Helping making our Schools better

Michael Gove  says that state schools must set their standards so high that they are indistinguishable from the top fee paying schools.

Labour let standards fall in our schools. There was unprecedented grade inflation, employers lost confidence in our exams system and we slid down the league table for school performance.  This meant that our young people did not have the skills they needed to get on in life.

That is why, as part of our long-term economic plan to secure a better future for Britain, our ambition is that state schools in England should be the best in the world.  Standards in schools should be so high all round that you should not be able to tell whether it’s in the state sector or a fee paying independent.

There are already signs of improvement – more great schools, more great teachers and more pupils achieving great results. But this must go further. Our long-term economic plan will deliver the best schools and skills for all our young people, not just those who can afford to pay, so they have a more secure future.