Milton Keynes boy, 10, rewrites Pink Floyd song to demand Boris Johnson improves his education

Kale Harris-Herbert rewrote the words to the famous Pink Floyd song Another Brick in the Wall as part of his campaign, which he calls No Walls21.

The youngster, who is in a band called Stencil Pencils with his young siblings, is asking for the government to allow all schoolchildren to repeat their current school year so they can re-learn the subjects and take the exams and tests they missed during lockdown.

"Although I am young with a disability, I do have a proposal and a way forward for the Prime Minister and the government if they are willing to listen," he said.

"We have rewritten the words to the awe-inspiring song by Pink Floyd but with the emphasis on returning to school so all pupils can have the greatest chance of reaching their full potential," he added.

The Wavendon youngster has recorded himself and his siblings singing their song and this week he posted the lyrics and an accompanying letter to 10 Downing Street. He has also launched a petition to back up his campaign.

He said: "My first action was writing to the Prime Minister, my second action is writing to the press, and my third action is getting as many people as I can to sign a petition to say they agree with me, to send to the Prime Minister.

You can view the petition hereTalented Kale, who lives in Wavendon, has Asperger's Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism, and struggles to make friends.

He said: "A survey by education publication TES (Times Educational Supplement) found that three quarters of British teachers feel their students are lagging behind previous year groups.

"Prime Minister Mr Boris Johnson has admitted that it could take a year for children to catch up from the impact of Covid school closures, claiming online learning is having a 'huge impact' on the education of millions of pupils.

You can listen to the youngster performing No Walls21 in our video above. Kale's case is outlined in the rewritten lyrics, which read:

'We don’t need a lost generation

We all need some thought control,

with lots of learning in the classroom,

Teachers, don’t leave us kids alone!

Hey, teachers don’t leave us kids alone

All in all we don’t need a, another brick in the wall

All in all we don’t wanna,

All end up as fools....'

Kale formed the Stencil Pencils band with his sister Indiana, who is six, and 11-year-old brother Johnson last year to beat the boredom of lockdown.

The trio wrote a song called Quarantine/Covid19 as part of homework project. The song took off on social media and is now available to download as a single on Spotify, Deezer and itunes.

The siblings then performed on CITV show Scrambled! in a special talent contest - and they won outright after impressing judges Harry Smiles, Billie Eyelash and Will.I.Phone.

They have also appeared on local radio have done live performances in MK. Over the festive season they released a Christmas single called It's Christmas.

Kale has been hailed an inspiration to all youngsters on the autistic spectrum by Anna Kennedy Online, a charity that raises awareness of autism.

A spokesman for the charity said: "Kale Harris-Herbert suffers life really hard as he has Asperger’s. He has no friends and finds it extremely difficult to make any friends within his peer group. He is a grand advocate for overcoming his disabilities."