Previous education secretaries from Kenneth Baker, Margaret Thatcher and David Blunkett have calculated that unpopularity with the National Union of Teachers goes with the territory. (theguardian.com)
Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers said: «It is quite remarkable that despite Michael Gove and previous education secretaries saying our teachers are the best for generations, in the space of ten years we will have seen three different definitions by government of what makes a good teacher. (bbc.co.uk)
Previous education secretaries Margaret Spellings, Rod Paige, Arne Duncan, and John King, whose work calendars are not mentioned by the Times. (kappanonline.org)