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Conservatives abandon 2020 90 per cent EBacc target

The government will only expect 75 per cent of pupils to be entered for the EBacc GCSE subjects by 2022, the Conservative Party’s manifesto has revealed. A consultation on the accountability measure had set out plans to require schools to enter at least 90 per cent of pupils for the five subjects by 2020. However, the […]

Conservative manifesto: The full list of schools policies

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 […]

Conservative manifesto: Infant lunches scrapped, but schools get £4bn

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 […]

Liberal Democrats would allow new council maintained schools

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 […]

Paul Whiteman confirmed as new NAHT general secretary

The National Association of Head Teachers has officially selected Paul Whiteman as its new leader after his candidacy for the post of general secretary went unchallenged. The deadline for members of the union to challenge Whiteman, who emerged earlier this month as the choice of the NAHT national executive committee, passed at 5pm today, and officials […]

Liberal Democrat manifesto: The full list of schools policies

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 […]

Labour manifesto: The nerdy details

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 manifesto: Teacher pay bargaining pledge dropped

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 […]