Conservatives announce Education Reform Plans

In the BBC article, Tories to create more academies, posted on February 28th the Tory government outlined their education reform plans that they would put into effect after an upcoming election victory. Shadow education secretary Michael Gove told that a new education bill would be brought in days after a Tory election victory that would exempt the best schools from Ofsted inspections and allow them to focus on problem schools. Mr. Gove also detailed that, "We need a new generation of independent state schools run by teachers who know your child's name, not by politicians." Party Leader David Cameron is obviously on board with these reforms, saying that schools would gain a multitude of benefits such as direct money flow, more in-school control, and admissions authority. Another part of the reforms would be to pledge money to help cut school class sizes, get better teachers, and provide more one-to-one tuition.

This article relates to Public Policy and Political Institutions. If the Tories win the upcoming election as expected they will most surely pass an education reform bill that would be continuing Britain's current trend of devolution, or the moving away from a centralized system. While the shadow cabinet is an informal "institution" in the UK this article shows the power and influence that it can have.

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