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**Chris** · 13-11-2003, 19:44

The best way to take politics out of schools is to take them out of local authority control. The Tories should have enforced this instead of allowing them to 'opt out' and become grant maintained. Going GM inevitably became seen as a political statement, so many schools refused to consider it on principle, because it was associated with the Conservative Government.

Xaccers, it was Estelle Morris who was Labour's previous education secretary, and yes, she was a teacher. She also presided over England's A-Level marking fiasco. Mind you, the trouble in England pales into insignificance next to the monumental cock-up in Higher results in Scotland 2 years ago, and the blame for this sits firmly with the Lib/Lab executive in Edinburgh.

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Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,261	Re: The next Prime Minister? The best way to take politics out of schools is to take them out of local authority control. The Tories should have enforced this instead of allowing them to 'opt out' and become grant maintained. Going GM inevitably became seen as a political statement, so many schools refused to consider it on principle, because it was associated with the Conservative Government. Xaccers, it was Estelle Morris who was Labour's previous education secretary, and yes, she was a teacher. She also presided over England's A-Level marking fiasco. Mind you, the trouble in England pales into insignificance next to the monumental cock-up in Higher results in Scotland 2 years ago, and the blame for this sits firmly with the Lib/Lab executive in Edinburgh.