Jade Kent featured in Schools Week article – Purdah puts brakes on help for failing schools

Jade Kent featured in Schools Week article – Purdah puts brakes on help for failing schools

Failing schools will have to meet a “public interest test” before getting government help when purdah kicks in next month.

Schools Week understands that civil servants have been told to consider whether intervention risks causing a local controversy that could impact election debates.

Purdah is the period before an election where public bodies have to act in a politically neutral manner. It runs from March 30 until a government is formed.

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