Teachers and school leaders are calling for clarity over the government’s plans to intervene in so-called “coasting” schools.
At the very least, they want to have a clearer definition of what the term “coasting” actually means.
They have also warned the government that its discourse so far about the new policy is not a “helpful way of finding a solution” to often-complex problems.
It came as, over the weekend, education secretary Nicky Morgan revealed details of the policy – which was part of the Conservative election manifesto – to the media.
The manifesto document stated that “any school judged by Ofsted to be requiring improvement will be taken over by the best headteachers – backed by expert sponsors or high-performing neighbouring schools – unless it can demonstrate that it has a plan to improve rapidly.”
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