Reform UK Proposes Patriotic School Reforms in England

Reform UK, a rising political party led by Nigel Farage, announced a series of education policies on St. George's Day, calling for mandatory displays of the Union Flag and portraits of King Charles in every state school in England. The proposals, which the party vows to implement within its first 100 days in government if elected, also include a revamped patriotic history curriculum aimed at fostering national pride among students.

The centerpiece of the plans is a new national curriculum that would require British history to comprise at least 60 percent of assessed content in history and social sciences for pupils in England. Compulsory topics would cover key events such as the Magna Carta, the Wars of the Roses, the English Civil War, the Glorious Revolution, the Act of Union, the Enlightenment, and Victorian Britain. Reform UK officials stated that teaching on British or European imperialism and slavery must be balanced with examples from non-European contexts. The education secretary would gain authority to audit and intervene in school curricula to ensure compliance and to present what the party describes as a balanced account of the nation's heritage, free from modern...