applause in the year ahead and over this parliament we will continue our investment in and reform of education, we will implement the recommendations of the 0ecd review of the curriculum, we will continue to work to close the poverty related attainment gap with further investment of £1 billion over the course of the parliament. since the election, over 200 million has already been provided to local authority, head teachers and other partners. we will provide funding for councils to recruit 3500 additional teachers and 500 classroom assistants. £50 million of this funding has already been allocated to support the recruitment of the classroom assistants and the first 1,000 teachers. we will reduce the cost of the school day, since the cost of the school day, since the election we have already established music tuition charges and extended universal provision of school meals to children in primary