The proposals, which are based on the Swedish education system, wereoutlined by shadow children's secretary Michael Gove at last week'sConservative Party conference. Gove pledged that a Conservativegovernment would create an independent state school in every communityand allow parents to set up their own schools. These schools wouldcontrol their own budgets and will be free to decide whether or not toteach the National Curriculum.
But Paul Ennals, chief executive of the National Children's Bureau, toldCYP Now the plans could destabilise attempts to provide integratedservices. "The risk of schools gaining increased independence is thatcontacts with other services could be undermined," he said. "It is notyet clear to us how Gove's model would include partnership working,which is at the heart of Every Child Matters."
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