The five years since the 2010 General Election have gone by in a blur of education revolutions, reforms – and rhetoric.
It is a period which undoubtedly qualifies as one of the most tempestuous in education in living memory.
Headteachers have been at the frontline of many policy changes in the last five years and many will be looking at Thursday, May 7, with a mix of trepidation, anticipation and certainly the hope that whoever forms the next government will commit to education policies that will build on what is good – and get rid of what doesn't work.
Paul Stone, executive headteacher at Kibworth CE Primary School near Leicester, wants to see a "further commitment to a school-led system that allows capacity to develop but more importantly a sense of trust in the profession demonstrated by clear actions, such as a review of Ofsted".
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