Over the past five years we have witnessed huge transformation in our education system with an explosion in academies and the introduction of the free schools programme. What hasn't changed is local government's desire to ensure every school is performing to the highest standard and that every pupil is given the very best chance in life. Government needs to recognise councils as education improvement partners and not a barrier to change. Our good track record of raising education standards speaks for itself, with more than 80% of our schools currently rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted.
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