Well, the white (and green) papers are out, all outlining the Government’s exciting plans for the future of education, and I’m somewhat underwhelmed at the vision.
After over a decade in power, you would expect a bit of ambition hidden away in there. The headlong run into full academisation of the school system feels like we have been here before (and we have). Schools that look the same, sound the same and deliver the same. A Wetherspoons model for school improvement, they all feel similar, you can’t argue with the prices, but the only real difference is how sticky the carpet is.
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