Gove: The best way of improving schools

Michael Gove, the education secretary, outlines plans to allow all schools in England to be able to apply for academy status if coupled with ‘outstanding’ rated school:

“Inspirational school leaders like Mike Wilkins at Outwood Grange, David Triggs at Greensward, David Hampson at Tollbar, and Barry Day at Nottingham Academy have all secured exceptional results for children at their own schools and are now extending their reach even further.

“They have used academy powers to take weaker schools under their wing and help raise standards in local underperforming schools.

“We know that the best way of improving schools is by getting?the professionals, who have already done a brilliant job, to spread their wings. That is why we are now allowing more schools to benefit by enabling all schools to apply for academy status, if they are teamed with a high-performing school.”