Commenting on the reappointment of
as Education Secretary,
Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and
College Leaders, said:
“Congratulations to on his reappointment as
Education Secretary. We look forward to working constructively
with him on behalf of schools and colleges.
“We have written to Mr Williamson and the Prime Minister to
say that a genuine one-nation approach to policy will help to
achieve what we haven’t yet managed as a society
– to enable the education system to deliver on
behalf of those from the most disadvantaged backgrounds for whom
education may never have been seen as relevant or
attractive.
“ASCL has set out a series of recommendations in our
General Election manifesto on
what we believe the priorities should be. In particular, these
are to address the funding and recruitment crises; reduce the
crushing weight of accountability on schools and colleges; and
focus reform on the ‘forgotten third’ of young people who too
often complete 12 years of schooling feeling dispirited and
written off having fallen short of the harsh cliff-edge of a
Grade 4 ‘standard pass’ in GCSE English and maths.
“There is a great opportunity to take our education system
from being good to being world-leading by focusing on an agenda
which delivers for all our young people.”
