Bring back academic selection, says MEP

MEP Paul Nuttall

Britain needs a return to academic selection to restore excellence, says MEP Paul Nuttall.

Shocking figures from the OECD, which show that poor students in China are outperforming wealthy children in Britain at school, demonstrates the need to return to academic excellence, he said.

"We have turned to a culture of prizes for all which celebrates mediocrity and does not push for academic excellence.

"These figures show that actually, it isn't about money, but about the standards we set for our kids. We need to bring back academic selection so that those who are academically gifted are pushed to be the very best they can be.

"That doesn't mean we turn our backs on those who are more technically gifted, but that we instead encourage our children to maximise their own natural ability in whatever field,"said Mr Nuttall, UKIP MEP for the North West.