Education and family

UUP

This issue is devolved/partly devolved to the NI Assembly, which is still without an executive after the power-sharing coalition broke down

Key campaign points

Introduce a single education system for future generations of NI children

Education and family

Conservative

This issue is devolved/partly devolved to the Scottish Parliament, which is next up for election in 2021

Key campaign points

Review the Curriculum for Excellence and reset general education so its main focus is on traditional subjects and core knowledge
Continue arguing for schemes like TeachFirst or new postgraduate bursaries to attract the best graduates into Scottish schools
Make the case for a range of reforms to the one-size-fits-all model with a broader range of government-funded but autonomous schools
Support new tests for trainee teachers to identify weaknesses and areas for improvement

Education and family

UKIP

This issue is devolved/partly devolved to the Welsh assembly, which is next up for election in 2021

Key campaign points

Support the creation of a national schools fund to refurbish "our Victorian age" school infrastucture
End the forced closure of community schools
Ensure all parents have the right to send their children to a local school teaching through the medium of English or Welsh
Support comprehensive schools and back the establishment of new grammar schools and technical colleges, if the local community wishes

Education and family

Plaid Cymru

This issue is devolved/partly devolved to the Welsh assembly, which is next up for election in 2021

Key campaign points

Guarantee employment / training / education for anyone under-25 and looking for work
Free, full-time nursery places for all three-year-olds
Increase availability of Welsh education from nursery to FE, HE and adult learning
Create network of specialist National Colleges of Vocational Education for 14+ and post-compulsory education

Education and family

Lib Dems

This issue is devolved/partly devolved to the Welsh assembly, which is next up for election in 2021

Key campaign points

Increase school budgets and the Welsh Pupil Premium to protect against rising costs and pupil numbers, and investing in cutting infant class sizes
Introduce new accreditation standards for teacher training courses to attract the best talent to the profession
Introduce a new curriculum for Wales
Increase the statutory duty on local authorities to provide a funded early education place for three-to-four year olds to 15 hours a week

Education and family

Sinn Fein

This issue is devolved/partly devolved to the NI Assembly, which is still without an executive after the power-sharing coalition broke down

Key campaign points

Guarantee continued access to EU funding for schools and research after Brexit
Allow the free movement of students across the EU and continued access to the Erasmus programme
Ensure that NI students in the Irish Republic pay the standard Irish fee, not the higher international rate

Education and family

DUP

This issue is devolved/partly devolved to the NI Assembly, which is still without an executive after the power-sharing coalition broke down

Key campaign points

Tackle underachievement by through support for early-years interventions
Increase shared education across all sectors

Education and family

Labour

This issue is devolved/partly devolved to the Scottish Parliament, which is next up for election in 2021

Key campaign points

More money "to transform" Scotland's education system and ensure all young people can "reach their full potential"
Fund a breakfast club in every primary school in Scotland
Introduce an improved version of the Chartered Teacher scheme ensuring teachers progress careers while staying in the classroom
Reform senior phase of secondary schooling and introduce a Scottish Graduation Certificate

Education and family

Alliance

This issue is devolved/partly devolved to the NI Assembly, which is still without an executive after the power-sharing coalition broke down

Key campaign points

Reform the education system so that budgets cuts can be reversed
Pritoritise shared education to promote a more integrated society
Ensure that 20% of children are educated in shared schools within 10 years

Education and family

Conservative

Main pledges

Increase the overall schools budget in England by £4bn by 2022
No school will have its budget cut as a result of the new funding formula
End the ban on new selective schools
Introduce T-Levels

Education and family

SNP

This issue is devolved/partly devolved to the Scottish Parliament, which is next up for election in 2021

Key campaign points

Expand early years education and childcare to 30 hours a week for 3 and 4 year olds and vulnerable 2 year olds in Scotland
Will not follow the Tories' market-driven education reforms in Scotland
There will be no selective grammar schools in Scotland
Continue to guarantee no tuition fees for university education

Education and family

Green

Main pledges

Scrap tuition fees and fund full student grants
Abolish SATs tests
Restore the Education Maintenance Allowance
Free early education and childcare for all children

Education and family

Labour

Main pledges

Abolish university tuition fees and reintroduce maintenance grants
30 hours of free childcare for two-year-olds in England
End the public sector pay cap for teachers
Restrict primary class sizes to 30 and introduce free school meals for primary school children

Education and family

Conservative

This issue is devolved/partly devolved to the Welsh assembly, which is next up for election in 2021

Key campaign points

More than 30 hours free childcare for three to four-year-olds
Introduce modern foreign language learning in primary schools

Education and family

Lib Dems

Main pledges

Spend £7bn extra on education, increasing school budgets and the Pupil Premium
Oppose grammar schools
End the 1% cap on teachers' pay rises
Reinstate maintenance grants for the poorest students

Education and family

Lib Dems

This issue is devolved/partly devolved to the Scottish Parliament, which is next up for election in 2021

Key campaign points

Make the case for a "Penny for Education", putting 1p on the income tax rate to generate £500m for education
Work to secure the extension of early education and childcare to three and four-year-olds, all two-year-olds and the most vulnerable families with children of an earlier age
Support the establishment of a properly funded Pupil Premium
Protect universities from the impact of a hard Brexit and ensure that they are open to all

Education and family

UKIP

Main pledges

Grammar school in every town
Restore university maintenance grants
Stop offering student loans to EU nationals after Brexit
Expand technical and vocational education

Education and family

Labour

This issue is devolved/partly devolved to the Welsh assembly, which is next up for election in 2021

Key campaign points

Protect free school breakfasts
Invest £100m to further improve school standards in Wales

Education and family

SDLP

This issue is devolved/partly devolved to the NI Assembly, which is still without an executive after the power-sharing coalition broke down

Key campaign points

Expand Ulster University's Magee campus to 10,000 places and include a medical school
Offer part-time tuition fee loans to students retraining in STEM subjects
Increase childcare provision from 12.5 hours to an initial 20 and then to 30 hours