Education Secretary Damian Hinds says ‘exam stress is good, it prepares you for life’
From the Daily Mirror: Exam stress can help prepare pupils for adult life, Education Secretary Damian Hinds said as he defended the tougher new GCSEs.
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Damian Hinds
Tory MP for: East Hampshire (SE England)
First elected: 2010
2017 majority over Labour: 25,852 (46.6%)
Seat at-risk ranking: 311th (out of 317 Tory seats in 2017)
Government roles:
- Education Secretary (Jan 2018-present)
- Employment Minister (July 2016-Jan 2018)
- Exchequer Secretary (May 2015-July 2016)
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Quarter of a million teachers face pay cut despite Tory claim to end austerity
From the Daily Mirror: More than a quarter of a million teachers are facing another pay cut this year despite the Prime Minister’s claim that “austerity is over”. Education Secretary Damian Hinds MP rejected the recommendation of the independent pay review that all teachers be awarded a rise.
Teachers give Damian Hinds 1 out of 100 for handling of crisis-hit schools
From the Daily Mirror: Teachers say Education Secretary Damian Hinds must try harder, giving him one out of 100 for his handling of England’s crisis-hit schools.
Squirming Tory minister Damian Hinds cornered on TV over his claims about school funding
From the Daily Mirror: Squirming Tory Cabinet minister Damian Hinds was cornered on live TV today over his claims about the “extra money” going into schools… BBC interviewer Andrew Marr pointed out that “real terms” funding per pupil since 2010 has in fact been cut.