Labour will “ignore the appeals for the status quo on private school tax breaks or an outdated national curriculum”, Sir Keir Starmer has pledged today.
In a speech that did not include any new schools policy announcements, the Labour leader praised teachers for their work during the RAAC crisis and warned teaching assistants were among those turning to food banks during the cost of living crisis.
The party has pledged to remove the current exemption from paying VAT and business rates from private schools, which it believes will raise more than £1 billion to be spent on state education.
An incoming Labour government would also reform the curriculum with a “greater emphasis on creativity and resilience”.
