Jo Coburn
Daily Politics presenter

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Robin Brant
Political Correspondent, BBC News

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Delivering his speech on education a little earlier, David Cameron said Conservative plans to protect funding per pupil in England would provide a further £7bn for places for rising numbers of pupils.

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The Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis settled in earlier in Number 11, where he had talks with George Osborne. They were "constructive", the chancellor reports.

Responding to a question on Labour's plans to cut tuition fees, David Cameron criticises the party's "total failure" to explain how it would make up the "massive shortfall" in universities' funding - and said the plans would lead to "chaos". Labour is yet to unveil its policy but Ed Miliband has said he wants to reduce the cap from £9,000 to £6,000, which universities have branded "implausible".

Following Nicky Morgan's lead, David Cameron declines to answer a maths question, saying he only does his times tables in the car with his children, which draws some laughs. Responding to a question on why he is convinced that academies are the answer, he says the evidence shows they work. We need impatience and intolerance of failure, he adds.

David Cameron fields a couple of questions - including one by the BBC's Nick Robinson - about his pledge to ring-fence the schools budget - namely whether the commitment will lead to deeper cuts elsewhere. Mr Cameron says it is absolutely right to set out the Conservatives' priorities for education, and adds that the party has demonstrated it is prepared to take "difficult decisions", such as on welfare.

UKIP are considering legal action against a school that it claims linked the party with the Holocaust during an assembly. Chellaston Academy in Derby showed a slide featuring a picture of Nigel Farage and a comment he made about Romanians. UKIP's East Midlands chairman Alan Graves has accused the school of "political indoctrination". The school said it was seeking legal advice before commenting. Read more.

David Cameron concludes by saying the government is getting closer to its goal of ensuring every child in Britain has the best start in life - and thanks pupils, parents and teachers for their role in helping to bring this about. Time now for a Q&A session.

The final commitment from David Cameron is for a guaranteed place on the National Citizenship Service for every teenager that wants it, because education alone "is not enough".

The prime minister says he wants 17,500 more maths and physics teachers to be trained over the next five years, to ensure we are the best country in the world at maths, science and computing. He also reiterates the Conservatives' pledge to create three million apprenticeships by 2020, paid for by reducing the benefit cap to £23,000 - which receives a clap from the audience. Together with there being no cap on university places, this should abolish youth unemployment in the country, he says.

David Cameron confirms that every failing and "coasting" school in England will be turned into an academy under a Tory government. Any school that cannot demonstrate it has the capacity to improve will have to become a sponsored academy, he says.

A future Conservative government would provide a "good primary school place for every child with zero tolerance for failure" if they win power in May, David Cameron pledges.

David Cameron commits his party to protecting funding per pupil at state schools in England over the course of the next Parliament.

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That's the end of the televised section of the Q&A, although the Labour leader will continue to answer questions on Facebook, host Faisal Islam - who is Sky's political editor - says.

Ed Miliband cannot guarantee to restore the education maintenance allowance if he leads the next government, he says. The EMA, which encouraged young people on low incomes to stay in full-time education, was scrapped in 2012. Mr Miliband says he won't make "false promises" without knowing how they will be paid for.

David Cameron says under Labour far too many children left schools without the necessary skills and qualifications - but this has changed under the coalition. He makes no apology for the rapid pace of change, he adds.

David Cameron is on his feet, and underlines the importance of every child having the best possible start in life. He says this begins with a strong family but centres on a proper education. A good education, he says, should not be a luxury or only for those who can afford it - but something that everyone can benefit from. "If we don't educate the next generation properly, we won't secure Britain's future," he adds.

Asked how Labour will engage with Muslim communities in the UK, Mr Miliband says Muslims have a responsibility to challenge and prevent radicalisation before it happens and praises their response to last month's attacks in Paris. The Labour leader says he has changed his party's foreign policy, with regard to Iraq, and says people should speak up against Islamaphobia and anti-semitism wherever it manifests itself.

Conservative Education Secretary Nicky Morgan provides some opening remarks ahead of David Cameron's speech, which is being delivered at a school in Enfield, north London. Mrs Morgan recalls her delight at being appointed to the Cabinet position, stressing her determination to ensure every child has the chance to master the basics and succeed in life. She goes on to praise the government's education reforms, which she says have created an "ambitious culture" in England's education system.