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Education, Youth and Lifelong Learning

Education, Youth and Lifelong Learning

Education should unlock human potential, not reinforce inequality.

Voices on education

Read the answers by Robert Griffiths on questions about Welsh language education in Cardiff.

Position outline

  • Replace high-stakes testing with fair and humane assessment systems.
  • Expand Welsh-medium education across the country, supporting the campaign for ‘Welsh Medium Education for All’, so all children have equal access to the Welsh language.
  • Abolish private education and invest in comprehensive public education.
  • End the injustice of term time-only pay for school support staff.
  • Guarantee education to be free for all ages, including at degree and post graduate level and abolish student debt.

Our young people need:

  • Secure jobs, apprenticeships and a real living wage.
  • Free travel to education and job interviews, affordable public transport and housing.
  • Restored youth services, leisure centres and community spaces.
  • Expanded access to mental health and wellbeing support.

Our vision:

  • A system that promotes creativity, equality, and lifelong opportunity.

Key priorities:

Deliver care that is:

  • Replace the “exam factory” with fairer assessment systems.
  • Give teachers more freedom and reduce bureaucracy.
  • Abolish fee-paying private schools.
  • Expand access to free and inclusive education.


Invest in communities

  • Reopen and expand youth centres, libraries and leisure facilities.
  • Improve digital access through community hubs.
  • Support education at every stage of life.
  • Provide opportunities for reskilling and personal development.


Why it matters:

  • Many young people face debt, low pay, and insecurity.
  • Inequality limits life chances.
  • Education is key to social and economic progress.


Our commitment:

  • Invest in youth services and education.
  • Ensure no generation is left worse off.
  • Build a system that supports everyone to thrive.
  • Education is not just about jobs—it’s about building a fair and confident society.

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