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Gordon Brown’s “laser focus” on school standards

Gordon Brown used the pages of The Observer yesterday to announce new education policies, declaring that the Government would continue to have a “laser focus” on school standards:

“Today we have half a million young people benefiting from education maintenance allowances and we are raising the number of adults achieving basic qualifications from four to five million. To raise standards, we are introducing a new licence to practice for teachers, consistent with other high-status professions, and will introduce a report card on every school as we continue to drive up standards.

So even as we take the tough decisions on tax or public sector pay that are needed to cut the deficit by half, we will continue our relentless drive to improve education. While the Conservatives refuse to protect schools spending, Labour’s plans give schools the resources to personalise teaching for each child.”

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