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Michael Gove

Michael Gove

  1. Herald Express published Fears for future as 'terrific' school sport scheme ends
    Western Morning News logo Western Morning News 8 minutes ago

    FEARS FOR MINOR SPORTS: Torquay Community College target boccia team in action at Torbay Schools' Panathlon Challenge at Torbay Leisure Centre FOR ALL: Roger Mann, chairman of Torbay Sports Council, says sport should be about improving health and...

  2. Goves stealthy school reforms could become as toxic as the NHS bill
    New Statesman logo New Statesman 15 hours ago

    All eyes have been on the health service but what about the denationalisation of the education system? Michael Gove is quietly presiding over the biggest shake-up of England's schools since the Second World War - there are now 1,529 academy schools,...

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    Education Secretary Michael Gove leaves number 10 Downing Street on February 1, 2012.

    Education Secretary Michael Gove leaves number 10 Downing Street on February 1, 2012. View Photo »

  4. I believe that satisfactory falsely denotes acceptable provision and it isn't ... If you look at previous chief inspectors' reports going back many years now, it says roughly the same thing - that satisfactory is not good enough.
    – Michael Gove SOURCE: Herald Series 4 weeks ago
  5. Michael Gove's Proposed Changes To School Hours Are 'Condescending To Teachers'
    The Huffington Post logo The Huffington Post 20 hours ago

    Gove's proposal to extend school hours in a bid to benefit poorer children have been slammed as "condescending" by a teacher. "If you [teachers] love your job then there is, I think, absolutely nothing to complain about in making sure you have more of a...

  6. Left-wing journalist gets almost every fact wrong in hysterical attack on Michael Gove
    The Telegraph logo The Telegraph 1 day ago

    Conservatives may be in turmoil over their plans to turn the NHS into a commercialised free-for-all. But most can't conceal their delight at the rapid progress of their scheme to break up and privatise English education. Actually, most Conservatives I...

  7. Crony capitalism feeds the corporate plan for schools | Seumas Milne
    Guardian Unlimited logo Guardian Unlimited 1 day ago
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    Conservatives may be in turmoil over their plans to turn the NHS into a commercialised free-for-all. But most can't conceal their delight at the rapid progress of their scheme to break up and privatise English education. Michael Gove, the Tory...

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    LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 17: British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) and Education Secretary Michael Gove (L) attend a meeting on education in Number 10 Downing Street on January 17, 2012 in London, England. The meeting brought together educational...

    LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 17: British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) and Education Secretary Michael Gove (L) attend a meeting on education in Number 10 Downing Street on January 17, 2012 in London, England. The meeting brought together educational... View Photo »

  9. Obviously we are not going to spend public money on this, because I'm not completely out of my mind. Michael Gove is, but that's why he's in charge of educating your children. This boat will prove to the world that British companies can still come up with ground breaking ways of wasting huge amounts of ...
    SOURCE: The Daily Mash 4 weeks ago
  10. Newsnight - Harriet Harman & Michael Gove - Heated Debate | London Riots 09/08/2011
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  11. Dumbing down of state education has made Britain more unequal than 25 years ago
    The Telegraph logo The Telegraph 1 day ago

    The progressive custodians of public education have succeeded in entrenching poverty and preserving privilege – all in the name of equality. As an illustration of the law of unintended consequences, it could not be bettered. Michael Gove has set about...

  12. Statement on Michael Gove's proposal for a Royal Yacht : Tom Watson MP
    UK Poli Blogs logo UK Poli Blogs 1 day ago

    The Guardian have a story about Michael Gove proposing a new Royal yacht. Here’s my comment: “We’re all looking forward to the Diamond jubilee. The significance of the occasion should be celebrated across the country. “But Michael Gove has shown he is...

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About Michael Gove

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Michael Andrew Gove (born August 26, 1967) is a Conservative politician, journalist and author in the United Kingdom. He is the current Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families and has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Surrey Heath since 2005. He has been called the "Tories' one-man think-tank". Full Article

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 17: British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) and Education Secretary Michael Gove (L) attend a meeting on education in Number 10 Downing Street on January 17, 2012 in London, England. The meeting brought together educational professionals with experience of...
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  1. LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 17: British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) and Education Secretary Michael Gove (L) attend a meeting on education in Number 10 Downing Street on January 17, 2012 in London, England. The meeting brought together educational professionals with experience of... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 weeks ago

    LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 17: British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) and Education Secretary Michael Gove (L) attend a meeting on education in Number 10 Downing Street on January 17, 2012 in London, England. The meeting brought together educational professionals with experience of...

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  2. British Prime Minister David Cameron (C) leads a meeting of the cabinet flanked by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg (2R) and Foreign Secretary William Hague (R) and Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne (L) and Education Secretary Michael Gove (2L) at the Copper Box handball... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    British Prime Minister David Cameron (C) leads a meeting of the cabinet flanked by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg (2R) and Foreign Secretary William Hague (R) and Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne (L) and Education Secretary Michael Gove (2L) at the Copper Box handball...

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  3. LONDON - JANUARY 9: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (C) boards a train at St Pancras rail station with Education Secretary Michael Gove (2nd, R) to attend a cabinet meeting at the 2012 Olympic Games site on January 9, 2012 in London, England. As the London Olympics... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    LONDON - JANUARY 9: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (C) boards a train at St Pancras rail station with Education Secretary Michael Gove (2nd, R) to attend a cabinet meeting at the 2012 Olympic Games site on January 9, 2012 in London, England. As the London Olympics...

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  4. Britain's Education Secretary Michael Gove leaves Downing Street in central London December 14, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

    Britain's Education Secretary Michael Gove leaves Downing Street in central London December 14, 2011.

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  5. A demonstrator carries a placard that reads: Gove, leave those teachers alone', addressing Education Secretary Michael Gove, as he and others join a rally in support of a public service workers strike over pensions in central London on November 30, 2011. Two million public sector... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    A demonstrator carries a placard that reads: Gove, leave those teachers alone', addressing Education Secretary Michael Gove, as he and others join a rally in support of a public service workers strike over pensions in central London on November 30, 2011. Two million public sector...

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  6. British Education Secretary Michael Gove leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on November 30, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of British public sector workers went on strike Thursday to defend their pensions, causing widespread disruption to schools and state-run services. A third of... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    British Education Secretary Michael Gove leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on November 30, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of British public sector workers went on strike Thursday to defend their pensions, causing widespread disruption to schools and state-run services. A third of...

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  7. Education Secretary Michael Gove leaves 10 Downing Street in central London November 30, 2011. Teachers, hospital staff and border guards will be among workers taking part in Britain's first mass strike for more than 30 years on Wednesday, adding to pressure on a coalition facing a... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

    Education Secretary Michael Gove leaves 10 Downing Street in central London November 30, 2011. Teachers, hospital staff and border guards will be among workers taking part in Britain's first mass strike for more than 30 years on Wednesday, adding to pressure on a coalition facing a...

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  8. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 15: Steve Hilton (R), Conservative Party strategist, arrives with Education Secretary Michael Gove for the funeral of Philip Gould at All Saints church on November 15, 2011 in London, England. Lord Philip Gould, an architect of New Labour, died aged 61 after... Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 15: Steve Hilton (R), Conservative Party strategist, arrives with Education Secretary Michael Gove for the funeral of Philip Gould at All Saints church on November 15, 2011 in London, England. Lord Philip Gould, an architect of New Labour, died aged 61 after...

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  9. Britain's Education Secretary Michael Gove gestures during his keynote address on the third day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, northern England October 4, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    Britain's Education Secretary Michael Gove gestures during his keynote address on the third day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, northern England October 4, 2011.

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  10. British Education Secretary Michael Gove addresses delegates at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, north-west England, on October 4, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    British Education Secretary Michael Gove addresses delegates at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, north-west England, on October 4, 2011.

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  11. Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and Education Secretary Michael Gove (C) walk to the conference halls on the third day of the Conservative Party's annual Conference in Manchester northern England October 4, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and Education Secretary Michael Gove (C) walk to the conference halls on the third day of the Conservative Party's annual Conference in Manchester northern England October 4, 2011.

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  12. Britain's Education secretary Michael Gove leaves his hotel on the second day of Britain's Conservative Party's annual conference in Manchester, northern England October 3, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    Britain's Education secretary Michael Gove leaves his hotel on the second day of Britain's Conservative Party's annual conference in Manchester, northern England October 3, 2011.

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  13. Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (C) boards a train at St Pancras rail station with Education Secretary Michael Gove (2nd R) to attend a cabinet meeting at the 2012 Olympic Games site in London January 9, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (C) boards a train at St Pancras rail station with Education Secretary Michael Gove (2nd R) to attend a cabinet meeting at the 2012 Olympic Games site in London January 9, 2012.

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  14. Britain's Education Secretary Michael Gove leaves Downing Street in London June 22, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

    Britain's Education Secretary Michael Gove leaves Downing Street in London June 22, 2011.

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  15. Britain's Education Secretary Michael Gove speaks to school head teachers at the National College for School Leadership annual conference in Birmingham, central England June 16, 2011. Gove on Thursday announced that two hundred underperforming primary schools will be closed and re-open... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 8 months ago

    Britain's Education Secretary Michael Gove speaks to school head teachers at the National College for School Leadership annual conference in Birmingham, central England June 16, 2011. Gove on Thursday announced that two hundred underperforming primary schools will be closed and re-open...

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  16. British Education Secretary Michael Gove arrives for a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, in central London, on May 10, 2011. Wednesday May 11, 2011 will be the first anniversary of the Coalition Government. Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

    British Education Secretary Michael Gove arrives for a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, in central London, on May 10, 2011. Wednesday May 11, 2011 will be the first anniversary of the Coalition Government.

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  17. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 29: Education Secretary Michael Gove arrives in Downing Street to attend the weekly Cabinet meeting on March 29, 2011 in London, England. Delegates and foreign ministers from several countries are meeting in central London for a conference on the future of Libya. Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

    LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 29: Education Secretary Michael Gove arrives in Downing Street to attend the weekly Cabinet meeting on March 29, 2011 in London, England. Delegates and foreign ministers from several countries are meeting in central London for a conference on the future of Libya.

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  18. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: Education Secretary Michael Gove arrives in Downing Street to attend a Cabinet meeting on March 22, 2011 in London, England. Britain has increased its contribution to the coalition forces' enforcement of a no-fly zone over Libya. British military aircraft... Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: Education Secretary Michael Gove arrives in Downing Street to attend a Cabinet meeting on March 22, 2011 in London, England. Britain has increased its contribution to the coalition forces' enforcement of a no-fly zone over Libya. British military aircraft...

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  19. British Education Secretary Michael Gove addresses delegates at the SWALEC stadium on March 6, 2011, during the Spring Forum at the Welsh Conservative Conference. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    British Education Secretary Michael Gove addresses delegates at the SWALEC stadium on March 6, 2011, during the Spring Forum at the Welsh Conservative Conference.

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  20. Britain's Education Secretary Michael Gove speaks at the Conservative spring forum, in Cardiff March 6, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 11 months ago

    Britain's Education Secretary Michael Gove speaks at the Conservative spring forum, in Cardiff March 6, 2011.

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  21. CARDIFF, WALES - MARCH 06: Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education, speaks at the Conservative Spring Forum on March 6, 2011 in Cardiff, Wales. Mr Cameron is setting out his strategy for kick starting growth in the eceonomy. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    CARDIFF, WALES - MARCH 06: Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education, speaks at the Conservative Spring Forum on March 6, 2011 in Cardiff, Wales. Mr Cameron is setting out his strategy for kick starting growth in the eceonomy.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 17: British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) and Education Secretary Michael Gove (L) attend a meeting on education in Number 10 Downing Street on January 17, 2012 in London, England. The meeting brought together educational professionals with experience of...

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  1. I believe that satisfactory falsely denotes acceptable provision and it isn't ... If you look at previous chief inspectors' reports going back many years now, it says roughly the same thing - that satisfactory is not good enough.
    – Michael Gove SOURCE: Herald Series 4 weeks ago
  2. Obviously we are not going to spend public money on this, because I'm not completely out of my mind. Michael Gove is, but that's why he's in charge of educating your children. This boat will prove to the world that British companies can still come up with ground breaking ways of wasting huge amounts of ...
    SOURCE: The Daily Mash 4 weeks ago
  3. What are they saying? If you’re poor, if you’re Turkish, if you’re Somali, then we don’t expect you to succeed. I utterly reject that attitude.
    – Michael Gove SOURCE: The Telegraph 4 weeks ago
  4. Michael Gove has shown he is out of touch with this proposal. When school budgets are being slashed, parents will be wondering how Gove came even to suggest this idea. This is not the time to spend £60 million on a yacht.
    SOURCE: Channel News Asia 4 weeks ago
  5. In spite, and perhaps because of the austere times, the celebration should go beyond those of previous jubilees and mark the greater achievement that the diamond anniversary represents.
    – Michael Gove SOURCE: eTaiwan News 4 weeks ago
  6. Michael Gove has shown he is out of touch with this proposal. When school budgets are being slashed, parents will be wondering how Gove came even to suggest this idea. This is not the time to spend £60 million on a yacht.
    SOURCE: Channel News Asia 4 weeks ago
  7. Every single aspect of communications policy in the Department for Education (DfE) has been in accordance with the highest standards of propriety as laid down by the Cabinet Office.
    – Michael Gove SOURCE: The Huffington Post 4 weeks ago
  8. We are trying to get a breathing space for the next two or three years and then let's hope there's an election. Michael Gove can hardly be impressed by what's going on because so many schools are converting just in an attempt to stay the same. Like us, they are just trying to hold on to what they have g...
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago
  9. My suggestion would be a gift from the nation to her majesty, thinking about David Willetts's excellent suggestion of a royal yacht, and something tangible to commemorate this momentous occasion
    – Michael Gove SOURCE: Sify 4 weeks ago
  10. My criticism is of the Government, that is just ramping up the rhetoric. All they’ve been doing is ramping up the rhetoric in relation to this action. And we hear it again apparently today from Michael Gove. All we hear is them shouting from the rooftops – what they should actually be doing is getting r...
    SOURCE: The Huffington Post 2 months ago
  11. Futures are being blighted. Horizons are being limited. Generations of children are being let down. And yet the response of those 'campaigners' to an attempt to rescue the situation is 'hands off.'
    – Michael Gove SOURCE: Sky News 1 month ago
  12. people like Michael Gove and others have been stridently Islamophobic for some time, and they assume there are votes in this
    SOURCE: The Jewish Chronicle 2 months ago
  13. Industrial action, today...has caused disruption to children's schooling and to parents and employers. At the same time, we know that many dedicated professionals have worked hard to keep schools open where they could.
    – Michael Gove SOURCE: Free Internet Press 2 months ago
  14. They want scenes of industrial strife on our TV screens. They want to make economic recovery harder -- they want to provide a platform for confrontation just when we all need to pull together
    – Michael Gove SOURCE: Boston.com 2 months ago
  15. They want families to be inconvenienced
    – Michael Gove SOURCE: This Is London 2 months ago
  16. But there are also hardliners, militants itching for a fight. They want families to be inconvenienced
    – Michael Gove SOURCE: The Times 2 months ago
  17. We've listened. There is a good offer on the table. And there is flexibility within that offer to make sure we tailor any final deal to what professionals deserve
    – Michael Gove SOURCE: Press TV 2 months ago
  18. As part of the broader freedoms available to academies, I trust the professionals to act in the best interests of their pupils
    – Michael Gove SOURCE: United Press International 2 months ago
  19. It's a thing of beauty, and it's also an incredibly important historical artefact. It has helped shape and define the English language and is one of the keystones of our shared culture. And it is a work that has had international significance.
    – Michael Gove SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago
  20. All pupils should have the opportunity to enjoy and play music. However, for far too long music education has been patchy across the country.
    – Michael Gove SOURCE: The Huffington Post 2 months ago
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