How David Cameron is marking 100 days in power

All schools will be given the chance to become academies free of local authority control, David Cameron will pledge on Saturday to mark 100 days since the election of the Conservative Government.

The Prime Minister will promise measures to make it easier for schools to become academies, but will stop short of saying that they would all be forced to adopt that status eventually. The Government will step up its efforts to find more academy sponsors and support headteachers who want to create academy chains. Mr Cameron will say:

We want everyone to have a chance to succeed and education is the best way of ensuring that. This means schools with strong standards and discipline, offering our children a firm foundation for future success.

Mr Cameron will promise to use his second term to tackle problems in society and not to focus solely on the economy. He will add:

Just as Conservative ideas have won the debate on how to manage the economy, so I believe Conservative ideas can now shape the future in meeting the challenges facing our whole society too.

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