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卡梅伦演讲稿呼吁改善英国教育状况LadiesandGentlemenAsthePrimeMinisteroftheUnitedKingdomitismydutytoaddressthepressingissuesthatthecountryfaces.Whileourcountryhasmadeconsiderableprogressinmanyareasthereisoneareainwhichwehavefallenbehind-Education.ThestateofeducationintheUKisnotwhatitshouldbeanditisessentialthatwetakestepstoimproveit.Theeducationsystemisthecornerstoneofanysocietyanditisasharedresponsibilityamongthegovernmentschoolsteachersparentsandstudents.Eachoneofushasaroletoplayandweneedtoworktogethertoachieveourcommonobjectives.ManywouldarguethattheUKeducationsystemisfailingouryoungstudentsandtheyarenotwrong.Englandisranked14thinreading17thinscienceand24thinmathsamongthe72countriesthatarepartoftheProgrammeforInternationalStudentAssessmentPISArankings.Ourstudentsdeservebetterandweneedtomakethenecessarychangestogivethemtheeducationtheydeserve.OneofthesignificantissuesthattheUKeducationsystemfacesisunderfunding.Schoolshavebeenhitwithdeepcutsinfundingwhichhasresultedinashortageofteachersequipmentandresources.Thishasledtolargerclasssizesareducedcurriculumandadeclineinthequalityofeducation.Weneedtoinvestmoreineducationtoreversethistrend.Secondlythefocusofeducationneedstoshiftfromjustpassingexamstoprovidingstudentswiththeskillstheyneedtosucceedinlife.Whilepassingexamsisessentialitisnottheonlygoalofeducation.Theeducationsystemshouldhelpstudentstodeveloptheircreativitycriticalthinkingcommunicationskillsandemotionalintelligence.Thesearetheskillsthattheywillneedtosucceedintheconstantlyevolvingjobmarket.Thirdlyweneedtoinvestinourteachers.Teachersareattheheartofoureducationsystemandweneedtoprovidethemwiththesupporttrainingandresourcestheyneedtodotheirjobeffectively.Theyareresponsibleforshapingthemindsofouryoungstudentsandtheirroleshouldnotbeundervalued.Fourthlyweneedtoaddresstheinequalityintheeducationsystem.Educationisafundamentalrightanditshouldnotbeaprivilegeforthewealthy.Weneedtoensurethateverychildregardlessoftheirbackgroundhasaccesstoqualityeducation.Thismeansinvestinginschoolsinunderprivilegedneighborhoodsprovidingscholarshipsandreducingthetuitionfees.InconclusiontheUKeducationsystemneedstochangeanditneedstochangenow.AsthePrimeMinisterIamcommittedtoimprovingtheeducationsystembutthisisasharedresponsibility.Weneedthesupportofschoolsteachersparentsandstudentstomakethishappen.Weneedtoinvestmoreineducationfocusongivingstudentstheskillstheyneedtosucceedinlifesupportourteachersandaddresstheinequalityintheeducationsystem.Togetherwecantransformtheeducationsystemandgiveouryoungstudentstheeducationtheydeserve.Thankyou.第PAGE页共NUMPAGES页。