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School U-turns on giving Farage football shirt as essay prize after backlash
- A school in Kent organized an essay contest for GCSE students on Reform UK, with a football shirt as the prize, leading to political impartiality concerns among students and parents.
- Headteacher Eliot Hodges stated that the contest is part of a program to expose students to different political views, citing previous similar contests.
- The competition has sparked discussions about political indoctrination in schools, with Reform MP Lee Anderson criticizing teachers for allegedly pushing political agendas in schools during a Reform conference speech.
- Local Authority reported that students could not recall past political memorabilia contests related to school visits, raising questions about impartiality.
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Reform accused of ‘indoctrination’ after Kent school offers Farage shirt as essay prize
Reform has been accused of indoctrination in schools, after a school in Rochester launched an essay competition offering a Nigel Farage football shirt as a prize. For a party that claims left-wing ideologies and “wokeism” are taking over schools, this is highly ironic. The Kent school, Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School, is facing questions about political impartiality after it launched the essay prize for GCSE students in Citizenship…
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