To think that Gove is correct?  (115 Posts) Trapper Wed
09-Oct-13 07:59:10  Despite the consistently good GCSE and A
level grades, we have been ranked 22nd out of 24 OECD countries
for literacy and numeracy. AIBU to think Gove is correct to be
challenging the status quo and shaking up education?  YouTheCat
Wed 09-Oct-13 08:02:59  All Gove is doing is putting in more
bureaucracy. If he was offering more funds that would be a start
but he's not. He has no idea.  southeastastra Wed 09-Oct-13
08:04:21  more money, smaller classes, better teaching.
YouTheCat Wed 09-Oct-13 08:04:42  Also where are they getting
these figures from? My 18 year olds have never been tested for
their literacy and numeracy skills specifically, since SATS in
year 9.  SilverApples Wed 09-Oct-13 08:07:10  I've been teaching
30 years in primary. Does it occur to you that the constant
shaking up of the system every term, like some child with a
snowstorm, the number of new initiatives that have been
introduced by successive governments on an a