Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On Thursday 28th September, Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts sat down with Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson MP to ask her Mumsnet users' questions.
Users were invited to submit their questions online ahead of the interview, and a selection of questions on the most popular topics - including childcare, education funding and staff retention - were put to Bridget.
Please credit Mumsnet when using.
0:00 How can we solve the problems in schools without spending money?
2:22 What change would we see in a year under Labour government?
3:48 Investment in mental health services
6:26 Teacher retention
9:00 Teacher pay
11:42 RAAC
14:25 VAT on private school fees
17:47 Charitable status for private schools
18:36 Childcare
24:25 Sex and gender
30:32 Fines for absences
33:31 SEN
37:05 Faith schools
37:55 Oversubscribed schools
39:00 Will you listen to the teachers?
42:07 Favourite biscuit?
On Thursday 28th September, Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts sat down with Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson MP to ask her Mumsnet users' questions.
Users were invited to submit their questions online ahead of the interview, and a selection of questions on the most popular topics - including childcare, education funding and staff retention - were put to Bridget.
Please credit Mumsnet when using.
0:00 How can we solve the problems in schools without spending money?
2:22 What change would we see in a year under Labour government?
3:48 Investment in mental health services
6:26 Teacher retention
9:00 Teacher pay
11:42 RAAC
14:25 VAT on private school fees
17:47 Charitable status for private schools
18:36 Childcare
24:25 Sex and gender
30:32 Fines for absences
33:31 SEN
37:05 Faith schools
37:55 Oversubscribed schools
39:00 Will you listen to the teachers?
42:07 Favourite biscuit?
