The Green Party Manifesto – What It Promises For Schools?

Given the uncertain election outcome and the chance that the Greens may find themselves in coalition with Labour and the SNP, it is worth a read.

Increased funding The Greens promise to increase funding by at least £4 billion per year, but do not say when this will be implemented from or by. This contrasts with the Conservative promise of an extra £7.1bn by 2022 (an extra £4.3bn in real terms) and the Liberal Democrats' emergency £2.2bn cash injection and extra £10bn a year. Labour has announced a £150bn social transformation fund for schools, hospitals, care homes and council houses but has yet to provide the detail on schools funding. We await the other manifestos for the detail on their proposals.

Education from aged 6

Under the Greens, formal education will start from age 6 with younger children remaining in early years education, drawing on the Swedish model.

Reduced class sizes

The Greens will also reduce class sizes to 20 pupils 'in the long term'...