The Primary Review is likely to include proposals for formal partnerships between schools, such as federations, as this can help to improve educational opportunities and pupil outcomes through:
- a better, broader offer for pupils – both curricular and extra-curricular
- better recruitment, succession planning and retention of staff
- more resources and opportunity to employ specialist staff
- more Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for staff and opportunities to learn from one another and
- a greater capacity to innovate.
Partnerships will be necessary for schools to maximise their available resources and sustain high quality education given the future funding challenges.