Correspondence

Educational outcomes in Greater Manchester and Knowsley

Chris Russell, Ofsted’s Regional Director for the North West, has written to those overseeing education provision to set out his concerns.

From:
Ofsted
Published
23 February 2016

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Outcomes for secondary pupils in Greater Manchester

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Outcomes for secondary pupils in Greater Manchester

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Outcomes for pupils in Knowsley

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Outcomes for pupils in Knowsley

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Ofsted’s Regional Director for the North West, Chris Russell, has written to all those responsible for overseeing education provision across Greater Manchester and Knowsley. He voiced concerns that:

  • too many pupils attending secondary schools in places like Salford, Rochdale, Oldham and Manchester were not prepared for the next phase of their education, training or employment
  • in 2015, almost two thirds of Knowsley’s school leavers failed to achieve 5 or more GCSE grades A* to C, including English and mathematics

Sir Michael Wilshaw raised similar concerns in a speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research on 23 February 2016.

Published 23 February 2016

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