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Education beyond the election

After the election, will the voices of children and young people finally get the attention they deserve, asks Anna Feuchtwang

As you read this, we’ll be going to the polls. Or – if your busy schedule means you only get to read SecEd a few days after publication – we’ll probably be receiving hourly news updates on politicians’ behind-closed-doors efforts to form a coalition or even a minority government that has a hope of lasting. 

In all this, what might the future hold for education policy – and the school staff and pupils who have to live it every day?

All the main parties agree that the education budget needs to be protected. However, it remains to be seen what impact this will have on the other services that teachers and pupils rely upon to teach and learn effectively – such as public health, early education and family support. It is inevitable that cuts to other, unprotected services will be significant.

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