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Now, more than ever, face-to-face education is of paramount importance for children’s academic, social and emotional wellbeing.

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We are also continuing to help heads use the full range of powers available to them – like suspensions and exclusions – appropriately where they have to, so they are more confident to take action where necessary.

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That is why we are supporting teachers in all state-funded schools to develop their expertise in managing pupil behaviour and wellbeing through a fully funded National Professional Qualification in Behaviour and Culture. Improving behaviourįor children to receive the best possible education, they must be taught in a calm, orderly, safe and supportive school. We will also encourage schools to explore going further than the minimum expectation if possible to support a broad curriculum and enable access to high-quality extra-curricular provision. This move will help support all children from primary school onwards to have fair access to a high-quality education. Most schools won’t have to change their opening hours because they already have a week at least this long – but those that don’t, will. That’s why we plan to introduce a minimum expectation for the length of the school week of 32.5 hours (the current average) for all mainstream state-funded schools. It’s unfair that a child who receives 20 minutes per day less teaching time loses out on around two weeks of education and time with their peers and teachers a year. We have also set an ambition to increase the national GCSE average grade in both English language and in maths from 4.5 in 2019 to 5 by 2030.

That means more pupils will be equipped to flourish in secondary school where we are also raising our expectations. So, our mission for education is that by 2030, 90% of children will leave primary school having achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, up from 65% in 2019. Primary education is critical to a child’s development and it is where they lay the foundations for their futures. Every single child should have access to an education that equips them with the knowledge, skills and experiences needed to fulfil their potential. Higher standards in terms of curriculum, behaviour and attendance will help every child to reach their potentialĮducation is the great leveller.

Improved teacher training and development Our plans are ambitious, wide ranging and affect every stage of school-age education – here we set out what the key proposals will mean for you.Ĭlick on the following links to jump to the relevant section of this article: ‘White papers' are formal plans from Government that set out proposals for future legislation before being decided upon by parliament. The plan is set out in the Schools White Paper – also known as an Opportunity for all: Strong schools with great teachers for your child. From targeted support in English and maths to ensuring every child has an excellent teacher. We’ve launched an ambitious plan to give every child the support they need in education.