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References and corrections

An excellent and accessible film about Gove can be found at  www.goveversusreality.com

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• Jess Green, ‘Dear Mr Gove’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ8RA3QF0EU
• Pincushion available at – https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/164759623/michael-gove-voodoo-pincushion
• Blackadder – http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jan/04/labour-gove-first-world-war-comments
• No confidence votes:

o   NASUWT – http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/apr/24/michael-gove-vote-no-confidence-teachers-union

o   Association of Teachers and Lecturers – http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/association-teachers-lecturers-members-vote-1784945NUT– http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/apr/02/nut-no-confidence-michael-gove

o   NAHT – http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/not-in-the-best-interests-of-children-headteachers-vote-no-confidence-in-michael-goves-reforms-8622064.html

 

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NB, error in the comic: “educationally inappropriate”, “pedagogically counterproductive” and “neo-Victorian” were said of the curriculum by the man who headed the review, but were not conclusions of the review

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/michael-gove-creating-neo-victorian-curriculum-for-primary-schools-says-professor-who-led-massive-review-into-sector-8837223.html

• Spurious statistics – https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/details_of_surveys_underpinning

o   and – http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6298801

• YouGov poll of teachers – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-20877397

 

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• Building Schools for the Future – http://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/jul/05/school-building-programme-budget-cuts
• Judicial review – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12429152

 

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• Free schools info – NUT, ‘Free schools: Free for All?’ – http://www.teachers.org.uk/files/free-schools-16pp-a4-8963_0.pdf
• Swedish free schools not improving standards – http://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/feb/09/swedish-style-schools-wont-raise-standards

 

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• National Audit Office 2013 report ‘Establishing Free Schools’ – http://www.nao.org.uk/report/establishing-free-schools/
• Free school meals and EAL kids – http://www.nao.org.uk/report/establishing-free-schools/
• Canary Wharf School in Academies Commission 2012 Report ‘Unleashing greatness’- http://www.thersa.org/action-research-centre/learning,-cognition-and-creativity/education/reports-and-events/reports/unleashing-greatness
• Ofsted – NUT FAQ on Free Schools – http://www.teachers.org.uk/freeschools

 

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• Articles:

o   Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/exclusive-anger-over-new-free-school-that-may-be-be-britains-mostexpensive-9222364.html

o   Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/aug/31/free-schools-government-wasting-millions

o   Northern Echo: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10890219.Near___1m_cost_of_Durham_free_school_s_first_term_a_waste_of_public_money___MP/?ref=var_0

o   TES: http://news.tes.co.uk/b/news/2014/01/29/ministers-accused-of-39-colluding-39-with-scandal-hit-bradford-free-school.aspx

• NAO report – http://www.nao.org.uk/report/establishing-free-schools/

 

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• Academies increase – https://www.gov.uk/government/news/huge-increase-in-academies-takes-total-to-more-than-2300
• 2014 data from – https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development

 

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• Academies Commission 2012 report, ‘Unleashing greatness’ – http://www.thersa.org/action-research-centre/learning,-cognition-and-creativity/education/reports-and-events/reports/unleashing-greatness

 

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• All from the Academies Commission Report

 

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• NUT evidence submitted to the Education Committee Inquiry Into Certain Aspects of the Academies Programme, 2013 – http://www.teachers.org.uk/files/nut-evidence-to-education-select-committee-inquiry-on–the-academies-programme.cd_.dec13.doc
• Chadwell Heath – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25752296 – The school is actually called Warren School, in Chadwell Heath

 

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• Managers pay – http://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/nov/14/academies-senior-management-salaries-taxpayers
• Gove attack on pay and conditions – http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/goves-changes-to-teachers-contracts-rejected-by-review-body-9126591.html

 

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• Secret memo – http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/secret-memo-shows-michael-goves-plan-for-privatisation-of-academies-8488552.html
• HMRC – http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/apr/18/hmrc-to-sell-taxpayers-data
• Royal Mail – http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/01/royal-mail-privatisation-taxpayer-loser
• NHS – http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nhs-reform-leaves-tory-backers-105302
• Parents – http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/most-parents-believe-michael-goves-school-reforms-will-risk-their-childrens-education-survey-says-9313248.html