After nearly a decade of improvement spearheaded by the London Challenge, schools in the capital are now among the best in the country, yet more still needs to be done.

This is according to Peter Hyman, who, writing in the London Evening Standard, said that most of the 'failing schools' have now turned their fortunes round, with the 'sink-school' tag that was common two decades ago now very rare.

He explains that the number of children leaving secondary education with five good GCSEs is at its highest-ever level, but authorities, heads, teachers and parents should be striving for further improvement.

When setting up his own school, Mr Hyman explained it was not enough to follow the existing guidelines, which focused on the basics of behaviour management and turning year 10 and 11 D grades into Cs. 

He writes the "world's greatest city" does not just need its schools to play catch up and instead needs to become the best on a global scale. 

"London's schools have to become centres of innovation, places where children are genuinely prepared for the challenges of the 21st century. Schools where students are taught to be agile and adaptable, provided with the tools to become eloquent, work in teams, develop deep understanding and knowledge of science, maths and technology," remarks Mr Hyman.

In order for this to be a reality, he wants schools to harness the cultural, financial, academic and creative resources that are on offer in London and pioneer a new educational model that is based on innovation. He added that this is the time to make it happen. 

As someone looking for a teaching job in London or the south-east, what do you feel about this? Is this just the seeds of another unneeded reform or is the educational model in the capital in need of fresh impetus?