Education bill 'will help raise standards'

January 28 2011

The government's new education bill will "help teachers to raise standards in schools".

According to the Department for Education, "it includes measures to root out bad behaviour, tackle underperformance and improve the way in which schools are held to account".

Measures in the bill include overhauling school inspections, with Ofsted focusing on just four core elements - leadership, pupil achievement, teaching, and behaviour and safety.

Speaking earlier this week, education secretary Michael Gove said: "We're lucky that there are many teachers doing a fantastic job but there are still too many schools that simply aren't good enough.

"We must learn from other countries which do things better. We're giving more powers for teachers to do their job properly – the ability to impose better discipline – and freeing them from bureaucracy. The best schools will be freed from inspections so Ofsted will now concentrate on what matters – teaching and behaviour."

Subject to the passage of the bill, the Secretary of State will be given new powers to intervene when schools are performing poorly.

Commenting on the education bill, Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said it will lead to "greater centralisation of power".

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