And so this morning we gathered early for a staff briefing. It was out of routine from our usual scheduled appointments, so we knew something out of the ordinary was happening.
However, I’m not sure any of us were prepared for what came next as we discovered that our headteacher was welcoming a controversial figure into our corridors for the day in order for him to see an “outstanding comprehensive”. Yes, Michael Gove himself was coming!
Regular readers may remember my first day in this school – a meeting with the head that featured a large flashing image of Mr Gove on a PowerPoint alongside the words “ignore this man”. And yet now he was here, walking among us and through our corridors – a thought which had mixed reviews from colleagues throughout the day.
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