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Political party manifestos and their impact on education

The next general election must be held by 28 January 2025, although it’s likely to come sooner. Get to grips with what each party has promised for schools in England, and what these changes could mean for your school.

Last reviewed on 10 January 2024See updates
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Contents
  1. Conservatives: promised changes before the general election
  2. Conservatives: proposal to replace A-levels with Advanced British Standards
  3. Conservatives: £30,000 bonuses proposed for new teachers
  4. Labour: mental health professionals pledged for schools
  5. Labour: pledges on pay, recruitment and retention
  6. Labour: Ofsted inspection reforms proposed
  7. Labour: plans for attendance data
  8. Labour: pledges for maths reform and curriculum review
  9. Labour: qualified teacher status proposals
  10. Other Labour proposals: breakfast clubs, careers advisers, work experience
  11. Liberal Democrats: proposals so far
  12. Green party: awaiting details
  13. Reform party: manifesto
  14. Reclaim party: 8-point manifesto

Conservatives: promised changes before the general election

Some of the current Conservative government’s policy proposals are likely to come into effect before the general election. We’ll share guidance and support on these when they’re published. These are:

Mobile phones to be banned in school

The DfE is implementing the government's plans to introduce new non-statutory guidance for schools on banning pupils from using their phones in the school day. This aims to reduce behavioural issues and boost attention in lessons. 

The guidance will include some exceptions – for example, when pupils require a mobile phone for medical reasons. 

The DfE has also said that it will consider introducing statutory requirements on banning phones in the future, if schools don’t implement mobile phone bans in line with the upcoming guidance. Currently, around 60% of secondary

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