School pupils need a “grounding” in both skills and knowledge to succeed, Sir Keir Starmer will say tomorrow, as he pledges to “modernise” the school curriculum and “strengthen” the teaching profession.
In a major speech in the morning, the Labour leader will also speak of the need for a “greater emphasis on creativity, on resilience, on emotional intelligence and the ability to adapt”.
The address in Gillingham, Kent, follows a series of policy announcements by the party over the past week.
They have pledged to pay early career teachers £2,400 retention bonuses, require all teachers to have or work towards qualified status and create new “school improvement teams” across England.
