The Children, Schools and Families Bill, the legislation that will implement the government's 21st Century Schools white paper as well as other proposals, aims to "provide guarantees for parents and pupils setting out what they can expect from a 21st century schools system".
It will include a licensing scheme for teachers, curriculum reforms including reforms to the primary curriculum following the Rose review, a home educators' registration system and new powers for Secretaries of State to intervene in failing youth offending.
Philip Parkin, general secretary of education professionals union Voice, said he was concerned the advent of the next general election would cause uncertainty about whether the bill would be passed.
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