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by Steve Beasant on 6 October, 2015
Children in North East Lincolnshire are guaranteed to have a spooky and fun-packed October half term with a host of sports, leisure and cultural activities conjured up by Lincs Inspire. There’s action to be had with multi-sports activities at Cleethorpes Leisure Centre, multi-sports, dodgeball and street dance at Signhills School, as well as football at […]
Read more Leave a commentby Steve Beasant on 1 October, 2015
The following article was written by the Liberal Democrat Leader Tim Farron and was published yesterday on the Huffington Post Website. In my recent speech at party conference I spoke about some of the Liberal Democrat achievements in government like ending the detention of children of asylum seekers and same sex marriage. Another thing I […]
Read more Leave a commentby Steve Beasant on 21 September, 2015
Liberal Democrats have called for the Government to allow families to take children out of school during term-time to avoid crippling holiday costs. The party has warned that the ban on missing lessons is ‘socially divisive’ because it forces poorer families to break the rules or miss out on holidays altogether. In a motion passed […]
Read more Leave a commentby Steve Beasant on 24 June, 2015
Reacting to the Conservatives’ plans to change the child poverty target, Baroness Pinnock, Lib Dem Children’s spokesperson in the House of Lords, said: “The Tories stubbornly refused to sign up to more credible child poverty measures while in Coalition. So, you have to question whether it really is high on their agenda now? “Lib Dems […]
Read more Leave a commentby Steve Beasant on 29 April, 2015
All school children under the age of 11 will be entitled to free school meals under Liberal Democrat manifesto plans announced today (29 April). Extending free school meals for seven to 11 year olds will benefit 1.9 million children and save parents around £400 per child a year. These plans will more than double the […]
Read more Leave a commentby Steve Beasant on 27 April, 2015
Liberal Democrats will not enter a coalition with any party that does not agree to protect education funding, Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said. By setting education as a red line, any government with the Liberal Democrats must increase spending on nurseries, schools and colleges. Liberal Democrats want to protect […]
Read more Leave a commentby Steve Beasant on 20 April, 2015
Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg has announced a ‘Five Point Plan’ for teachers and parents. Nick has also criticised drastic Tory cuts which would slash £5.2bn from the education budget; threatening teachers’ jobs and teacher training across the UK. The scale of Tory cuts is equivalent to axing four […]
Read more Leave a commentby Steve Beasant on 16 April, 2015
Education is the best way to give children the opportunity to reach their full potential, wherever they live and whatever their background. But our education system is at risk with Conservative plans to cut public services. In government, Liberal Democrats have insisted on protecting school budgets but without us that protection would evaporate. Liberal Democrats […]
Read more Leave a commentby Steve Beasant on 8 April, 2015
Responding to Conservative plans for pupils in England with poor SAT results to resit the exams, Liberal Democrat Education Minister David Laws said: “The Tories’ plan for devastating cuts to education budgets means they have no credibility on school standards. You simply can’t improve schools by starving them of resources and burdening them with the […]
Read more Leave a commentby Steve Beasant on 27 March, 2015
The SFA has notified 62 Community learning providers they will receive a contract to pilot adult education courses. Following a successful procurement process, the Skills Funding Agency has notified 62 Community learning providers they will receive a contract to pilot adult education courses to help adults recover from mild to moderate mental health problems. Mental […]
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