The primary aim of our schools should be to help children grow into happy, healthy and confident adults, equipped with the skills… — Layla Moran Copy Share Image
By allowing many adult learners to retrain and upskill throughout their careers, colleges provide expertise for key sectors. — Layla Moran Copy Share Image
There are lots of great educationalists out there who really care about social mobility. — Layla Moran Copy Share Image
As a former teacher, I know how frustrating it must be to watch students walk out of class, particularly if they have… — Layla Moran Copy Share Image
Michael Gove was one of the worst things to ever happen to the education system in this country. David Cameron is the… — Layla Moran Copy Share Image
As a former teacher, it pains me to watch such an essential and rewarding profession suffer due to government neglect. — Layla Moran Copy Share Image
Outside the EU, studying abroad will become the reserve of the wealthy. Inside the EU, it's an opportunity available to almost everyone. — Layla Moran Copy Share Image
I am naturally centre-left so the areas of education there are things on which I could work quite closely with Labour on...… — Layla Moran Copy Share Image
The actual teaching itself becomes lost in a sea of paperwork and teachers soon realise that the very reason they entered this… — Layla Moran Copy Share Image
To me it is just common sense that we should be making apprenticeships readily available to every young person who wants to… — Layla Moran Copy Share Image
Apprenticeships, when they are delivered well, have the potential to offer massive benefits to our employers and our economy as a whole… — Layla Moran Copy Share Image
Of course, the damaging pressure of competition and high-stakes testing isn't limited to the impact on children themselves. It filters down to… — Layla Moran Copy Share Image
From a young age, pupils are put under immense amounts of pressure in high-stakes exams. Often, they're made to feel like their… — Layla Moran Copy Share Image
And in addition to overhauling exams, I'd also like to see every school in England with a fully qualified counsellor on the… — Layla Moran Copy Share Image
I became an MP in 2017 and have been around to watch Liberal Democrat party membership soar. — Layla Moran Copy Share
Sure, sexism is not confined to the Conservatives. Harriet Harman has suggested that Gordon Brown didn't make her deputy prime minister because she was… — Layla Moran Copy Share
As a former teacher, it pains me to watch such an essential and rewarding profession suffer due to government neglect. — Layla Moran Copy Share
From a young age, pupils are put under immense amounts of pressure in high-stakes exams. Often, they're made to feel like their whole future… — Layla Moran Copy Share
The word 'Zionist' has become toxic. To some it means believing in Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state. To others it represents… — Layla Moran Copy Share
The war against sexism is portrayed increasingly a battle long ago won. To which my response is, 'if only'. — Layla Moran Copy Share
My mum is Palestinian and my dad is British but worked all his life from the European Union for their Foreign Action Service. So… — Layla Moran Copy Share
Any one of us could fall on hard times. Work and housing have the potential to be unstable, especially for those earning low wages… — Layla Moran Copy Share
We boast of being one of the oldest democracies in existence and it is a point of pride for many of us that British… — Layla Moran Copy Share
Liberal Democrats have been leading the fight for a People's Vote and we're getting closer to that with each day. — Layla Moran Copy Share
Liberal Democrat councillors have a well-deserved reputation for being fantastic community representatives, and these results are testament to the incredibly hard work of our… — Layla Moran Copy Share
We need a completely different type of economy - one which is truly green, sustainable, and embeds the biggest issues of the day into… — Layla Moran Copy Share
At school I hated swimming and felt bigger and more self-conscious than all the other girls - and I would go to summer sports… — Layla Moran Copy Share
My subjects were maths and physics. I truly appreciate the value in sciences, but understand the difficulty finding and retaining teachers for these subjects,… — Layla Moran Copy Share
I will always believe that my vote, and the votes of my Lib Dem colleagues, are the best thing I can do to save… — Layla Moran Copy Share
