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Ministers aim to export London’s academic success to England’s struggling schools Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson says Rise scheme will use techniques from Blair government’s London Challenge * Why are London schools outperforming the rest of England? Ministers plan to turbocharge their school improvement programme to tackle regional inequalities, aiming to export the success of London’s high-achieving pupils to England’s most struggling schools. Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, said her school improvement plan was “taking the best” of the previous Labour government’s successful London Challenge, which revolutionised the city’s school system, and applying the techniques to flagging schools throughout England. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/aug/15/ministers-aim-export-london-academic-success-england-struggling-schools?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu