Manchester Education Debates
20 Mar 2015
Have your say in the run up to the General Election
The next instalment of the Manchester Education Debates, Education in England after 2015: A Political Debate, is taking place on Tuesday, 31 March.
With the General Election just weeks away, education looks set to be a key campaigning issue. Debates to date have focused on school spending, class sizes and Academy schools. How would the parties handle these issues if elected in May? And how would they deal with other key issues: curriculum and assessment reforms, the role of local authorities, teacher workload and teacher supply, higher education funding, or youth apprenticeships? Does education in England need a bigger re-think? And if so, who will countenance it? At this event, local politicians from the three main political parties will present their education manifestos and debate them with a public audience.
The speakers at the event – organised by Policy@Manchester in collaboration with Manchester Institute of Education (MIE) – will be Jonathan Reynolds MP for Stalybridge and Hyde (Labour) Lisa Smart, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Hazel Grove (Liberal Democrat) Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative).
Come and have your say. The event – from 4.30pm to 6.30pm – is free and open to all. Refreshments will be served from 16.30 in the Samuel Alexander Foyer.