§ Mr. Hunterasked the Secretary of State for Education and 1Science if he will list the means and methods whereby he has sought, and is seeking, to improve standards within schools.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe White Paper "Better Schools" (Cmnd. 9469) describes four linked initiatives to improve standards in schools, in which the Government are taking the lead.
- —pursuing broad agreement on the objectives of the curriculum;
- —introducing reformed examinations together with records of achievements;
439 - —improving teaching quality in all its aspects;
- —harnessing the energies of parents and others in a reformed system of school government.
Full details of these initiatives and the practical measures taken and planned to pursue them are given in the White Paper.