How will change improve the educational opportunities for children?

Question:
How will change improve the educational opportunities for children?
Answer:

The Primary Review is likely to include proposals for formal partnerships between schools, such as federations, as this can help to improve educational opportunities and pupil outcomes through:

  1. a better, broader offer for pupils – both curricular and extra-curricular
  2. better recruitment, succession planning and retention of staff
  3. more resources and opportunity to employ specialist staff
  4. more Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for staff and opportunities to learn from one another and 
  5. a greater capacity to innovate.

Partnerships will be necessary for schools to maximise their available resources and sustain high quality education given the future funding challenges.