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Bard Education

Posted on October 15, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old Fellowes named Jools/ Who simplified Shakespeare for fools/ Declaring the Bard/ Unfeasibly hard/ Unless one attended top skools.   ///http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/oct/14/globe-theatre-julian-fellowes-shakespeare https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/390031078909415424  

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Taking the Michael

Posted on June 11, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old fellow named Gove, A rather peculiar cove. Requiring a wheeze To change GCSEs He did it by numbers, by Jove. ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2013/jun/11/michael-gove-gcse-reforms https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/344565831499390976

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Mr Tory Goes to Town

Posted on May 9, 2013 by twitmericks

There once was a Mr Men story/ About an old chap, Mr Tory/ Who told all the schools/ To follow his rules/ No matter how ancient and hoary. ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/may/09/michael-gove-mr-men-history-lessons ///https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/332516293725020160

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A Cove named Gove

Posted on February 7, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old fellow named Gove/ Who had to back down, the poor cove/ So many excoriate/ His baccalaureate/Govey’s reform plans unwove. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/teachers-welcome-exam-uturn-as-gove-faces-commons-grilling-8484652.html There was an old fellow named Gove/Who had to back down, the poor cove/So many excoriate/His … Continue reading →

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Bacc To The Future

Posted on September 17, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was a prominent Tory at/ Great pains to revile and excoriate/ The GCSE/ So he made Clegg agree/ To a thing called an E-Baccalaureate. /// http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/sep/17/gcses-replaced-english-baccalaureate?intcmp=239

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