Why would a parent want to set up their own school? Aren’t exhausted parents busy enough without doing the job of the state as well? This has become the latest line of attack on the Conservatives’ radical proposals for school reform, launched this week.
Why would a parent want to set up their own school? Aren’t exhausted parents busy enough without doing the job of the state as well? This has become the latest line of attack on the Conservatives’ radical proposals for school reform, launched this week. The media seems obsessed with this canard — perhaps after decades of central control, the concept of liberalisation is hard for them to grasp — but communicating it clearly must now become a priority for the government.
The schools reform proposals which Michael Gove and David Laws devised in opposition do indeed allow parents to set up a school, but, more importantly, they allow for new companies, including teacher groups, to start them.
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