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Independent education standards authority proposed by Lib Dems
EB News: 20/04/2015 - 09:47
The proposed body would consist of a board of education and subject specific experts who would design the curriculum and set exam standards in each subject. Outlining certain decisions made by Michael Gove while leading the Department for Education, a party spokesman outlined the need to dramatically improve the ‘farcical situation’ created during the last government.
Clegg said: “If you are a teacher, be assured the Liberal Democrats will get politics out of the classroom and give you the freedom you need to teach your pupils. Our plans will recruit, retain and reward good teachers. If you are a parent, be assured your children will get a world class education from world class teachers.”
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is also expected to announce four other measures concerning educational policy, including the protection of spending per-pupil, a guarantee ensuring all teachers in state-funded schools will be qualified by September 2016, the establishing of a Royal College of Teachers and a National Leadership Institute to promote high quality leadership in schools in deprived areas.
The Education Committee has released a new report outlining ways the government can achieve its mission of economic growth by investing in the further education (FE) and skills sector.
Premier League Primary Stars is offering a new set of free teaching resources aimed at making football and PE lessons more inclusive, especially for girls, who remain less likely than boys to participate in sport.
A number of school leaders under union NAHT have expressed strong opposition to Ofsted’s planned new inspection framework, with an overwhelming majority backing industrial action if the reforms go ahead as planned.
A new report has been released which shines a light on the challenges young carers face in England’s education system, focusing on their disproportionately high rates of suspensions.