As reported by the National Education Union, the new secretary of state will only deliver workable solutions by listening to and working with the profession, students and parents.
Commenting on the appointment of Kit Malthouse as the secretary of state for education, Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said:
“We welcome Kit Malthouse to his new role as education secretary.
‘This is one of the most important jobs in Government though you wouldn’t think so given the way the role has been treated as an afterthought in recent years. In the past 8 years we have had nine education secretaries.
Children and young people are paying the price for this constant upheaval and the lack of grip and understanding on the many issues facing the education service. These include the chronic underfunding of our schools and the immediate issue of how schools will weather the cost-of-living crisis and pay their gas and electricity bills, teacher pay, workload, teacher recruitment and retention and rising levels of child poverty.
‘The education secretary cannot ignore the problems. Our current education system is on its knees despite the huge efforts of school, leaders, teachers and support staff to plaster over the cracks. There needs to be a determination from Government to set them right to ensure every child and young person gets the education they deserve. The new secretary of state will only deliver workable solutions by listening to and working with the profession, students and parents.
‘We look forward to meeting and working with Kit Malthouse on the now long list of major flaws and issues in our school and college system”.
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