Parents 4 Education

More news on the government's relentless efforts to push up educational standards, as Nadine Dorries weighs in.

Nicky Morgan: Academies aren't the only answer. Ed Select Committee: Academies don't raise standards. So obviously:

Let's have no more Tory squirming about turnout and mandate. Here's what they really think.

Children are not data points Schools are not exam factories Teachers are not robots #J10 #Solidarity #GoveMustGo

From 11th May 2011 debate. Nick Gibb, Schools Minister, on consultation, and reasons for overruling a majority.

Here's Vernon Coaker on academy consultation. Possibly more than a little relevant to Warren School recently.

And again. @NotoHPSAcademy might find this one richly ironic. Apparently, no one would ever do as their school has.

Amusing statement by John Redwood. Thinks local democracy means parents will have a say in any decision. As if.

Batman has his say on synthetic #phonics:

Is Gove a different kind of school bully? What do you think?

Of course #Gove thinks about teachers' workloads...

Oh Tristram, you had one job...

We often see the DfE claiming that they're often asked these questions on academies, so here are the *real* answers.