Our national education system has two primary purposes:
A. To train a British child, from 3 to 16, in the basics needed for adult life in a civilised society: English, Mathematics, Computer Studies and Religious Education.
B. To develop that child into an adult with maturity, discipline and a sense of civic duty. Those who leave school illiterate, innumerate and ill-disciplined are not only unemployable but a social problem.
Beyond the age of 11, there should be a focus on each pupil’s potential to begin a working career in particular fields. From 14 onwards that focus should become more specialised, through Local Careers Service Offices (LCSOs). The Careers Office will assess a pupil’s abilities and give practical advice on job search, CVs and interviews.
The Main Goal
We must aim for a high-quality national education, with all necessary opportunities, but not one based on equality of outcome. That distinction does not imply superiority or inferiority among British students. It is simply a recognition that some will learn a trade, some will qualify in a profession, some will become technical specialists, and some will become self-employed.
Policies
Size. Maximum school size: 800. Maximum class size: 30. Smaller is better. Large schools and classes encourage anonymity and poor pupil management.
Discipline. A small minority of anti-social pupils — bullies and disruptors — can cause serious harm. There will be no tolerance: three strikes and out. Persistent offenders will instead be educated in special units.
Structure. Comprehensive schooling will be replaced by a mixed system, including revived traditional grammar schools for academically gifted boys and girls. Suitable provision will be made for other types of school — private, religious, technical and so on. All British schools must, however, follow the principles of a revised National Curriculum and the economy. The new National Curriculum will set aside time for employment and opportunity in key parts of the British economy, including industry and agriculture. A basic introduction to both will be essential. We should cultivate young minds with particular attention to aerospace, electronics, engineering and pharmaceuticals.
History. A broad outline of world history may be taught, but first priority will be British history, from fifty years ago back to the earliest national records.
At present the only specific historical topic made compulsory in the National Curriculum is the Holocaust. That requirement dates from 1991 and applies to 13- and 14-year-olds. We regard this as an educational error. It is a politically charged subject and, in our view, unsuitable for pupils under 18. Education should be politically neutral; this topic is also highly contentious.
Careers guidance. Between 14 and 16, schools should receive visits from careers officers, who will set out the main routes into work: a profession, a trade, a business, or the Civil Service. Every worthwhile path should be considered.
We should remember that educational failure costs the national economy and can also feed future criminality. Properly educated Britons will have a stronger sense of belonging and be less alienated in social and economic life.
21st-century national service
British National Youth Service (BNYS)
From 18 to 19, young Britons will be called up for one year of service to the nation, with very few exceptions: six months of public service and six months of military service. Military service will be optional, subject to suitability; those not selected will complete twelve months of public service.
BNYS will be educational and of real benefit to the country. Non-military public service will include projects in selected urban and rural areas: work on land, forests, parks, rivers and canals, and social work supporting staff in hospitals, schools and care homes.
BNYS will build national unity across class, group, and social and educational background. Young people will be given purpose and energy. The demands of public service — including discipline and comradeship — will be valuable training for later life.
No university, or equivalent higher education, until the BNYS year is completed. That will discourage the drift of those who remain “eternal students”.
Patriotism should grow naturally from shared service, not from crude political propaganda. Young people will then have a stronger sense of responsibility to the nation.
After a nationalist political victory we will need to rebuild a Britain damaged by decades of multicultural liberalism. Young British men and women will stand in the vanguard of serious national repair and will make us great again!
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