Michael Gove
Gove must stop seeing the British education system as part of a global qualifications race
News of education secretary Michael Gove’s plans to scrap GCSEs made headlines this morning and the story warrants some unpicking.
Wales education minister: Gove’s way of announcing GCSE reforms was “bonkers”
Education secretary Michael Gove wants to scrap the national curriculum and bring back exam systems from the past, to the anger of the Welsh education minister.
Gove doesn’t like bureaucratic interference unless it’s his bureaucratic interference
The Education Secretary has hitherto opposed government intervention in the classroom; now he wants sweeping reforms of the primary curriculum. How come?
Academisation, academisation, academisation
Dr Kim Allen, senior researcher for the Academies Commission, writes about the growing trend toward academisation in our schools.
Time to rethink our approach to teaching
The RSA’s Louise Thomas writes about their new “Re-thinking the Importance of Teaching: Curriculum and Collaboration in an Era of Localism” report.
Michael Gove calls for £60m distraction
Alex Hern asks what Michael Gove was thinking when he suggested spending £60m on a yacht for the queen.