Today’s Parliamentary Education Questions – 06.01.14

6th January 2014

Today, however, was better. Both sides debated with vigour. Gove spoke much more than in recent weeks. He (mostly) laid off the smart alec comments and focused on giving decisive answers with only a normal amount of swerving (for a politician, at least).

In response Labour held fiercely to a few lines: lack of transparency in the Free Schools policy, worries about failing schools, and enormous concern at the 17.5% funding cut for 16-19, which is reducing the funding available for students wishing to stay at college a third year. A third year which, up until now, has always been considered an important entitlement.