One million. That’s how many young people from the education system Michael Gove presided over who are now left outside education, not in employment and not in training. That’s not a coincidence – it’s a consequence. It’s his legacy.
Blaming Gove for youth unemployment.
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I think I've called it in the past egregious and I'm not going to change my opinion on that just because I'm now the secretary of state.
The one-size-fits-all approach simply doesn’t suit all children. For some it’s become a straitjacket. A straitjacket that has left too many being branded a failure – again and again – instead of being able to realise their potential.
It’s a hamster wheel with many young people constantly being branded a failure and having to resit.
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