Bridget Phillipson responds to the new EPI school funding model showing that schools could lose over £1 billion in funding by 2030 due to falling pupil numbers

Bridget Phillipson MP, Labour's Shadow Education Secretary, responding to the new EPI school funding model showing that schools could lose over £1 billion in funding by 2030 due to falling pupil numbers, said:

“With schools still reeling from fourteen years of Tory neglect, the choice at the next election is clear.

“Whereas the Conservatives only offer stagnation, Labour has made boosting opportunity for young people across our country its key missions - we will put education at heart of national life once more, driving high and rising standards in our schools. 

“Just as the last Labour government invested in education, so too will Labour under Keir Starmer, with our plans to put more expert teachers in classrooms, a mental health counsellor in every secondary school and free breakfast clubs in every primary school paid for by ending private schools' tax breaks and getting rid of tax loopholes for the super-rich.”