to hope that the predicted cabinet reshuffle kicks Gove out of education

[creamteas]

he has done so much damage so far, I am really hoping he gets his walking papers.... even the devil we don't know has got to be better surely....

We can dream.

Can't imagine it will happen though. Sadly.

I'm hoping this too. Or that he gets moved somewhere less dangerous like Culture or Justice.

I would be so happy to see him go. He has done so much damage and lied through his teeth - he was behind the GCSE English fiasco, I'm sure of it.

He is behind every single education fiasco of the last few years.

The man is a menace.

But Cameron loves him, I think he's unlikely to go (too powerful).

We can all dream though...

If he got justice, he'd probably bring back the stocks.

we can only hope

The thought that this might happen has made the prospect of going back to work next week (teacher) a lot more appealing. Also the rumour is that David Laws will be back. Ignoring the fiddling expenses for your gay lover business, I actually think he's one of the few ok politicians out there. He was education spokesman before the election so the possibility that he might be education sec is quite pleasing. Doubt it will actually happen though!

Oh please - however, Govey is a nasty, conniving shit with an eye on the big prize (he loves all the Daily-Fail-headline-grabbing stuff). He'd only agree to a promotion which could be even worse (though effing around with the education of an entire generation is pretty dire

I have my fingers and toes crossed that he'll be shuffled elsewhere. I really cannot stand the man and the damage that he has done to the education system is shocking. But, as he is BFF with Dave, I would be surprised

I like Gove but at the suggestion that justice is something "less important".

Don't know why you put "less important" in quotes, Ellen, as what I actually said was "less dangerous".

And it was a deliberate choice, I'm a teacher :)

all together:
"gove must go!
gove must go!
gove must, gove must, gove must go!"

I think Gove is doing a good job. Schools have been shit in this country for too long, and the teachers are just concerned with themselves.

Love you too Green!!

Hahahahaha Green, best joke I've heard all day. Irony is brilliant.

Won't happen - he's the golden boy.

Worse luck.

And GreenD I think saying schools are shit is a very simplistic way of putting it. I think the problem is twofold:

1. Schools have been a political football for the past 20 years, with no regard for children and their education
2. Schools have been left carrying the can for a lot of shit parenting by people who should never have had children.

And before anyone flames me over 2) I think that the UK class system is alive and kicking and to blame for much of 2 - successive governments of both colours have ignored the creeping creation of a social and economic underclass and now we are reaping the consequences.

some schools do have problems, and teachers are (rightly) concerned that they should be treated fairly in the workplace.
but i can't think of one thing gove has done that has or will improve schools for the majority.
perhaps other people can. i'd be happy to be reminded.

That hadn't even occurred to me! Please let it be so! That stupid man has never even met an child who wasn't middle class

There was the leather bound king James version of the bible he gave to every single school...that's been really useful

We've all got a King James now, with a foreword by his lordship himself!

Great minds migrating!

Sorry to be a pain, but I am new to the UK and schooling system and would love to educate myself more about the high level politics that have recently gone on, but struggle to find non party biased info. Can anyone provide a very quick overview of what gove has done? I am so ignorant about it all but feel I should learn for my dcs sake.

Unfortunately he's a very good politician and talks a good talk.

I'd rather his political career ended in humiliating scandal but I'd settle for dismal re-election failure.