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The creation of a new wave of grammar schools in England is not included in the government's plans for legislation.The creation of a new wave of grammar schools in England is not included in the government's plans for legislation.
The Queen's Speech says the government will "look at all options" for new schools, but there are no signs of the legislation needed to remove the current ban on expanding selection. The Queen's Speech says the government will "look at all options" for opening new schools, but that will not include removing the current ban on expanding selection.
The controversial plan to scrap free lunches for all infants is also absent. The controversial plan to stop free lunches for all infants is also absent.
This would remove the biggest source of extra funding promised for schools in the Conservative manifesto. This takes away the biggest source of extra funding promised for schools in the Conservative manifesto.
The government's plans for the next two years no longer include their most high profile education reform - the expansion of selective education in England. The government, setting out its plans for the next two years, has not announced any legislation for education.
This means dropping their most high profile proposed education reform - the expansion of selective education in England.
Budget shortagesBudget shortages
The re-written plans now call for "every child to go to a good or outstanding school" - but it recognises that any proposals will depend upon being able to "command a majority". The re-written plans now call for "every child to go to a good or outstanding school" - but with the recognition that any changes will depend upon being able to "command a majority".
But the suggestion that "all options" remained open for new schools raised concerns from head teachers' leader, Geoff Barton. A Department for Education source said that the Queen's Speech was an unambiguous decision not to go ahead with creating more grammar schools.
"We sincerely hope that this is not an attempt to revive its plans to expand the number of selective schools in England," said the leader of the ASCL head teachers' union.
Schools have been campaigning about budget shortages - with a letter being sent this week to two million families warning about funding cuts.Schools have been campaigning about budget shortages - with a letter being sent this week to two million families warning about funding cuts.
But the government's biggest plan to find extra funding, announced in the Conservative manifesto, also seems to have been ditched. But the government's biggest proposal to find extra funding, announced in the Conservative manifesto, also seems to have been ditched.
The scrapping of free meals for all infants was meant to save about £650m, which would have been the majority of an extra £1bn per year to boost school budgets.The scrapping of free meals for all infants was meant to save about £650m, which would have been the majority of an extra £1bn per year to boost school budgets.
This leaves a significant shortfall in the manifesto promise for extra school funding.
A joint response from four teachers' unions said schools were "sending out begging letters to parents" and the "lack of urgent action is deeply disappointing".
Jules White, the West Sussex head teacher who has co-ordinated a funding campaign in 17 local authorities, said: "The government said that it had heard the message from the electorate.
"It's high time they acted to put things right and fund schools in a way that every child deserves."
The government says it will bring forward its proposals on school funding at a later date.
Jo Yurky, who ran a parents' campaign over school cuts, said the lack of movement on funding had shown a "baffling disregard for the concerns of parents, teachers and school leaders".Jo Yurky, who ran a parents' campaign over school cuts, said the lack of movement on funding had shown a "baffling disregard for the concerns of parents, teachers and school leaders".
The government says it is pressing ahead with changes to how budgets are allocated to individual schools, through a new National Funding Formula. But the government says it is pressing ahead with changes to how budgets are allocated to individual schools, through a new National Funding Formula.
The new formula is meant to resolve unfairness and anomalies in how funding is allocated.The new formula is meant to resolve unfairness and anomalies in how funding is allocated.
Russell Hobby, leader of the National Association of Head Teachers, needed "urgent clarity" on funding, but warned that it might not be given until the autumn budget.
But he said schools would welcome the end of "distracting national structural reforms and continual tinkering".
There is also a commitment to improving vocational education and improving the level of skills in the workforce - training people for "high-skilled, high-wage jobs of the future".There is also a commitment to improving vocational education and improving the level of skills in the workforce - training people for "high-skilled, high-wage jobs of the future".
The ambition is for vocational exams to be given as much status as their academic counterparts - and there are plans for so-called "T-levels" for technical qualifications.The ambition is for vocational exams to be given as much status as their academic counterparts - and there are plans for so-called "T-levels" for technical qualifications.
Liberal Democrat education spokeswoman, Layla Moran, said: "It is incredulous that the government have claimed they will deliver fair funding for every school in today's Queen's Speech.
"The reality is that pupils and teachers will still bear the brunt of billions of pounds of cuts under Conservative plans."