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Dear Mr Gove...

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In his final entry of the year, our headteacher diarist sheds his cloak of anonymity and pens an open letter to education minister Michael Gove with a clear warning about the educational despair that many school leaders and teachers are feeling.

Dear Mr Gove...

As I near the end of a year of headteacher thoughts, I write this open letter to you with educational despair prominent in my in-tray of issues to deal with. Please, Mr Gove, do not dismiss this as more “stressed” socialist “yada yada” or retreat to the politicians’ trusty soundbite of wanting to raise standards. We all want to progress and to improve all our students’ lives. However, these are the real problems your policies have caused. To raise standards, may I suggest that you:

Stop tinkering with the English GCSE. For the second year the assessment criteria has changed mid-course. The speaking and listening component is an essential life-skill and needs to be part of the exam, not an afterthought or an add on! 

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