If a teacher misses a target, they change the teacher, If a minister misses a target, they change the target — Damian Green Copy Share Image
Good teachers can make great authors accessible to new generations anywhere. — Damian Green Copy Share Image
Under a Conservative government, teachers would be free to teach and parents free to choose - this will revolutionise our school system. — Damian Green Copy Share Image
Very often the best chance for a child in an inner city to acquire an excellent start in education is the church… — Damian Green Copy Share Image
I have a unique ambition for a politician. I am the first aspiring education secretary to want less power not more. — Damian Green Copy Share Image
Too many of our children are being left behind, especially in our inner city schools. — Damian Green Copy Share Image
You cannot have excellent schools unless you have well-motivated heads and teachers. — Damian Green Copy Share Image
Having ground my teeth at educational theorists who say Shakespeare is irrelevant to inner-city children, I was overjoyed to be there when… — Damian Green Copy Share Image
If Tony Blair really wants to see a higher education sector that is thriving and growing then he should be releasing universities… — Damian Green Copy Share Image
I think there should be a major cut in the power of government to interfere in the day-to-day running of our schools.… — Damian Green Copy Share Image
The central government role is to ensure that what goes on in the school is revealed to parents and potential parents. It… — Damian Green Copy Share Image
It is common practice in many countries, such as U.S.A., Denmark and Holland, for different sections of society to set up their… — Damian Green Copy Share Image
Given the state of English schools in the 1970s, a national curriculum, Ofsted, regular testing, publication of performance results, have all helped… — Damian Green Copy Share Image
Abolishing university tuition fees and getting rid of unnecessary speed cameras are ideas that can be grasped instantly, and grab the attention… — Damian Green Copy Share Image
Conservatives believe in individual choice for all parents and pupils, regardless of social or economic background, and our Better School Passport would… — Damian Green Copy Share Image
Labour politicians ask 'Why do so few children from poor backgrounds go to university?' Well, I'll tell them. It's because they don't… — Damian Green Copy Share Image
Few political debates have been as divisive as the European one. I fought as hard as I could on the Remain side, but I… — Damian Green Copy Share
If we don't like modern Britain, then it is very unlikely that modern Britain will like us. — Damian Green Copy Share
If we dismiss childcare or work-life balance as soft, or Labour issues, then we dismiss the main concerns of millions of people, especially women.… — Damian Green Copy Share
We have to consider who is going to be the best prime minister to take on a "one nation" agenda. — Damian Green Copy Share
Without the U.K. contribution to policing and anti-terrorism, the whole of Europe would be less safe. — Damian Green Copy Share
There are certain practices that may be historically acceptable to some people but that have no place in our culture. — Damian Green Copy Share
The Conservatives must never give the impression we exclude any group of British citizens. — Damian Green Copy Share
Neither Left nor Right has a monopoly of virtue when it comes to smearing opponents. — Damian Green Copy Share
Abolishing university tuition fees and getting rid of unnecessary speed cameras are ideas that can be grasped instantly, and grab the attention of those… — Damian Green Copy Share
Having ground my teeth at educational theorists who say Shakespeare is irrelevant to inner-city children, I was overjoyed to be there when a class… — Damian Green Copy Share
The generosity of spirit that is usually shown by advanced democracies disappears when the public feel two things: that their government is not in… — Damian Green Copy Share
From online local care portals to greater use of personal budgets we need wholesale change if we are to move the social care system… — Damian Green Copy Share
Around the world, including in the U.K., a version of Right-wing politics is growing that is based on dividing societies. — Damian Green Copy Share
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, there has been suffering and hardship on both sides of the generational divide. — Damian Green Copy Share
I think there should be a major cut in the power of government to interfere in the day-to-day running of our schools. I want… — Damian Green Copy Share
