Kent County Council chiefs disappointed at primary school league tables
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political editor Paul Francis
County education chiefs say they are
disappointed by the primary school results and have pledged more
support for those not making the grade.
Cllr Jenny Whittle (Con), KCC deputy cabinet
member for learning, said the authority was not hiding its
disappointment.
Just under 80 schools across the county failed
to reach the national average.
"Our results at primary key stages are not
good enough. We cannot afford to take our eye off the ball," said
Cllr Whittle.
"The under-performing schools are our top
priority. What we have to do is support them as much as we can. I
am looking at the type of support we offer to schools to make sure
it is properly targeted."
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The authority would continue to invest in
pre-school and nursery education and would consider establishing
more partnerships between primary and secondary schools to help
lift standards.
"We are investing a lot of money in childrens’
centres as there is evidence this does feed through to results in
primary schools. Any intervention needs to be made early."
KCC would also be encouraging governors to set
more challenging targets for headteachers of schools that were
failing to reach the Government’s benchmark.
"I would like all our schools to be reaching
the national average within two or three years."
Tuesday, December 01 2009
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