Secondary Schools (Attainment)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 8 March 2010.

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Photo of Kelvin Hopkins Kelvin Hopkins Labour, Luton North 2:30, 8 March 2010

High schools in my Constituency have, like many others, made dramatic improvements in attainment in recent years. That is down to a number of factors, including dedicated, high-calibre teachers, but above all to a return to rigorous teaching methods. Will my right hon. Friend seek to make sure that such teaching methods are adopted nationally, so that we can get national improvement?

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