Simon Kirby – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Simon Kirby on 2014-04-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department takes to support parents whose children attend a school in special measures; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Edward Timpson

The Government is clear that the best way forward for any school judged inadequate by Ofsted is for it to become an academy with the support of a strong sponsor. We consider that sponsored academy arrangements will safeguard the long-term future of such schools and will secure rapid and sustained improvement, which should reassure parents.