The Tories' 'genuine schools revolution'

And one headline proposal is to holdback for an extra year at primary school poorly performing 11-years-olds, so in effect progress to secondary school depended more on grades that just age.

But critics argue it's an old idea which has had little support in the past from local education authorities or from teachers.

Other ideas for the Conservatives' schools revolution agenda to be launched this week include stopping the closure of special needs schools; A bonfire of controls to free teachers from bureaucracy and external targets and for paying Schools for taking on disadvantaged pupils - up to £6000 per child.

Tomorrow the schools secretary Ed Balls will write to head teachers on how they are expected to improve performance.

Recent figures appear to show Labour's drive on improving standards is faltering. The Tories see that and discipline as fertile ground for popular support

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