Reform UK proposes a return to what it calls 'core academic standards' in schools, an expansion of vocational and apprenticeship routes for young people, and legal free-speech protection in universities. It also opposes what it terms 'ideological' teaching in schools.
Students in higher ed (UK)
~2.9m
HESA, 2023/24
Apprenticeship starts (Eng.)
339k
DfE, 2023/24
16-18 not in education
13.2%
DfE, 2024
Key proposals
Emphasis on English, maths, science and British history; Reform pledges to end what it describes as 'political indoctrination' in the classroom.