Michael Gove has been outlining his vision to outstanding heads - politicians should be doing less while they should be doing more

Michael Gove: my aim is to see the DfE reduced - less people doing a better job who have a reduced scope, reach and interference.

Michael Gove: my aim is a self improving system where politicians are smaller figures in education and professionals larger and larger

Michael Gove to outstanding heads: I want to see committment to help other schools rewarded and acknowledged. Incentives must be there

Michael Gove to outstanding heads: My aim is bold and restless experimentation and to encouage innoation. Schools should not be risk averse.

Michael Gove to heads: there is good academia and bad academia. Profession needs to be empowered to generate own evidence of what works

Michael Gove to outstanding heads: we need to move away from reliance on higher education for initial teacher training.

Michael Gove: £10m funding for teaching schools will give them a bigger role in teacher training. Top graduates want to go into best schools

Michael Gove: School Direct (new ITT course) success has been hugely encouraging for me. Helping train more teachers for shortage subjects

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Shocking. Deputy children’s commissioner writes about the prevalence of porn for TES: ow.ly/llZKC

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Focus on one disciplinary case this week, but more teachers are now being banned under new system tinyurl.com/od73w5c

Young offenders in custody are about 10 times more likely to have learning difficulties, Grayling says MoJ research found

New education select committee inquiry into School Direct recruitment. Tell MPs your story by July 1 tinyurl.com/oso4ll6

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