Education Policy in Brief
Current Problems
(1) Huge amounts of money going in to the system, real standards not increasing.
(2) Examination results inflated each year to distort the reality.
(3) Too many people attain the top grades so they become of limited use for University selection and employment decision making.
(4) Poor discipline in schools. Teachers and Heads lack authority to control.
(5) Dumbing down of the best pupils by the league table criteria encouraging focus on achieving a certain standard across the classroom.
(6) Too much paperwork and bureaucracy.
(7) Top up fees are now too high leaving many students with huge debts.
Solutions
(1) Give Head Teachers the power to control discipline in schools.
(2) Offer Practical based courses/apprenticeships for 15 year olds who are non-academically minded.
(3) Reduce the numbers going to University and reduce the level of top up fees required.
(4) Allow local people to decide on the re-instatement of grammar schools in their area.
(5) Teach more British History, British Geography and British Literature in schools to help instill pride in our country.
(6) Increase the amount of sport in schools so everyone does at least 3 hrs per week up to the age of 16.
(7) Change the grading systems for GCSE’s and “A” levels so that all the grades become meaningful again. Only the top 10% would get an “A” grade providing a certain standard was reached.
