In the wake of the General Election the new Conservative government has wasted no time in beginning its programme for government based on its manifesto commitments.
Some of its commitments will require new legislation, some regulation, some can just be implemented, and others are on-going issues, carried over from the coalition government. There are no surprises.
The continuing commitment to high standards of education for all children and young people, an aspiration we all share, will, the government believes, be secured through the Education and Adoption Bill, which promises to tackle failing and “coasting” schools through more rapid academisation and through decapitation, with a third of primary headteachers apparently being earmarked for removal from their posts.
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