Children themselves know they are being cheated. Ultimately we owe it to our children. They are in school for 190 days a year. Every moment they spend learning is precious. If a year goes by and they are not being stretched and excited, that blights their life. – Michael Gove
I think more and more respect has been accorded to teachers, and quite rightly so. – Michael Gove
The single most important thing in a childs performance is the quality of the teacher. Making sure a child spends the maximum amount of time with inspirational teachers is the most important thing. – Michael Gove
Unfortunately, the real achievements of children on the ground became debased and devalued because Labor education secretaries sounded like Soviet commissars praising the tractor production figures when we know that those exams were not the rock-solid measures of achievement that children deserve. – Michael Gove