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We do recognise the need to move towards the publication of information showing the progress made by pupils from one stage of their education to another.

Estelle Morris

We do recognise the need to move towards the publication of information showing the progress made by pupils from one stage of their education to another.

Tags: education

Before this government came to power, many failing schools were simply allowed to drift on in a pattern of continuing failure. The government is determined to break that pattern and is successfully do...

Estelle Morris

Before this government came to power, many failing schools were simply allowed to drift on in a pattern of continuing failure. The government is determined to break that pattern and is successfully do...

Tags: failure

About Author
Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley, (born 17 June 1952), is a British politician and life peer who served as Secretary of State for Education and Skills from 2001 to 2002. A member of the Labour Party, she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Yardley from 1992 to 2005.

I know there are things I did in education that will never be reversed. I have not done that in film yet because I have only been here for about nine months.

Estelle Morris

I know there are things I did in education that will never be reversed. I have not done that in film yet because I have only been here for about nine months.

Tags: education

If bringing up the next generation is important, why aren't they the best qualified, the best paid? Why aren't we as concerned about their career progression as we are about those who work in the educ...

Estelle Morris

If bringing up the next generation is important, why aren't they the best qualified, the best paid? Why aren't we as concerned about their career progression as we are about those who work in the educ...

Tags: education, health

At different times I taught humanities, social sciences and pre-vocational education.

Estelle Morris

At different times I taught humanities, social sciences and pre-vocational education.

Tags: education, different, social

Where the private sector, or anyone else, has skills, knowledge and resources that can help to deliver a high quality of education and to raise standards, we should use them.

Estelle Morris

Where the private sector, or anyone else, has skills, knowledge and resources that can help to deliver a high quality of education and to raise standards, we should use them.

Tags: education, knowledge

What politicians want to create is irreversible change because when you leave office someone changes it back again.

Estelle Morris

What politicians want to create is irreversible change because when you leave office someone changes it back again.

Tags: politics, change, changes, want

There is a shortage of teachers but the January 2001 schools census showed that teacher numbers were at their highest level than at any time since 1984 - and 11,000 higher than 1997.

Estelle Morris

There is a shortage of teachers but the January 2001 schools census showed that teacher numbers were at their highest level than at any time since 1984 - and 11,000 higher than 1997.

Tags: teacher, time, numbers, teachers