Michael Gove can't defend his own schools policy.

Michael Gove for all his gusto and self promoting directness has failed now on several occasions to answer a simple question.
 

There are two schools who compete for the same number of children. One is a sponsored Academy with a rich philanthropic backer whose latest act of generosity is apparently a £2.5m swimming pool, the other a state school. The state school, free to take as many children

GUARDIAN - Top Tory accuses Michael Gove of 'bully boy tactics' over academies

Lancashire county council leader, Geoff Driver, turns on education secretary for ignoring improvements in LEA schools.



Michael Gove has been accused by one of the Tories' most senior figures in local government of resorting to "bully boy tactics" to drum up support for his flagship academies and to undermine traditional schools.

In a scathing letter to the education secretary,
the leader of

Tory Lancashire a 'failing education authority' says Michael Gove

Tony Roberts, Lancashire NAHT Admin and Membership Secretary on behalf of Lancashire Primary Schools sent this letter to Lancashire's MP's.

Dear Lancashire Member of Parliament,

I am writing to you on behalf of ALL Lancashire Primary School Headteachers and their schools.

As you will know Michael Gove, as Secretary of State for Education, has written to the Leader of Lancashire Council

Michael Gove abandons schools like Norden...

I have visited every secondary school. Recently whilst at Norden I was informed that increasing school rolls at Accrington Academy (60 extra students per year) where a rich philanthropist has backed huge school improvements including a state of the art swimming pool, has had the impact of falling rolls at Norden.

They share the same catchment area and with school funding based on pupil numbers,