Nursery World - Corbyn appoints new shadow education secretary

The sector has welcomed Pat Glass as the new shadow education secretary following the resignation of Lucy Powell.

Ms Glass was appointed following the resignation of more than a dozen Labour frontbenchers in the aftermath of the vote to leave the European Union.

A former Labour councillor in the north-east and with a long career in education, Ms Glass has held senior positions in local education authorities across the country.

She advised the Government on education policy, and with expertise in special needs, she worked with councils to improve education across the Yorkshire Humber region.

Following her election as MP for North West Durham in 2010, Ms Glass became lead opposition member on the Education Select Committee.

She was initially appointed shadow education minister covering childcare and early years, in September 2015, when Jeremy Corbyn first formed his shadow cabinet.

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