General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

While I would agree with a worked based ethos during the final years at school, what would this involve?

Not all kids are destined for academia, you either work using your hands or brain.

One of the problems with working with your hands, is "hands on experience," a pre-requisite, this may well mean handling machinery considered dangerous, and, with the compensation culture in full swing, wouldn't it be an unwise school policy.

Exlude some subjects, yes

Sport or p.e. wasn't that introduced in schools after the Boer war when the army found that many were unfit, after all, they'll want their cannon fodder for the next war

Religion, the government won't hear about it, to afraid of the bishops, so, it's music and arts.

Also reduce the amount of school holidays.