Ryan Bridge: Old school is the best school

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · May 17, 2026 · 2m · transcript

In education, old school is the best kind of school.

Secondary students will be forced to learn science, as well as maths and English, in the fifth form.

They'll be graded, not on merit or achieved or whatever, but A+ to E.

So far so uncontroversial, I would have thought.

On top of that, exams will be compulsory in every subject.

Gone are the days of handing in pre-prepared essays drafted with the assistance of google.

Now, despite the fact 10,000 people provided feedback on the changes, there'll no doubt be union reps upset with change, because they normally are.

But old school practices are…