Lack of political will holding back improvement says Ofsted chief

A lack of political will is holding back improvement in schools in the worst performing areas of the country, the head of Ofsted will suggest today. Sir Michael Wilshaw will describe the high concentration of underperforming secondary schools in the north of England and Midlands as "deeply troubling". Share Go To Children in these two areas are much less likely to attend a good or outstanding secondary school than their counterparts in the South, with well over 400,000 children in the North and Midlands going to a secondary school that is less than good. Launching his fourth...