“We know in Birmingham we have many examples of excellence when it comes to providing education, but equally we have a number of areas where we need to do better,” Government Education boss Michael Gove was told today by council leader Mike Whitby.
He vowed to “eradicate under-performance in any of our schools.”
“Looking particularly at the new tools and freedoms available to us, such as academies, free schools and university technical colleges – Birmingham is saying today that these exciting forms of provision will become an integral part of our approach to school improvement – where autonomy and school-to-school support combine to drive up standards.”
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