Govt ‘committed’ to giving all children opportunities
Schools Minister Catherine McKinnell has said the government is “absolutely committed” to giving young people opportunities to no matter where they live. She said, “We know it’s a big task, but it’s one we are committed to delivering on.”
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00:00So as a government we are absolutely committed to ensuring every young person
00:04gets the opportunities no matter where they live, no matter the background they
00:08come from and we know that is a big task but it's one that we are committed to
00:12delivering on. We've seen the results today and the results last week and they
00:18are not spread evenly across the country but I think we have to praise this
00:22cohort of young people who have overcome enormous challenges over the last
00:26journey that they've been on in their secondary education and really recognise
00:31the achievements of both them and the teachers and schools that have supported
00:34them through it.