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David Laws
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‘Government must give schools a reopening plan by July’
Schools need a clear plan for reopening in September – so that they have time to make preparations, writes David Laws
22 June 2020
David Laws: Who is setting expectations for what the government should achieve in education?
The former Liberal Democrat schools minister discusses how to hold ministers to account
22 January 2016
‘There is a misconception that the schools’ budget being ringfenced includes all the money that schools currently receive. It doesn’t.’
David Laws, executive chair of thinktank CentreForum and a former Liberal Democrat schools minister under the coalition government, considers Wednesday’s spending review
27 November 2015
More cash, even in these tough times
The Liberal Democrats pledge to give schools the freedom and the funds they need to innovate
23 April 2010