Teachers, parents and a university boss outline the education issues facing the next government.
Funding, pay and the increasing expectation from schools will challenge the next government's education policy, educators and parents in Kent and Sussex are warning.
Mr Johnson said budgets are "the scariest thing" and that "quite often the answer is no now because we can’t afford it". An East Sussex County Council spokesperson said the council "works with parents and carers to find an education which can meet their individual needs" and said it gave them "the opportunity to achieve the best possible outcomes".
"We continue to review our level of specialist provision and have also invested in facilities attached to mainstream schools.” It has left sites in Hastings and Eastbourne, consolidating facilities in Brighton, and made some staff redundant, something its vice chancellor said was happening across the sector.Prof Debra Humphris wants a strategic plan for higher education from the next government
The Liberal Democrats said they have an "ambitious and fully costed plan", including putting a dedicated mental health professional in every primary and secondary school and extending free school meals to all children in poverty, increasing funding for special educational needs and ensuring all trainee teacher posts are paid.
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