Academies and free schools would also be brought back under local authority control, SATs would be abolished, and class sizes reduced.
Other plans for ‘education for all’ include addressing the crisis of teacher workload by abolishing Ofsted, and reforming the curriculum so that it is ‘pupil-centred, freeing up teachers to teach’.
Every child with Special Educational Needs or a disability would have access to mainstream education, in accordance with the UN Convention for Person with Disabilities.
For young people, the Green Party would reinstate the Education Maintenance Allowance and enable apprenticeships for 16- to 25-year-olds.
A key economic policy is moving towards the introduction of a universal basic income, including a Government-sponsored pilot scheme.
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