The contract with National Strategies, which oversees the numeracy andliteracy strategies, will end in 2011, and funding will be transferredto schools, who will be expected to use it with school improvement plansto invest in improving literacy and numeracy.
The paper states that, 'The accountability system will continue to focussharply on literacy and numeracy.'
It also said that that 'early years achievement' would remain a priorityin moving to a new model of school improvement, with alignment betweenthe approach in schools and early years settings.
The new primary curriculum which the Government is consulting on forimplementation in 2011, will build on the EYFS, it said.
Teachers will need licences to teach, which will be up for renewal everyfive years. The plans will start with newly qualified teachers fromSeptember 2010 and teachers who have been out of the profession for sometime.
A new Parent Guarantee will give access to information on extendedservices, with schools expected to provide links to support and adviceabout parenting, access to childcare, activities, and opportunities todevelop their own learning.
A new School Report Card, going beyond league tables, will give schoolsa single overall grade for their performance and will be used alongsideOfsted reports to make schools accountable. The card will give parentsinformation on how a school is improving standards, how well it ishelping pupils who fall behind to catch up, and how it is stretching themost able.
Further information
'Your Child, Your Schools, Our Future: Building a 21st Century SchoolsSystem', www.dcsf.gov.uk