On the 3rd of February, I was happy to support the Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson’s announcement of an overhaul of accountability and Ofsted inspection. These reforms will be essential to delivering high and rising standards for every child.
The announcement included provisions for new school improvement teams backed by over £20m of investment to tackle ‘stuck’ schools failing to improve. This will improve children’s educational attainment as the government fulfils their aim to ensure every child has access to a good local school.
There are 13 of these ‘stuck’ schools in Suffolk, which have received consecutive poor Ofsted judgements. These plans are spearheaded by an initial £20m investment in new regional improvement teams, known as RISE teams, which will prioritise these stuck schools.
They will draw up bespoke improvement plans with those schools, with government making up to £100,000 available initially to each school for specialist support. This compares to a £6,000 grant that was available under the previous government.
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