Author: Freddie Whittaker

The prime minister Theresa May has launched her party’s manifesto in West Yorkshire. Here are the Conservatives’ policies for schools. More good school places 1. Build 100 free schools a year 2. Prohibit councils from creating any new places in schools that have been rated either ‘inadequate’ or ‘requires improvement’ by Ofsted 3. Universities that […]

The Conservatives have announced plans to scrap universal infant free school meals in favour of free breakfasts for all primary school pupils, and say they will pump £4 billion into schools to provide a “funding floor” for schools in the new funding formula. According to the party, which will release its manifesto today, the additional revenue […]

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to repeal the rule which requires all new schools to be academies and to give councils “clear responsibility” for local school place planning. Currently, local authorities are only allowed to open new maintained schools under very specific and rare circumstances. The Lib Dems want to scrap the laws limiting councils from opening […]

The Liberal Democrats have published their education manifesto. Here is a full list of the party’s schools policies. Stop the education cuts – fair funding for all schools 1. Reverse cuts to frontline school budgets, protecting per pupil funding in real terms 2. Introduce a fairer national funding system with a protection for all schools […]

The Liberal Democrats would extend free school meals to all primary school pupils – but say it would only cost half the amount estimated by the Labour Party who also made the same pledge. We want to give all our children a brighter future with good schools The Lib Dems say it will cost £450 […]

The Labour Party has officially launched its manifesto for the 2017 general election today. Many of the policies were already well-known following the leak of a draft document last week. Here is a full list of the policies relevant to schools, with analysis. 1. Reduce class sizes to under 30 for 5, 6 and 7-year-olds Under school […]

Labour has removed draft proposals to re-introduce national pay bargaining for teachers and allow councils to open new schools from its manifesto, the official document released today reveals. The schools section of the manifesto, launched this morning by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, does not include an earlier pledge to bring back national pay bargaining. The […]

The Labour Party’s official manifesto for the 2017 general election has officially been launched this morning at Bradford University. You can read all the nerdy details in our analysis here. Schools policies in the Labour manifesto 1. Reduce class sizes to less than 30 for 5, 6 and 7-year-olds 2. Introduce free school meals for […]