A high-profile report by leading education academics has concluded that after the reforms of the Labour government and Council \u201cit is not unreasonable to argue that what Tower Hamlets has created are some of the best urban schools in the world.\u201d
\nThe report entitled \u2018Transforming Education for All: the Tower Hamlets Story\u2019, goes on to praise the transformation of the borough\u2019s schools as \u201ca genuinely exceptional achievement, worth celebrating, worth understanding, but, above all, worth learning from.\u201d
\nThe report praised the \u201chighly effective and ambitious leadership\u201d of the Labour controlled Council as a key factor in the success. It also highlighted the Labour Government\u2019s \u2018London Challenge\u2019 scheme as a key driver of improvements along with the \u00a3300m of local investment from the Building Schools for the Future programme which renovated schools to provide world class and up to date facilities.
\nLabour\u2019s Spokesperson for Education, Cllr Amy Whitelock Gibbs, said:
\n\u201cThe report shows how since 1997 a Labour council working together with a Labour Government and with a strong family of local schools was able to make a life changing difference for our young people. With an ambitious vision, backing from Government and an amazing team of teachers, the council and the community were able to transform schools and dramatically improve the education that local students receive.
\n\u201cThis news is welcome but there is no time for complacency as results for young people post-16 are still below the national average, despite the significant progress in GCSE results locally. A Labour Mayor and council would prioritise this to ensure all our young people can fulfil their potential.\u201d<\/p>\n