Our key priorities are:

• Strong leadership and ambition at all levels within individual schools and education settings to improve effectiveness and outcomes for children and young people
• Implement a digital learning strategy for the city that supports learning both at school and at home
• Improving early communication, language and literacy to have a significant impact on all-round achievement and progress throughout all phases of education and beyond
• Secure a step change in attainment and progress in maths across all key stages
• Recruit, retain and grow the best teachers, practitioners, teaching assistants, support staff and leaders and provide high quality continuing professional development
• Ensure all children attend school regularly
• Reducing the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment or training