Why Uphold?

Uphold meets the aspirations shared in the speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, to Mansion House on 20th June 2007 namely:-

'clearly innovative education'

'bringing together the voluntary sector, alongside school heads, teachers and parents'

'will champion aspiration particularly in literacy and teaching numeracy’

'for each pupil , a personal learning guide to back this up , for pupils at risk of falling behind, early intervention and special support to help them catch up.'

'for young people at risk of disillusion or dropping out, a mentor to help them raise their sights'

'there is no room for inadequate skills and low aspirations'

'using the talents of every individual far better than we do today by ensuring we become world class in education'

And clearly :-

'this personalised approach to learning is at the heart of the next stage of education reform, we need a renewed focus on setting ability in the key subjects essential to our competitiveness like Maths and English.'

'And we should be willing to consider new proposals for employer led skills academies to transform the quality of vocational provision.'

UPHOLD accepts

'the invitation to be part of, about our ambitions for our educational system in the years to 2020'

 

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