Sentences with phrase «gove over his free schools»

Liberal Democrats in government have gone to war with Michael Gove over his free schools policy, which it is now claimed is costing 30,000 school places.

Not exact matches

Tristram Hunt has used the ongoing row over standards at the Al - Madinah Muslim free school to launch his first major attack against Michael Gove, with a letter saying a «dangerous ideological experiment has been allowed to run completely out of control».

Mary Bousted, Association of Teachers and Lecturers general secretary, hits out at education secretary Michael Gove over «undemocratic» free schools.

Mr Gove tried to skate over suggestions that Nick Clegg prevented him allowing free schools to make a profit in the state system, with advance reports suggesting the deputy prime minister will claim credit for the rearguard defence at a speech to parents and teachers tomorrow.

Laws supported the idea of free schools before the Tories did but fought fierce battles with Gove over the programme's scale.

Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said: «While the NUT has had a number of policy differences with the Conservatives, particularly over «free schools», Michael Gove has always been open to discussion with the union about his plans.

As with this week's other row, over Michael Gove's political advisers using private email channels to circumvent FoI inquiries about their free schools policy, we can see that civil servants have difficult jobs which both politicians and the media can make much harder.

It comes after several public clashes between Mr Clegg and former education secretary Michael Gove — particularly over funding for free school meals.

Michael Gove and David Laws today published a joint Op - Ed in the Times, stating: «We are not at war over free school lunches.»