Schools urged to crack down on classroom misbehaviour
Schools in England are suffering from a culture of "casual acceptance" of classroom misbehaviour, the Ofsted chief inspector has warned.
Schools in England are suffering from a culture of "casual acceptance" of classroom misbehaviour, the Ofsted chief inspector has warned.
Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said Ofsted's annual report shows David Cameron is "threatening school standards" with "a damaging postcode lottery education system".
Mr Hunt said:
By allowing unqualified teachers into our classrooms and having no strategy for school collaboration ... David Cameron is damaging school standards and hurting children's life chances.
Labour would ensure high standards in all schools, with rigorous local oversight, effective collaboration and properly qualified teachers.
Deborah Lawson, the General Secretary of Voice: the union for education professionals, reacts to Sir Michael Wilshaw's Ofsted report.
The percentage of pupils at good or outstanding secondary schools is highest in Bath and North East Somerset.
The percentage of pupils at good or outstanding primary schools is highest in Darlington, according to new Ofsted figures published today.