You know, you don't see hospital consultants going on strike, and I don't believe that teachers and headteachers should. It's within their… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
Teachers themselves know if there's a colleague who can't keep control or keep the interest of their class, it affects the whole… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
I think it's appropriate that we simplify, clarify and strengthen, so instead of this nebulousness, we have clarity and authority invested in… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
Proper history teaching is being crushed under the weight of play-based pedagogy which infantilises children, teachers and our culture. — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
The single most important thing in a child's performance is the quality of the teacher. Making sure a child spends the maximum… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
You wouldn't tolerate an underperforming surgeon in an operating theatre, or a underperforming midwife at your child's birth. Why is it that… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
The big shift in approach on education that we are taking - which is different from what happened before - is that… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
I think more and more respect has been accorded to teachers, and quite rightly so. — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
When I talk to teachers they tell me the things they'd most like from any government are a reduction in bureaucracy, support… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
You know, you don't see hospital consultants going on strike, and I don't believe that teachers and headteachers should. It's within their rights, it's… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
If we leave the European Union, yes there will be bumps in the road, inevitably, but we will be in a better position to… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
The common fisheries policy unfortunately led to the devastation of fishing in Scotland. My dad had to close his business. As a result something… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
Ever since going up to university, I have accumulated new debt, and new means of becoming indebted. — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
I will take all the steps necessary to give the NHS at least another £100million per week by 2020. — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
Labor, under their current leadership, want to be the Downtown Abbey party when it comes to educational opportunity. They think working class children should… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
With the single exception of Park Lane, every north-south route in London slows traffic to the pace of a wounded gnat with pleurisy struggling… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
The British people rejected politics as usual and government as usual. They want and need a new approach to running this country. — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
Children in dysfunctional homes at risk of abuse are kept in danger for too long because politically correct rules mean we won't challenge unfit… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
Adopting means opening your home, and heart, to a life you've never known. But there is nothing as richly rewarding as being an adoptive… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
The challenges facing Britain required not just a cool head, but a heart burning with the desire for change - not business as usual… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
Now that Britain has voted to leave, I think the country deserves to have a leader who believes in Britain outside the European Union… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
