The Labour Party’s Policy Framework has appeared on line. This is the party’s policy platform which is set to shape its next manifesto.
As anticipated following much lobbying, Teach the Future’s main asks are contained within it as headlines:
- Integrate learning about climate change and sustainability throughout the curriculum in schools and on vocational courses and provide training and support for teachers
- Develop plans which will see existing workers upskilled and trained and give young people the knowledge and skills to thrive in the transition to a net zero society
- Grow apprenticeship opportunities in green industries and across our economy, ensuring these are available for young people
- Ramp up public capital investment into the green economy to £28bn a year in the second half of the parliament at the latest, alongside an active industrial strategy, with strategic public investment attracting private sector investment, bringing high-quality, unionised, sustainable jobs to all parts of the country and protecting existing jobs as industries evolve and decarbonise
Two of these relate directly to schools, and two to further education. The question is: will these make their way into the manifesto. We’ll let you know.