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Michael Gove Unfiltered - Curriculum, EBacc, Behaviour, Ofsted & Teacher Retention: TTR Special

Michael Gove joins Teachers Talk Radio for a wide-ranging, unfiltered conversation with teachers on the biggest issues in English education and the legacy of his time as Education Secretary.

We cover:

• What Gove says he “got wrong” — and why he thinks reforms didn’t go far enough

• “The Blob”: regrets, meaning, and who he says it referred to

• Curriculum & EBacc: impact on arts, vocational routes, and “knowledge-rich” schooling

• SEND & inclusion: reasonable adjustments, direct instruction, and ambition for all pupils

• Teacher retention: why 40–50k leave and what he thinks is driving it

•…

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