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Ensure the Education Secretary is a qualified teacher with many years experience

Submitted by Fiona Jenner on Monday 18th April 2016

Published on Tuesday 19th April 2016

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 19th October 2016

Signatures: 44,665

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Children ~ Education ~ education secretary ~ Schools

Petition Action

Ensure the Education Secretary is a qualified teacher with many years experience

Petition Details

All employers expect their employees to have the relevant qualifications, knowledge and skills in order to be proficient in their work. Teachers are highly trained experienced professionals and yet the Education Minister has no teaching qualifications and no experience in the education system!

Additional Information

Our education system is in turmoil. The decision to force schools to become academies and the recent changes in the SATs are just two highly contentious issues upsetting parents and teachers. Teachers are trained to teach the curriculum and encourage pupils to feel valued and achieve their potential. Teachers are qualified but the person in charge of our education system is not! The Education Minister should have at least ten years classroom experience and understand the needs of children.


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Government Response

The Government responded to this petition on Tuesday 24th May 2016

The Prime Minister appointed Nicky Morgan to the role of Education Secretary as he believes she is ideally suited to the position

This is evidenced by the great work she is doing to drive up educational standards and give children the best possible future.

There are now more good or outstanding schools than ever before, with 1.4 million more pupils taught in good or outstanding schools than 2010.

More children than ever before are benefitting from free childcare; with 99 per cent of 4-year-olds and 94 per cent of 3-year-olds accessing our free childcare offer.

And we introduced the Pupil Premium, worth around £2.5 billion this year to give schools extra support with the education of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Cabinet Office

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