The Education and Inspections Bill was due to be published on 28February with the main provisions grouped into seven areas: schoolorganisation; schools causing concern; school transport; school food;curriculum; behaviour; and other provisions.
The most controversial element of the education white paper was theprovision to create hundreds of new trust schools with extra freedoms.Education secretary Ruth Kelly has refused to remove this provision fromthe final Bill despite concern that it will mean more selection on thebasis of academic ability or social background.
The Education Bill was also expected to confirm details of how theGovernment will strengthen the admissions code. Kelly has said schoolswill be compelled to act in accordance with the code, and last weekrevealed that the new code will be implemented largely throughadmissions forums.
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