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The White Paper: ‘There’s no reverse gear’

Legislation and guidance Government policy Whole-school issues
You won’t have missed the publication of the latest education White Paper, Education Excellence Everywhere. It sets the seal on what’s been rolled out over the past six years and what’s in store for the coming five. Suzanne O’Connell outlines 10 of its strongest themes

‘There’s no reverse gear,” education secretary Nicky Morgan announced. In a close race for headlines with the budget, the White Paper, Educational Excellence Everywhere wasn’t the exclusive preserve of the educational press. The news that all schools would become academies by 2022 led the national coverage with the demise of local authorities’ role in education not far behind.

Of course, these changes come as no surprise in many respects. The reduction in the role of the local authority and the policy towards academisation have always been keen drivers in the Department for Education’s (DfE) plans for the future. However, no longer a coalition, the government has been given the all-clear to drive forward confidently and finish the job off.

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