‘Tiger mum’ Lucy Powell on Labour’s vocational skills drive: ‘It’s about ambition for everybody’
You know, I’m a tiger mum for all our kids – every single child that’s in our education system achieving excellence, achieving what they can do.”Powell said those arguing against a focus on vocational education were making a “false trade-off” by framing Labour’s plans as a choice between knowledge and skills. “What I’m not going to oversee is some kind of lower ambition for some kids. It’s about ambition for everybody.”Most of the criticism of her approach has come from Tory politicians who oversaw the system for years.
- ▪You know, I’m a tiger mum for all our kids – every single child that’s in our education system achieving excellence, achieving what they can do.”Powell said those arguing against a focus on vocational education were making a “false trade-of
- ▪“What I’m not going to oversee is some kind of lower ambition for some kids.
- ▪It’s about ambition for everybody.”Most of the criticism of her approach has come from Tory politicians who oversaw the system for years.
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Lucy Powell: ‘I absolutely don’t want schools to dumb down.’ Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The GuardianView image in fullscreenLucy Powell: ‘I absolutely don’t want schools to dumb down.’ Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The GuardianLucy PowellInterview‘Tiger mum’ Lucy Powell on Labour’s vocational skills drive: ‘It’s about ambition for everybody’Pippa Crerar, political editorNew education secretary says it is ‘false trade-off’ by critics to suggest schools cannot pursue academic excellence alongside technical skillsSun 2 Aug 2026 09.58 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleLucy Powell has said she wants to be an ambitious “tiger mum” for all young people, whatever their route through education, after the government was accused of dumbing down England’s schools with plans to create more vocational…
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