What are the key functions of the Schools Commissioner?
A. To act as a dedicated point of contact for organisations wishing to support schools and schools themselves. As a national champion for trust schools, the Commissioner will help reduce bureaucracy for schools and their partner organisations and spread good practice throughout the system. To promote choice and diversity in the provision of school places by challenging and supporting local authorities in their modernised role as commissioners of education and by championing the development of trust schools. The Commissioner will also scrutinise local authorities’ plans for capital investment to ensure that they are focused on delivering choice, diversity and excellence. To advise the Secretary of State on the exercise of her powers of intervention where progress is proving unsatisfactory.
