I’m in the first generation of my family to go to university. I know how valuable good education and training is for getting on in life. That’s true for children and young people, as well as for adult workers wanting to retrain and up-skill.
A good education doesn’t just mean A’levels. It means helping all students get their best outcomes, whatever their strengths. I’ll work with local schools, colleges and employers to get the right mixture of high-quality academic and vocational education - to provide the graduates and school leavers we need.