Gibb: Academies will raise school standards

Tuesday, 27 July 2010 12:00 AM

Schools minister Nick Gibb sums up the government's case for the academies bill at the close of brief debates in the Commons on the legislation:

"The bill is the first step in the coalition's ambitious plans to raise standards in all our schools.

"We want parents not to have to worry about the quality of education that their children will receive at their local school.

"We want behaviour in all schools to be as good as in the best. That is why we are clarifying and strengthening teachers' powers and abolishing the statutory requirement for 24 hours' notice for detentions.

"We want a teaching profession with renewed morale and confidence, no longer struggling under the yoke of monthly Government initiatives and ever-demanding bureaucratic requirements.

"The bill is about trusting the professionalism of teachers and head teachers. It is about innovation and excellence, about giving parents a genuine choice and children the opportunity for a better future. It is a short bill, but its impact will be long lasting."

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