Speaking at the annual National Children and Adult Services conference, Jon Coles gave delegates a hint of how the forthcoming schools white paper is likely to outline the role of councils in education.
"Local authorities need to be catalysts for change," he explained. "My objection in relation to local authorities’ use of powers where a school is underperforming or failing has never been that they over-use their powers to issue formal warning notices. Not at all. I think it’s the opposite.
"Where there is clear evidence of underperformance, I would want to see more vigorous use of the powers that local authorities have to challenge failure and create improvement rapidly."
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