Delivering her speech at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, she revealed that the rollout of the scheme will begin with a pilot involving up to 750 schools. The aim of the pilot is to work out how best to build on what provision is already in place in schools, how best to meet the needs of parents and ensure children start the day ‘ready to learn’.
Reeves, who confirmed £7 million in funding has been allocated to the rollout, said, ‘I joined this party because of three words spoken in a conference hall in Blackpool 28 years ago: education, education, education.
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