Education is key to Swindon’s future.  We need to create a culture of achievement and aspiration in our schools and in our town, motivating our young people to reach their full potential.  We need to deliver the skills that  are needed in order to ensure that Swindon becomes the destination of choice for low carbon industries.

The Conservative Council have failed to deliver the improvements they promised in Swindon’s schools.  Despite significant improvements thanks to Labour’s increases in funding, our children continue to underachieve in comparison to the national average.  This cannot be allowed to continue any longer.

The Labour government made a fantastic investment in early years  education, making a real impact on the lives of young people.  The planned Tory cuts to Sure Start would see one in five centres close, this would be a disaster for Swindon.  A future Labour Council will invest and further the government’s investment in early years education.

A future Labour Council will work to embed aspiration and a culture of achievement in our schools.  We will work with employers to deliver innovative vocational schemes, building on the government’s new diplomas.  We want to make Swindon a national leader in work based learning to help our young people achieve their potential and deliver the skills that will drive our economy.

A University in Swindon is absolutely vital to our future.  The Tories have singularly failed to deliver this for our town.  Labour will work with higher education partners to deliver an institution to be proud of,  delivering skills that we need and integrated into the green economy that will provide jobs and prosperity for our future.

A future Labour Council would:

• Bring a university to Swindon.
• Work to make Swindon a national leader in vocational training.
• Build on and invest in Labour’s Sure Start programme.

Tory Cuts & Broken Promises

• Failed to deliver a university for Swindon
• Failed to deliver promised improvements is Swindon schools’ results.
• National pledge to cut 1/5 of SureStart funding—equivalent to 2 centres in Swindon.

Cllr Fay Howard

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