Independent education standards authority proposed by Lib Dems
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.
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