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Education

We fact check and explain issues about schools, teacher shortages, childcare, universities, and qualifications.

28 May 2026

Achieved

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Has the government ended private schools’ VAT exemption and business rates relief?

By Nasim Asl • 3 mins

Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to stop the VAT exemption for private schools, as well as their charitable business rates relief. Read

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16 March 2026

Wait and see

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Are 75% of England’s five-year-olds ‘ready to learn’?

By Nasim Asl • 2 mins

Full Fact looks at the government’s new pledge for 75% of children to reach a “good level of development” at the end of reception, by 2028. Read

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9 March 2026

In progress

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Is Labour on course to introduce free breakfast clubs in every primary school?

By Joshua Salisbury • 2 mins

Full Fact takes a look at the government’s commitment to introduce universal free breakfast clubs in state-funded primary schools in England. Read

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18 November 2024

Appears on track

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How many of the promised 6,500 ‘new expert teachers’ has the government recruited?

By Hannah Smith • 4 mins

We look at Labour’s manifesto pledge to recruit 6,500 “new expert teachers in key subjects”. Read

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