it's confirmed we've halved childcare costs, saving parents £8,000.

We've halved the cost of childcare but we're doing more to improve the quality of early years education, too. Today, we’ve announced: 9,000 early years SENCOs will start training next month 5,000 more nurseries will join the Maths Champions programme www.gov.uk/government/n...

Christians, Jews, Sikhs and Hindus have all prayed in Trafalgar Square. Nick Timothy singled out Muslims, then had the brass neck today to sit on the front bench. He should be sacked. The Tories are following Reform into the gutter. Neither are fit to govern.

When I became Education Secretary, I said we'd drive a sea change in the way we approached the early years. These stats show our progress: Childcare costs halved Working parents now saving £8,000 a year Cost of a childcare place dropped back to same level as 2005 www.lbc.co.uk/article/chil...

🚨 UPDATE: Labour has halved the cost of childcare for families. Source: www.coramfamilyandchildcare.org.uk/research/chi....

Labour is driving the biggest reduction in child poverty within a single Parliament. This government takes children’s voices seriously, we believe they deserve to understand the world around them, and we are committed to making it better. www.bigissue.com/uncategorise...

At the Association of School and College Leaders conference I spoke about our landmark Schools White Paper. I ask teachers and school leaders to join with me and become the generation of leaders who deliver, at long last, an inclusive education system where every child can achieve and thrive.

🚨 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: The first V Levels have been revealed. They’ll finally give students the ability to study a high-quality blend of both vocational and academic qualifications, setting them up for work and life. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Labour MPs just voted to expand free school meals to half a million more children, lifting 100,000 children out of poverty. The Tories and Reform UK voted against. Only Labour will give children growing up in our country the best start in life.

Tonight, the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill is back in the House of Commons. A reminder of the amendments we're backing, and why 👇

The first 100 schools are benefitting from cheaper energy bills, thanks to our work with DESNZ and GB Energy. We'll reach 250 by Summer. Every penny saved will go straight back into our children’s education to support pupils to achieve and thrive. www.gov.uk/government/n...

We're taking crucial steps to keep children safe in school, so they can achieve and thrive. For the first time, schools must stock life-saving allergy pens. Allergy awareness training will be provided. Each school will have a dedicated allergy policy. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Happy @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social 📖 Today is about more than fancy dress, it's about unlocking both the joy and power of reading. This year it's extra special, because the government is backing the National Year of Reading. Learn more here: goallin.org.uk.

Jewish families across Britain celebrated Purim this week, a festival that speaks to the power of courage over hatred. We've seen school-related antisemitic incidences soar. This is unacceptable. We will back schools and colleges to tackle antisemitism. www.jewishnews.co.uk/government-l...

Labour is tackling one of the thorniest problems the Tories left behind — with compassion, investment and reform. We’re building a new SEND system, so every child can achieve and thrive.

Proud to speak at Labour North conference today. The Labour government is extending freedom— from poverty, from ignorance, from fear. Week by week we are building the better Britain our children deserve.

Out in Gorton and Denton today campaigning for our great candidate Angeliki Stogia. It’s a straight choice — Labour or Reform, hope or fear. Polls close 10 pm 🌹

Speaking with Portsmouth Labour colleagues last night about the change Labour brings to our country and the hope we bring to our children. Great to be able to support amazing local MPs and powerful education voices @amandamartinmp.bsky.social and @stephenmorganmp.bsky.social

60 years ago, the ‘University of the Air’ White Paper set out a radical vision that still drives us today: your background or location should never be a barrier to education. That became the @openuniversity.bsky.social, proving that great education truly can reach anyone, anywhere.

“Inclusion and attainment are not competing priorities, as the best schools prove.” Michael Wilshaw is absolutely right. Through our Schools White Paper we will drive high standards and ensure every child is included and valued in our schools. www.independent.co.uk/voices/ofste...