Michael Gove’s many proposed changes to education have been praised as a “revolution of education” by the Conservative Prime Minister. Frankly, his education reforms are not worthy of a title so similar to that of the previous Australian government’s Building the Education Revolution programme, which saw over $16 billion spent on providing new and refurbished libraries and classrooms in primary schools, and improving science laboratories, language centres, outdoor learning areas and sporting facilities across Australia. A stark contrast to butchery of our education system, which schoolteachers have branded “chaotic”.
Let me give you an example. My brother received this letter home from my nieces’ primary school. Now, I recognise that local councils and schools have a duty to follow the law, and The Herald reported the changes to being allowed to take children out of school here. I also recognised Councillor Nicky Williams’ concern that “pupils attending less…
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