National Curriculum Reform: Fiscal and practical feasibility not been addressed

EMBARGO: 22:30 Tuesday 4th November

Responding to new government plans, following the national curriculum review, that have set out to remove the EBacc qualification and drastically broaden the syllabus, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson, Munira Wilson MP, said:

"It is a welcome step to see that Labour has listened to Liberal Democrat calls to embrace a broader curriculum with a clear focus on arts and digital education, but scrapping instead of broadening the EBacc is not the right move.

“The fiscal and practical feasibility of these changes have not been addressed. Headteachers, who are already having to cut their budgets to the bone will be asking one simple question - ‘how am I supposed to pay for this?’

“Liberal Democrats are calling for Labour to be honest with schools. To admit that without a costed plan and proper workforce strategy, these reforms will stretch teachers even further and fail our children.”

ENDS