The warnings come in the department's own economic assessment of the Schools White Paper, which was presented to
Parliament by Education Secretary Michael Gove last week.
Despite a massively negative consultation on the subject last autumn, and the contrary assurances to
parliament by the Education Secretary, Ed Balls, local authorities are to be given a duty to monitor the education of all home - schooled children.
Not exact matches
Shadow
education secretary Andy Burnham insisted it was «a huge change in tone» following a debate on the issue in
Parliament on Tuesday evening, in which the plans were repeatedly attacked
by Labour MPs.
The
education secretary said the government would consult on the reforms this autumn, with a view to introducing the new examination system for 15 - and 16 - year - olds
by the end of the
parliament.
Commenting on the information released today that the Government will not be proceeding in this
Parliament with the
Education for All Bill, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The Secretary of State has again shown a determination to not blithely follow the path marked out by her predecessors, and to, instead, put her own stamp onto the future policy direction for education, for goo
Education for All Bill, Chris Keates, General
Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The
Secretary of State has again shown a determination to not blithely follow the path marked out
by her predecessors, and to, instead, put her own stamp onto the future policy direction for
education, for goo
education, for good or ill.
Deputy First Minister and
education secretary John Swinney said: «The defining mission of this government is to raise school attainment and close the poverty - related gap, backed
by # 750 million of investment over the lifetime of this
Parliament.
Education secretary Justine Greening is bound
by law to produce an annual report on the performance of academies, which must also be laid before
parliament.