Progress on white paper ‘parent pledge’ goes backwards UNCLEAR: Schools were told to budget to meet the pledge this year, but nothing further published. Ofsted will hold schools to account for a new “parent pledge” Gillian Keegan told MPs in December she remained “committed” to the register, but could not “commit to dates or times”.ġ8. Turn Oak Academy into curriculum quangoĭELIVERED: Launched with a reduced curriculum offer in September.Ĭhapter 3: Target support for every child who needs it Careers programme for primary schools in areas of disadvantageĭELIVERED: Two-year, £2.6 million scheme to reach 600,000 pupils in 2,200 primaries underway.ġ6. ON TRACK: No plan yet, but DfE said it is “progressing”.ġ5. Centre supposed to launch March 3.ĭELAYED: Missed pledge, but DfE said it is “progressing”.ĭELIVERED: National music plan published last June. ON TRACK: Tender launched in November for new centre of excellence, with up to 25 school hubs, over three years. Network of modern foreign language hubs from 2023 DfE “expects” schools to “work towards meeting this expectation as soon as possible”.ġ1. Expectation that all mainstream schools run a 32.5-hour week by SeptemberĭELAYED: No sign of “detailed guidance and case studies” promised by summer 2022. SCRAPPED*: Part of axed schools bill, but government has suggested it will still try to legislate.ġ0. Legislation to increase Ofsted’s powers to inspect illegal schools SCRAPPED: Non-statutory guidance published in May with “expectation” on schools to publish their policy.ĩ. Legislate for attendance statutory guidance ‘National data solution’ for attendance trackingĭELIVERED: Dashboard launched in September for schools to compare attendance, 14,000 schools signed up.Ĩ. SCRAPPED: The government has not responded to a consultation that closed last July.ħ. Legislation to “modernise” attendance rules ON TRACK: Standards and Testing Agency is “working on the development of the new tests”.Ħ. Literacy and numeracy sample test for year 9s Chapter 2: Delivering high standards of curriculum, behaviour and attendanceĥ. Digital service launched this month relocation payment “due to launch” early this year. ON TRACK: Tender exploring “future contract” for both published in August. Digital service to recognise international teaching qualifications and relocation premium ITT course to get engineers teaching physicsĭELIVERED: Trialled early last year then rolled out in October.Ĥ.

BUT this support was reinstated after it was axed a few years ago.ģ.

The new policies Chapter 1: An excellent teacher for every childĭELAYED: Tied up in the delayed SEND review.ĭELIVERED: 175 scholarships worth £27,000 are available. Progress: The allowance of some grade inflation last year led to the average maths GCSE score rising from 4.53 in 2019 to 4.72, while the average English grade rose from 4.96 to 5.17.Ī true comparison will not be possible until at least 2024, when grade inflation is expected to be eradicated.Ī report last week by the National Audit Office told ministers to “further develop” their approach to monitoring progress as no milestones had been set. Policy: An “ambition” to increase the national GCSE average grade in English language and maths from 4.5 in 2019, to 5 by 2030. Progress: Ministers are even further away from when they started at key stage 2, with the percentage of children leaving primary at the expected standard falling to 59 per cent last year. Policy: By 2030, 90 per cent of primary pupils will meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, up from 65 per cent in 2019. John Dickens reports … The two ‘ambitions’ Five education secretaries and one scrapped schools bill later, here’s what we could find out about what remains of the government’s ‘Opportunity for All’ white paper.

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