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Schools: Commissioner

Answer

The individual objectives agreed between members of the Senior Civil Service and their line managers are personal targets relating to their own development and delivery. The broader aim of the Schools Commissioner is the creation of a school system that offers high standards and a choice of good schools in every local authority. In doing so, the Schools Commissioner's objectives are to: collect and share emerging good practice in the promotion of choice and diversity, including through the publication of an annual report that brings together data on parental satisfaction and school standards; work with local authorities, schools and other partners to help to identify the right reform solutions for poorly performing schools; champion trust schools and academies as key levers in raising standards, particularly in deprived areas; identify suitable potential partners for trusts and academies and facilitate the matching of schools to those partners; maintain a record of all proposals relating to trusts and make it available via the DfES website. This will allow a school interested in acquiring a particular trust to access information about it and to follow up any questions with the school or trust in question; monitor and promote fair access, including through producing a two-yearly national review of fair access based on national data and the annual reports provided by admissions forums; work with local authorities to build capacity to help fulfil the new commissioning role set out in the White Paper Higher Standards, Better Schools for All (October 2005); and work closely with a range of stakeholders, including the directors for children and learners (DCLs) in government offices, local authorities, schools and external partners, including the specialist schools and academies trust, Youth Sport Trust and Foundation and Aided Schools National Association.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

2766; 690 c187-8WA

Session

2006-07

Related items

Schools: Commissioner
Wednesday, 21 February 2007
Written questions
House of Lords

Subjects

Schools Commissioner

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