§ Mr. WoodwardTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of OFSTED's recent report on the first year of the key stage 3 pilot programme to improve educational standards for 11 to 14-year-olds. [40821]
§ Mr. TimmsOFSTED's report on the pilot strongly supported our decision to introduce the strategy to raise standards for all 11–14-year-olds. The report confirmed that the pilot had begun well, and that there was still much more to be done. The roll out of the national 625W strategy has benefited from the OFSTED conclusions. It has started well in secondary schools throughout the country.