School report cards would be a 'bureaucratic burden'

9 February 2009 1 min read Education

Government plans for schools to issue a report card detailing their performance have been criticised for creating an "unnecessary bureaucratic burden".

In its response to a consultation surrounding the plans the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has called for them to be rethought.

In the consultation document 21st Century Schools: A World-Class Education for Every Child/A School Report Card, the government acknowledges that the current league table system fails to properly show schools' progress.

To rectify this it proposes a school report card to look at improvements that are closely aligned to the Every Child Matters agenda. This will include information about pupils' prospects of economic wellbeing and their positive contribution to the community.

But Malcolm Trobe, ASCL policy director, said: "What this does is add another tier, another area of accountability for schools to adhere to."

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