Schools to be given strengthened powers to deal with underperforming teachers

On 13 January, Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education, announced that the Government would be giving schools more powers to remove underperforming teachers. He announced that schools will soon find it easier to manage their teachers and help ensure they are performing to the best of their abilities. Ministers have published new arrangements for [...]

Education Select Committee’s Chairman’s statement on Home Education Report

Here is the press release which Graham Stuart MP has just published on the OFSTED report on Home Education:- “  Ofsted Home Education Report Seriously Flawed Says Graham Stuart MP “Graham Stuart MP, who last week was elected to take the Chair of the Commons Education Select Committee, today condemned Ofsted’s report on home education, [...]

Home education report out today

Graham Stuart MP draws to our attention that the Ofsted report on Home Education is out today.   Quote from Chief Inspector: “The report also found that current legislation around elective home education means it is extremely challenging for local authorities to meet their statutory duty to ensure children have a suitable education.”

Cameron launches Party’s Draft Manifesto for Education

David Cameron: We need urgent action to improve our schools Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Monday, January 18 2010    Since the New Year, we have been setting out our argument for the election. We want to make this the year for change. We can’t go on like this, and we need change to get the [...]

Were there good reasons for a high-achieving grammar school to be put in special measures?

Nick Seaton of the Campaign for Real Education writes today about the OFSTED report on Stretford Grammar School, which has been put into special measures, the first grammar school to suffer this fate.    Nick’s piece is on Conservative Home, here, and tells us quite a bit about OFSTED’s findings, which seem to concentrate on those [...]