,
Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, commenting ahead of students
receiving A-level and level 3 VTQ results, said:
“Congratulations to all students receiving results today.
Students have come through unprecedented disruption, worked hard
and should rightly be proud of their results.
“Young people have done this in spite of a Conservative
government that failed them at every turn. Ministers have failed
to learn the lessons of last year and get a proper recovery plan
in place to level the playing field for all. The promised
tutoring revolution has reached fewer than one in five of these
students as the Conservatives’ risk opening the door to unequal
results yet again.
“Young people receiving their results represent our ambitions for
post-Covid Britain. Their government should be doing everything
to secure their futures. Yet the Conservatives are too distracted
warring amongst themselves, ignoring Labour’s calls for a ‘next
step guarantee’ and for Ministers to work with colleges,
universities and employers to secure students next steps after
the chaos of the last two years.”
Ends
Notes to editors
- Research from The Sutton Trust shows
fewer than one in five 16 – 19 yr olds have taken part in
‘catch-up’ tutoring.
-
Guardian: Tens of
thousands of A-level pupils may miss out on first choice
university
- Labour’s ambitious Children’s Recovery Plan
would have levelled the playing field for students taking exams
this summer, delivering
- Small group tutoring for all who need it
- Breakfast clubs and afterschool activities for every child
- Quality mental health support delivered in every school
- Continued professional development for teachers to improve
teaching and learning
- Targeted extra investment from early years to further
education to support young people at risk of falling behind
