Rishi Sunak wants to impose European-styled baccalaureate education system

New rules would mean children will be required to study Maths and English until the age of 18.

Pupils would also be required to study a larger range of subjects in post-16 education.

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The Prime Minister has insisted that children in England should study some form of maths up to the age of 18.

The new baccalaureate education system is commonly found in European countries.

However, Sunak is said to be facing backlash from senior officials who say schools don't want to see anymore changes following turmoil over recent years.

Children across Britain have battled with the disruption of Covid, strikes and crumbling RAAC concrete.

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It is unlikely that Sunak will push through the plans ahead of the next general election.

The Prime Minister is making a number of policy changes aimed at revamping the Conservative Party's electoral offering.

Earlier this week, the Sunak weakened net zero targets - setting the Tories apart from the Labour party.

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson called the plans an "undeliverable gimmick".

"This is just the latest undeliverable gimmick from a weak Prime Minister and a dying Conservative government with no serious plan for improving standards of education for young people," she told the BBC.

"Rishi Sunak should be focusing on long term plans to improve literacy and numeracy in younger children, not pursuing short term headlines with this unworkable policy, which will do nothing to raise standards.

"Labour will be focusing on how we lay strong foundations for high and rising standards in our schools and deliver a major review of curriculum and assessment from government, as part of our mission to break down barriers to opportunity."

A Department for Education spokesperson said in a statement: "Since 2010 we have made huge progress in driving up school standards and giving young people the best start in life, with record funding for schools and more full-time teachers than ever before.

"We have already taken steps to reform the post-16 qualifications landscape, including reforming technical education and delivering millions of new high-quality apprenticeships.

"Alongside this, we have set out bold plans to ensure that every young person studies some form of maths up to the age of 18 to give them the skills they need to succeed in the jobs of the future".