Sound familiar?

Education played a very important part in Nazi Germany in trying to cultivate a loyal following for Hitler and the Nazis. The Nazis were aware that education would create loyal Nazis by the time they reached adulthood. The Hitler Youth had been created for post-school activities and schools were to play a critical part in developing a loyal following for Hitler - indoctrination and the use of propaganda were to be a common practice in Nazi schools and the education system.

Enforcing a Nazi curriculum on schools depended on the teachers delivering it. All teachers had to be vetted by local Nazi officials. Any teacher considered disloyal was sacked. Many attended classes during school holidays in which the Nazi curriculum was spelled out and 97% of all teachers joined the Nazi Teachers' Association. All teachers had to be careful about what they said as children were encouraged to inform the authorities if a teacher said something that did not fit in with the Nazi's curriculum for schools.

Meanwhile, Ed Balls proposes that teachers should be licenced to teach and have to renew their licence every 5 years, any teacher that "does not come up to scratch" (interprete as required...) will lose their licence and be forbidden from teaching.

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Nazis_Education.htm

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6611074.ece