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In light of concerns over the 30 hours, Natalie Perera says the Government should review the balance between public and private investment

There has been much debate about whether the Government is investing enough to deliver the 30 hours offer.

My first reflection is that I’m glad we’re having this debate so publicly – from the national newspapers to Newsnight to the Today programme. At the same time, the issue of funding for schools and higher education has barely been out of the media since the general election.

All of these are vital issues for the education system, the economy and labour market, and social mobility. So why are these debates taking place on separate platforms, in separate newspaper columns and fronted by different experts? As austerity continues and the uncertainties of Brexit loom, it is arguably more important now than in the past few decades to consider the balance of education spending across all phases.

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