Siobhan Bailey states in a video on her website that she 'created' Course Photo: UK Parliament
The Conservative MP has apologized for accusations that she mistakenly claimed responsibility for creating the new GCSE course.
Siobhan Bailey, elected in 2019, has repeatedly drawn backlash from campaigners. claiming that she helped create the science GCSE, which was announced last year and will be available to students from 2025.
Stroud MP claims in a video on her website that she » created» this course, and in the election brochure wrote that «won the fight for the final exams in science.»
She claims elsewhere on her website that she «took GCSEs in science, climate change, among other things» and told the House of Commons in February that she had worked with Robin Walker, a former Minister of Schools, to «create GCSEs in nature.» ”.
But environmentalist Mary Colwell, who started campaigning for the New Deal back in 2011, said she had never heard of the MP until last week.
Calls on Bailey to correct the entry
Caroline Lucas, the Green Party MP who led the charge in Parliament, said Ms Bailey had a «very strong» case for correcting the entry in the House of Representatives.
She said the Conservative MP's apology was «sweet» and urged her to remove a video from her website containing a «stunning» claim that she created the course.
«Voters should be able to expect honesty from your deputies, and you, in fact, cannot come up with all sorts of things, as it looks like, ”she told The Telegraph.
Of Ms Bailey's statements in Parliament, she said: “I think it's insidious. Once people think they can get away with making false statements in the House of Commons (either knowingly or by mistake), I think there is a very strong argument that the record should be corrected.”
Ms. Colwell, a nature producer and writer, said she found Ms. Bailey's statements offensive, accusing her of «jumping on the bandwagon» and showing «dishonesty in public life.»
< p>“Siobhan Bailey, I never even heard of her until last week, she never came to any meetings, I never saw anything written by her, I never spoke to her, I didn’t know who she was.” she told The Telegraph.
«So I'm sure she stood by it at the very end, but hell, a lot of things happened before Siobhan Bailey even said anything.»
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Ms. Bailey didn't say that. response to a request for comment from The Telegraph.
However, she told local news outlet Gloucestershire Live that she regrets if she gave the impression that she wanted to take «sole credit» for the creation of the new GCSE.
«It was never my intention to claim sole credit»
The MP said, that she campaigned for the course with the Conservative Ecological Network, insisting that «a lot of people were involved.»
She said, «Creating a science GCSE in the future is a great achievement. I'm talking about it with schools all over Stroud County because it's popular with young people.
“I was honored to be invited by the Secretary of Education to the GCSE launch at the Natural History Museum in recognition of my work with the Conservative Ecological Network on this campaign. As I wrote in the local press at the time, a lot of people were involved.
“I saw how hatred was incited against me on the Internet because of one line in a leaflet. It was never my intention to claim sole credit for the creation of the GCSE or to belittle the efforts of other super activists. I'm sorry if anyone thought it wasn't. We all know that it takes a lot of people and years of work to get something done in Westminster.
“Working behind the scenes of Parliament, in addition to community efforts and experts pushing issues forward, is how we made change on several topics such as childcare and online violence. I think it's good to have a lot of champions, and the most important thing for me is that something happens.»
Apology of «grievance»
Ms Colwell said Ms Bailey's statements offended those active in the campaign, including Ms Lucas, Conservative Party MP Caroline Ansell and Tim Oates, director of the Cambridge Assessment group.
She criticized the MP's apology in her post. on social media, calling it «somewhat reluctant, belated and indirect».
Moving on to «much more positive» news, she announced that she would be hosting a roundtable to discuss «nature trail» — the way forward from GCSE – with Mr. Walker, now chairman of the education committee, in October.
The Department of Education said the science course “will enable young people to explore the world, learning about organisms and the environment, environmental issues and sustainability, as well as gain deeper knowledge of the natural world around them.”
Students will already learn about landscape changes and urbanization in geography, as well as habitats in science, but the new GCSE will cover the evolution of species over time and «the impact of life on our natural environment».
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