That is utter nonsense from the Minister, who made, with his Secretary of State, great play of autonomy for schools and teachers when in opposition. They complained about top-down prescription from the previous Labour Government, but will he accept that the English baccalaureate is far more prescriptive than anything we ever did? If so, how does he square that with his previous statements?
Education Bill
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Andy Burnham
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 11 May 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Education Bill.
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