A WARM tribute has been paid to teachers in Cumbria going into the summer holidays.

Figures show 12,000 more children across Cumbria are now in schools rated good or outstanding, compared with 2010, and 1.9 million more children are attending good or outstanding schools nationally.

Conservative Councillor Ben Shirley, of Dalton North, said: “I have always been struck by the passion and dedication of teachers working in schools across the county, and as we look forward to the summer holidays I want to thank them all for their hard work.

“Many local young people will now be awaiting exam results, which is always a nervous time. But the hard work of teachers, combined with this Government’s reforms, means pupils will have more options than ever before – whatever path they chose to take.”

He said the hard work of teachers meant that more children were gaining the skills and knowledge they needed to get on in life.