Letter from Cllr Henry Vann
Cllr Henry Vann, Portfolio Holder for Education, recently wrote a letter about education in Bedford Borough.
If you missed it, please see text below:
"Bedford Borough is the best place in the entire Eastern Region to send your child to school. That is the verdict of the schools watchdog Ofsted, which ranks our Borough as the 11th best Local Education Authority in the country and the fourth best outside London. 85% of our children attend a good or outstanding primary or lower school, while 10 of the 12 schools inspected so far this year have been rated good or outstanding by Ofsted.
There is no doubt that we want more; but there is much here that pupils, parents, teachers, head teachers, Governors and whole school communities can be proud of. Whilst the improvements we've made endorsed by Ofsted will not show overnight in GCSE results, we will continue to work with and support schools to do better.
We have worked with a group of local head teachers to create the 'Strengthening Partnerships' Strategy and will continue to support schools to help our children achieve their best."
Yours,
Cllr Henry Vann, Portfolio Holder for Education"