Welsh Labour pledges extra £100 million to improve schools
Welsh Labour has announced a key election pledge to allocate an extra £100 million to improve school standards if they are re-elected in May.
First Minister Carwyn Jones launched the pledge at Airbus in Broughton, North Wales, which is expected to form a central part of Welsh Labour’s policy offer ahead of May’s Welsh Assembly elections.
Jones said: “In 2011 I promised the people of Wales a decade of delivery. I said that despite the record cuts to our budget, we would fulfil the promises we made to steer the country through tough times.
“Following on from the record GCSE results achieved last year, we want to go further and do better still, so we will create a £100m fund to improve school standards further, giving teachers and education professionals the resources they need to realise our children’s’ ambitions.”
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