Michael Gove
Gove’s attack on public education is purely ideological
There has always been one asset the Conservative party has had over Labour since Margaret Thatcher’s election in 1979, and that is the sheer ruthlessness of their convictions.
Is Gove’s department about to hand a school site worth £10 million to the private sector?
The Department for Education (DfE) has been accused of seeking to transfer a school site worth £10 million pounds to the private sector without compensating local authorities.
They’re called ‘primary’ schools for a reason
If we are serious about raising school results, we’ll have to target resources towards early years and catch-up classes in primary schools. This will require the government to make tough decisions about spending on secondary education.
Improvement in our schools is not helped by Ofsted’s soundbites
For the second time this week the education sector has taken a beating, this time with the Ofsted report on the way that schools support high ability pupils.
Simply making exams harder does not guarantee higher standards
To date school leaders have not been consulted over the development of the new GCSE syllabuses so it is highly premature to design new qualifications before this consultation has been finalised. It is now time for our legitimate voice to be listened to carefully and acted upon.
Michael Gove should be held to account over the crisis facing London’s schools
I would like to see Michael Gove asked the following question: does he stand for every school child, or just those who attend academies and free schools?