Everyone associated with education in Tower Hamlets is proud that it is being seen as an exemplar in education - and held up as living proof that poverty is no excuse for not achieving high standards in education. In Tower Hamlets, exam results now outperform the national average. Every maintained secondary school is rated as 'good' or 'outstanding' by Ofsted. Looking back at where we were 17 years ago, this is a remarkable situation to be in. In 1997, the borough was placed 149th out of 149 local education authorities and the following year's damning Ofsted report was stark: Tower Hamlets' education service was failing.
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