Education
Proposed Legislation for Educational Standards: Restoring classroom authority, curriculum rigour, and creating new pathways for excellence.
United Kingdom Parliament
Education Standards and National Academies Bill
A BILL TO restore teacher authority and classroom discipline; to establish a rigorous National
Knowledge Curriculum; to found National Academies for the gifted; to reform university admission
on merit alone; and to mandate civics and history instruction.
BE IT ENACTED by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords
Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of
the same, as follows:—
Preamble
- (1) Whereas education is the transmission of the best that has been thought and said;
- (2) Whereas a school cannot function without order and authority;
- (3) Whereas excellence is a virtue to be cultivated, not a privilege to be levelled;
- (4) Therefore this Act re-establishes standards, discipline, and merit as the pillars of national education.
Part 1: Authority and Discipline
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The Teacher Authority Mandate
(1) Teachers and Headteachers shall have absolute statutory authority to maintain order in the
classroom.
(2) The power to exclude disruptive pupils is restored to Headteachers, subject only to
procedural review, not merit review. No appeals panel may reinstate a violent pupil.
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Parental Responsibility Contract
(1) Parents of pupils must sign a Behavioural Contract upon enrolment.
(2) Persistent failure to support school discipline may result in fines or Mandatory Parenting
Orders.
Part 2: The National Knowledge Curriculum
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Knowledge-Rich Instruction
(1) The National Curriculum shall be reformed to prioritise substantive knowledge, chronological
history, and mathematical rigour over skills-based or distinctively "relevant" pedagogies.
(2) British History shall be a compulsory subject until age 16, taught as a coherent national
narrative.
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Ban on Ideological Instruction
(1) Schools must remain politically neutral. The teaching of contested political ideologies as
fact is prohibited.
(2) Materials arguing that British institutions are structurally illegitimate must be presented
for critical analysis, not as doctrinal truth.
Part 3: Excellence and Selection
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National Academies
(1) The Secretary of State shall establish residential National
Academies for the top 5% of students in STEM, Humanities, and Arts.
(2) Admission is blind to background and based solely on competitive examination. Tuition and
boarding shall be fully state-funded.
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Merit in Higher Education
(1) University admissions must be based on academic merit and potential alone.
(2) The use of quotas or contextual offer systems that penalise high-achieving applicants is
prohibited.
Part 4: Final Provisions
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Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Education Standards and National Academies Act 2026.