and act to remove barriers to pupils studying these subjects, including by abolishing the English Baccalaureate as a performance measure. Teach the core skills required for children to flourish in the modern world, including critical thinking, verbal reasoning and creativity. The fragmentation of the education system, with more than half of secondary schools and one quarter of primary schools in Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs), had led to a lack of accountability to local communities.
supportive of economic growth, for example facilitation of more production or government aid for growth