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To wonder what all these changes Labour has made to schools are?

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CatRescueNeeded · 04/07/2025 17:30

From an article in the BBC today, Kier says “really done loads of improvements in schools and stuff that we can do for children - whether that's rolling out school uniform projects, whether it's school meals, breakfast clubs, you name it“

Despite having kids in schools and knowing lots of kids in different schools around the country, I’ve not heard of any changes at all. They definitely haven’t done free breakfast clubs like they said they would. Nor have I come across any changes to uniforms or school meals

so what exactly is he talking about?

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TheLivelyViper · 04/07/2025 17:54

Vivienne1000 · 04/07/2025 17:44

Haven’t noticed a single thing at our school. We keep being told ‘there is no money’. Everyone is demoralised. So everything above has yet to arrive at our school.

Yes, well it obviously takes time to see real changes and there's processes to go throguh but it is a positive start. Also the money promised in October Budget has only just been handed out in spending review - so it will take time. I know a school benefitting from the money for rebuilding - they're getting a whole new build starting in the summer or later this year. It's quite run down and will be much more modern, planned to be finished I'm the next 4-5 years.

FloofyBird · 04/07/2025 17:50

They've made it so schools can only ask for a max of 3 (?) logo'd items of uniform I think

Hanovercrosse · 04/07/2025 17:45

Massive curriculum changes coming - see Becky Francis’ report

Fearfulsaints · 04/07/2025 17:44

So its in the pipeline rather than delivered.

Im very interested in the Curriculumn Review results.

Im nervous about SEND being focused on reducing deficits not improving practice though.

Vivienne1000 · 04/07/2025 17:44

Haven’t noticed a single thing at our school. We keep being told ‘there is no money’. Everyone is demoralised. So everything above has yet to arrive at our school.

TheLivelyViper · 04/07/2025 17:39
  1. 100,000 extra kids now have access to free school meals
  2. Curriculum and Assessment Review to be fully punished later this year which plans to make the curriculum more versatile and modernised and diverse reflective of everyday communities.
  3. Children Wellbeing Bill (not fully passed the Lords yet but will in the next few months) - Creation of a Single Unique Indentifier or children and a mandatory information sharing across health, education and social care. Requirement for multi-agency child protection teams (social worker, police, health, education) to be established locally by 2027. Introduction of a register for all children not in full time education. Local authorities regain power to open schools (not solely academies). Discretionary support via RISE teams for falling schools. All new teachers (including in academies) must have or be working towards OTS from September 2026.
  4. £6.7 billion captial boost of real-term spending for schools in the October 2024 Budget, including £1.4 billion to rebuild over 500 schools. 200 new school-based nurseries (4,000 places initially, scaling to 300 nurseries/6,000 places) opening September 2025, along with free breakfast clubs, expanded free childcare hours, wider free school meals, and capped uniform costs implemented starting September 2026 (only 3 branded uniform items now allowed) - supported by nearly £370 million.
  5. £740 million pledged; mainstream SEND provisions to be expanded, with potential changes to EHCP eligibility; focus on reducing local authority deficits
  6. £275 million for technical training + apprenticeships: supporting new technical colleges, AI & digital short courses, and apprenticeships in engineering, defence, advanced manufacturing
  7. Launch of Skills England (June 2025) to improve apprenticeships
Bluevelvetsofa · 04/07/2025 17:35

Rubbish probably.

Fearfulsaints · 04/07/2025 17:34

I am not actually sure! I work in two Trusts (so see the financial reports and hear the plans for an awful lot of schools)

There hasn't been much change.

Meadowfinch · 04/07/2025 17:34

Not here either.

No after school club. We're still funding the ASC provision for the little ones by fund-raising, donations and running bingo in the village hall.

We can't afford to run the club for the senior school dcs so they run wild on the estate from 3.30 until their parents get home.

Maybe it's just in inner cities.