Summary
British schools have improved. Many students show academic excellence. The Labour government tackles many problems that the Conservatives left behind. They focus on solving problems such as short staff and outdated class rooms. It promises on repair, rather than only focusing on English.
Alleviating classism was deemed important. A 20% VAT has been levied to private schools. The priority is wrong. Public schools often perform well despite a lack of fund. They have also allowed the schools to decide the curriculum with more freedom and paying star teachers more.
Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, identifies that absent students have increased, and those who fall behind are not getting education good enough for them to recover. There are opinions of focusing on creativity and life skills instead of grades. This, however, has shown dismal results in other nations of the UK.
Rather than unpicking the Tory reforms, Ms Phillipson would fix the problems she identifies.
Vocabulary
Decrepit
- Adjective: Worn out or weakened by age or neglect; in a state of disrepair.
- Example: The decrepit house creaked with every gust of wind.
Tinker
- Verb: To make small adjustments or repairs to something, often in an unskilled or experimental way.
- Example: He spent the afternoon tinkering with the old car.
- Noun: A person who fixes or mends things, traditionally pots and pans.
Purveyor
- Noun: A person or business that provides or supplies something, especially food or goods.
- Example: She is a purveyor of fine wines and cheeses.
Deference
- Noun: Polite respect and submission to the wishes, opinions, or judgment of someone else.
- Example: He bowed his head in deference to the queen.
Fret
- Verb: To feel or express worry, annoyance, or concern.
- Example: Don’t fret; everything will work out in the end.
- Noun: A state of anxiety or worry.
Muddle
- Noun: A confused or disordered state.
- Example: Her thoughts were in a muddle after the long meeting.
- Verb: To mix up or confuse something.
- Example: He muddled the instructions and made a mistake.
Hamfistedly
Example: He hamfistedly tried to assemble the furniture, ending up with leftover screws.
Adverb: Clumsily or ineptly; lacking skill or finesse.
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