Luisa Porritt’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 baseYes, and replace it with a graduate tax

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 baseYes, but not until they are teenagers

Education › VAT on Private Schools

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

ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

Education › School Gender Notification

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

ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, forced outing puts vulnerable children at risk of domestic abuse

Education › Grammar Schools

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

Party’s support baseNo, focus on improving current standards instead

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, free schools divert money away from existing schools

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 baseNo, we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages instead

Luisa Porritt