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No—I am not giving way.David Davidson asked me some questions about the Liberal Democrats and the number of extra teachers that we want. In our manifesto, we commit to 2,000 extra teachers.
I asked whether the £5.5 million that is being transferred to the higher education sector is being taken from the further education sector, or whether it is extra resources over and above— No, it is not extra resources.
One would need a significantly bigger figure to do that, but as soon as someone presents a figure as 23 million extra, everybody thinks that that is impressive.
However, if they hit a point where the child is having difficulties or needs extra support, or if they need extra support, there must be a way back into the system for them to seek that support.