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Education

To build a competitive and prosperous Britain, we must create an education system fit for the future. The plan is to ditch outdated methods and embrace technology to deliver personalised, high-quality learning for every student. By focusing on the real-world skills our economy needs, shortening expensive degrees, and putting fairness at the heart of funding and support, we will empower the next generation and unlock the nation's full potential.
Education:Total Budget £110 Billion
Revised Budget £105.1 Billion changed by £-5.0 Billion: 95.5%

Education Apprenticeships & Colleges

Policy:

Education system must treat colleges and apprenticeships as a top priority, not an afterthought.

Annual Expenditure Increase of £1 Billion

Education Central Resources

Policy:

National Digital Learning Hub should be created.

Instead of traditional tests and exams, create an AI system where online tests which provide instant personalised feedback, tailor future tests and educates along the way.


Education Course Lengths

Policy:

Reduce typical University and College courses from 3 years to more intense and focused 15 months.


Education Focus on the Many not the Few

Policy:

Provide a high-quality education for the many, not just the few.

The curriculum must be urgently updated to reflect the modern world.

Every secondary school pupil who needs one should be issued with a Wi-Fi-enabled school tablet.


Education Nursery

Policy:

Reverse recent policy which expands eligibility to children aged 9 months to school age until funds are available.

Annual Expenditure Reduction of £-4 Billion

Education Open Learning

Policy:

New, complementary service, to Open University create an online Open Learning platform to upskill and retrain.

Annual Expenditure Increase of £250 Million

Education Open University

Policy:

Open University should introduce intense courses over the Summer months.


Education Private Schools

Policy:

Goal must be to improve state schools to such a high standard that parents no longer feel the need to make huge financial sacrifices for private education.


Education School Meals & Transportation

Policy:

UK wide free School meals.

Annual Expenditure Increase of £500 Million

Education Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Policy:

The priority must be to create a high-quality, inclusive mainstream education that works for everyone and stop spiral expansion of Special Educational Needs.

Annual Expenditure Reduction of £-3.5 Billion

Education Student Debt

Policy:

The interest rate on student loans should be drastically reduced to reflect the actual cost of government borrowing, not used as a stealth tax.

Annual Expenditure Increase of £800 Million