Charlie Elphicke’s Policies on Education Issues

Education › Free School Meals

Should free meals be offered to all primary school students?

Party’s support baseYes, but only if they meet high nutritional standards

Education › Tuition Fees

Should the UK abolish university tuition fees?

Party’s support baseNo

Education › GCSE Exams

Should every student be required to take a GCSE exam at the end of Year Eleven?

Party’s support baseYes

Education › Standardised Curriculum

Should all state schools be required to follow a standard curriculum?

Party’s support baseYes

Education › AI in Schools

Should students be allowed to use AI to complete their homework?

ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, but only as a study aid, not to generate work

Education › Critical Race Theory in K-12 Education

Should critical race theory be taught in primary and secondary school?

Party’s support baseNo

Education › VAT on Private Schools

Should private schools lose their tax exemptions and be charged VAT on tuition fees?

ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, this is a "tax on aspiration" that punishes hard-working families.

Education › School Gender Notification

Should schools be required to inform parents if their child questions their gender identity?

ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, parents have a fundamental right to know about their child's well-being

Education › Grammar Schools

Would you support the return of a selective education system and the reintroduction of grammar schools?

Party’s support baseYes

Education › School Truancy

Should the government decriminalize school truancy?

Party’s support baseNo

Education › Free Schools

Should the government allow businesses, charities, parents or teachers to use public money to start "free schools"?

Party’s support baseNo

Education › University Debt Accountability

Should universities be held financially accountable if graduates, with degrees leading to lower income jobs, default on their student loans?

Party’s support baseNo

Education › Charter Schools

Do you support charter schools?

Party’s support baseYes

Charlie Elphicke