May 2009
It
had long been the policy of the Labour Party to change the education
system in Exeter, so that children moved up to high school at age 11
rather than 12.
A lack of funding was a
stumbling block to this reform. It took a change from a
Conservative government to a Labour government to produce the
funds.
The change to the system took place in
2005. Five new high schools were built and then several new
primary schools.
The combination of abolishing a wasted year at school for many, and the inspiration of working in
their new schools, has already seen Exeter’s pupils and teachers
produce
greatly improved examination results.
This is the result of a Labour policy,
promoted by your Labour councillors and made possible by a
Labour government.