GUARANTEED 3RS CATCH-UP SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN
MP BACKS PLANS FOR 3RS CATCH-UP SUPPORT AND STRONGER DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOLS
Lynda Waltho, Labour MP for Stourbridge, has backed plans for guaranteed catch-up support for children falling behind in the 3Rs and stronger school discipline.
The measures are part of Labour’s Children, Schools and Families Bill, which Lynda Waltho MP voted to support, but that was opposed by David Cameron’s Conservative party.
A series of new guarantees to pupils and parents include: catch-up support in the 3Rs for pupils falling behind in English and maths; online information for parents on their child’s behaviour, progress and attainment; the right to learn triple sciences at GCSE; and the opportunity for every primary pupil to learn a musical instrument .
The guarantee of one-to-one tuition for children falling behind in literacy and numeracy has already been backed by £1,712,970 of Government cash for local schools.
Lynda Waltho MP, said: “Our schools have been transformed over the last twelve years. But we now need to go even further with a new ‘3Rs guarantee’ of catch-up support, including one-to-one tuition, for children in primary school and in the first year of secondary school who are falling behind in English and maths.
“Parents tell me they want their children to learn in an orderly school where discipline is tough and the bad behaviour of a few, which disrupts the learning of the rest of the class, is not tolerated. So I support plans for tougher home-school agreements.”
“The Conservatives have outlined plans to prioritise an inheritance tax cut, which would give £200,000 to the UK’s richest 3000 estates, including my Tory opponent’s, instead of to frontline services like schools and families.
“I see David Cameron’s face all over the place talking about cutting the deficit. It sounds like the only thing he wants to cut is our children’s chances of a decent education.
“We can only keep school standards rising and support the aspirations of all young people in our area by continuing to invest in our schools. And while Labour has guaranteed real terms rises in funding for schools for the next three years, the Tories would make immediate cuts to local schools if they win the election this year.
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