Other measures outlined by Blair will exacerbate the crisis in education. By the year 2002, LEAs will be legally required to provide all excluded children with full-time education. The report makes clear that this is intended to ensure that LEAs pressure the schools to keep exclusion rates down. Since there will be no extra funding for alternative full-time schooling, this will increase classroom problems and turn schools into little more than holding pens. At the same time, Labour is utilising this crisis to encourage the further privatisation of public services.
Some voluntary organisations believe that they are more effective and cheaper.
The Government is attracted to the idea that LEAs should look at such options and Department of Education and Employment can also require the LEA to contract the services out if it is failing in its performance. The WSWS invites your comments. Please send e-mail .