Bridget Phillipson has spun the Labour manifesto pledge to hire 6,500 extra teachers into something else entirely. Because teacher numbers are actually falling…
The Education Secretary has tweeted about new teacher numbers:
“Latest stats show we’re over 70% of the way to our target to recruit 6,500 teachers in the places they’re needed most.
We have 4,654 more teachers in those schools and colleges compared to 2024.”
The 4,654 is an inflated composite because the government’s own release credits only 3,000 secondary and special teachers to the pledge. The number only reaches 4,654 by adding in further education from a separate workforce dataset…
Overall FTE teachers are down 1,900 from 2024 and the total workforce is down 1,500. Secondary teachers actually fell by 500 in the last year, despite being one of the sectors she claims growth in…
Former leader of the SNP in Westminster Ian Blackford told Times Radio why he believes Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that she spent no time in the kitchen and therefore didn’t see any of her husband’s purchases:
“She doesn’t have a passion for cooking.”