Campaign for Real Education (CRE)
Formed in 1987 by 14 parents and teachers, we campaign for higher standards and more parental choice in education.
The CRE is neither of the Left nor of the Right and it is not affiliated to any political cause or party. It is funded entirely by voluntary donations.
Since its foundation, members of our executive committee have advised both 10 Downing Street and the Department for Education. We have, also, been represented on a number of government advisory bodies.
Whilst in office, both a schools minister and a secretary of state have chaired or addressed CRE meetings. Prime ministerial praise for CRE members is a matter of public record.
The views of the CRE have long been regularly sought and reported by most major media outlets in the UK and by many from around the world.
Latest:
CRE Newsletter Summer/Autumn 2025 | Issue 116
This Newsletter marks a change in the operation of the Campaign for Real Education. As a consequence of intimidation, some of it reported in the national press, we are withdrawing committee member contact details from our website. The Chairman's details will remain and they will be the only point of contact.
CRE Newsletter:
Here are our most recent Newsletters:
Issue 116 CRE Newsletter Summer/Autumn 2025
Issue 115 CRE Newsletter Winter/Spring 2024/25
Issue 114 CRE Newsletter Summer/Autumn 2024
You can view every issue of the CRE newsletter, in our Newsletter section here.
CRE Manifesto 2025
- A strategy for school improvement and a starting point for debate -
You can read the CRE Manifesto 2025 in issue 116 of our Newsletter. Click here to get PDF.
At the heart of the debate!
Over the decades the Campaign has been contacted by thousands of parents, teachers and academics who share our concerns. Many UK media outlets report the views of the CRE or carry articles by current committee members.
Here are some of the UK media outlets that have covered the views of the CRE:
BBC TV and Radio, ITV, Channel 4 News, Channel 5 TV News, Sky TV News, The Times and The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independent, The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, The Daily Mirror, The Daily Express, The Sun, Metro, The Sunday People, The Daily Star, The TES, The Yorkshire Post, LBC Radio, Talk Radio, NME, Christian Today, Study Breaks, Liverpool Echo, People’s World, Pink News, Huffington Post, Yahoo Lifestyle, The Cambridge Student, Schools Week, Free Radio, Cornwall Live, The Sunday Post.