Tag Archive: Education policy

Oct 24

Michael Gove attacks schools’ ‘low standards’ in Labour-led inner cities

Education secretary writes to MPs in areas where schools are underperforming, demanding they side with him on policy

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Aug 19

Tory councils are biggest sellers of school playing fields

Conservative authorities have been involved in six times as many sales as those of other parties since May 2010

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Aug 17

Michael Gove overruled experts to sell school playing fields

Education secretary ignored advice from panel five times over 15 months – more than in the previous nine years

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Aug 07

School playing fields: 21 sell-offs have been approved by coalition

• Michael Gove agreed sales despite pledge to protect pitches
• Pressure builds on coalition to rethink sports strategy

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Jul 03

This lost generation will cost us more than the cuts save

We can help the rising number of young people who aren’t in jobs or education. But the Tories seem unfazed

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Jun 21

Return of O-levels: Michael Gove to get rid of GCSEs in exams shakeup

Two-tier system proposed with first new tests modelled on old O-levels planned for 2016

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