While all talk focuses on the hung Parliament election outcome, our education challenges remain. Deborah Lawson outlines three areas for action as ministers get back to work

In the last three years, we have experienced two General Elections, two referendums, two political party leadership elections, one change of prime minister and two education secretaries. Four of those events have taken place in the last 12 months.

We have also seen a White Paper – Educational Excellence Everywhere – and a Green Paper – Schools that Work for Everyone. Both had some merit, but controversy about how to achieve the aspirations endures, not least about which policy directions in the former survive and fall with the publication of the latter.

Brexit will, of course, continue to dominate the political agenda for years to come. However, it – and the political manoeuvrings at Westminster – must not be allowed to push education policy and funding down the agenda to “any other business”.

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