Children will study creative subjects to boost their confidence as public speakers under a Labour schools shake-up to “tear down barriers”.
Leader Keir Starmer promised major reforms to the school curriculum yesterday and vowed to “shatter the class ceiling” holding ordinary kids back.
In a highly personal speech, Mr Starmer told how seeing his toolmaker dad feel “looked down upon” and “disrespected” because of his job had pushed him to end the academic/vocational divide.
