People change jobs more often. Skills are at a premium. There are fewer decent jobs for those who lack qualifications and training. Since coming to office we have focused on improving general standards of education, as well as increasing the skills that a successful modern economy requires. Our priority in this Parliament has been getting the basics right in primary schools.
Nothing is more important to the life chances of our children.
Test results are up sharply. Infant class sizes of more than 30 have been virtually eliminated. And the literacy and numeracy hours have transformed the quality of teaching school by school. So we have put in place the foundations. Our mission is to replicate this success throughout the education system.