What a fascinating appearance by the education secretary Michael Gove at the annual conference of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL).
It was all very, well, pleasant. There were no speeches to be made as Mr Gove sat comfortably on stage and was instead gently probed by Times columnist David Aaronovitch.
It wasn’t a bad interview, but Mr Gove was certainly not looking for a fight. He was on charm offensive. He was praiseful of the profession – “we have a better cohort of people in the profession than we have ever had before” – and held back on the bullish rhetoric that he has a reputation for.
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