- Replace national curriculum in England with "minimum curriculum entitlement" in state-funded schools and scale back tests at age 11. More freedom for school management
- Pupil premium of £2.5bn given to head teachers in England, aimed at disadvantaged children, which could allow average primary school to cut class size to 20 pupils
- Early intervention to tackle misbehaviour. Special Educational Needs diagnostic assessments for all five-year-olds [England only]
- Schools to get loans to improve energy-efficiency - paid back from energy savings [England only]
- Independent Educational Standards Authority to oversee and restore confidence in exams. General Diploma to bring GCSEs, A-Levels and high quality vocational qualifications together [England only]
- Reform school league tables and give 14 to 19-year-olds right to go to college, rather than school, if it suits them better [England only]
(source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8619630.stm)
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