Under the Education Bill presented in the House of Commons today, the Secretary of State would be able to direct a local authority to close schools that have failed to comply with warning notices. Also included are plans to strengthen teachers’ powers to deal with bad behaviour and anonymity for teachers facing allegations made by pupils until charged.
Introducing the bill, Gove said: "We’re lucky that there are many teachers doing a fantastic job. But there are still too many schools that simply aren’t good enough. We must learn from other countries that do things better.
"We’re giving more powers for teachers to do their job properly, the ability to impose better discipline and freeing them from bureaucracy. The best schools will be freed from inspections so Ofsted will now concentrate on what matters — teaching and behaviour.
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