With Andy Burnham now the clear frontrunner to take the keys to No 10, the policies he has spent eight years testing in Greater Manchester suddenly matter to every parent in the country.
And his views on education have been made particularly clear.
He traces the near-million young people not in education, employment or training – known as NEETs – back to the UK’s school system, which he believes is “built for some young people rather than all”.
Here are four ways a Burnham government could reshape the classroom your child sits in.
A graduate tax to replace tuition fees
