Liberal Democrats back plans to cut primary class sizes to 15
March 10, 2009 9:15 PM
The plans include:
Cutting infant class sizes to 15
- Using £2.5bn of additional funding to close the gap between children from rich and poor families
- Scrapping the 600 page national curriculum and replacing it with a slimmed-down minimum curriculum entitlement
- Setting up an independent Education Standards Authority to restore confidence in standards
Commenting, Liberal Democrat PPC for Pendle, Afzal Anwar said:
"After 12 years of Labour, there is still a yawning gap between state and private schools, and between the life chances of rich and poor pupils.
"Liberal Democrat policies aim to close these gaps to ensure that all children can rely on high quality state-funded education to enable all them to fulfil their potential.
"Our plans would slash class sizes in infant schools - where small class sizes matter most - and boost funding for the children who need it most.
"Our Pupil Premium would bring the funding of the most disadvantaged private school levels."
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