Policy paper

Opportunity for all: strong schools with great teachers for your child

This white paper demonstrates how our education system can deliver on the government’s priority to level up across the country. The economic benefits of meeting the white paper’s ambitions, and the case for a fully trust led system, are also set out.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England

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The case for a fully trust-led system

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The ‘Opportunity for all: strong schools with great teachers for your child’ white paper and supporting documents set out the government’s long-term vision for a school system that helps every child to fulfil their potential by ensuring that they receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time. 

This will be achieved by ensuring: 

  • an excellent teacher for every child 
  • high standards of curriculum, behaviour and attendance 
  • targeted support for every child who needs it 
  • a stronger and fairer school system 

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Updates to this page

Published 28 March 2022
Last updated 18 May 2022 + show all updates
  1. Added 'The case for a fully trust-led system - data tables and methodology. Updated 'The case for a fully trust-led system' to refer to the data tables and methodology.

  2. Added 'Methodology for obtaining mean GCSE grades for English language and mathematics'.

  3. First published.

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