The party’s proposals, should it win this month's general election, will do little to address the existing disadvantage gap or provide necessary funding increases to improve support for children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND), an analysis of the leading parties' manifestos concludes.
The analysis conducted by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) on behalf of the Nuffield Foundation, found that the Conservative manifesto contains some key policies that could support improved education standards.
However, it added that there are a number of areas where the proposed policy agenda is “unlikely to support the very boldly stated aspirations which the Conservative government has set out for raising attainment and ensuring greater equality of opportunity”.
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