Iain Duncan Smith has promised to make education the Tory party's number one priority.
Tony Blair has failed to deliver on a pledge which helped bring him to power.
In his new year message to party chairmen, the Tory Leader announces plans for a new school standards campaign.
He also identifies the need for public service reform and help for the vulnerable.
Iain Duncan Smith says: "Our nation's future depends on being able to teach our young people properly.
"And yet the gap between standards in our inner city schools and the rest of the country is growing.
"We need to return civility to our classrooms and raise expectations among our pupils."
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