Schools and colleges are running on empty, but 20 is the magic number to #SaveEducation. 1. Class sizes of 20 We have a declining pupil roll, yet some of the largest class sizes in Europe, with 1 million children taught in classes of 31 or more. Class sizes of 20 is the European average. Smaller classes would equal greater inclusion. 2. 20% PPA We have an epidemic of teachers, particularly mothers , dropping to 0.8 so they can do their planning and preparation on their day off and still have some of their weekend. Going part-time to work full-time. 20% PPA would end this inequality. 3. 20% funding uplift for funding restoration. To get education funding back to the OECD average (5% of GDP), comparable with other developed countries, would require a 20% uplift. Keeping the £3.3bn saving from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme in education, instead of the treasury clawing it back, would take us two-thirds of the way there. 4. 20% pay rise for pay restoration Although pay has begun to rise relative to average earnings from its low point in 2022, we are still a long way from restoring pay to 2010 levels. Getting pay back to that level would require a 20% rise.