Orders of the Day — School Standards and Framework Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 9:22 pm on 22 December 1997.

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Photo of Mr Andrew Rowe Mr Andrew Rowe Conservative, Faversham and Mid Kent 9:22, 22 December 1997

Does my hon. Friend agree that, according to any objective assessment, education in this country since 1945 has suffered because a succession of Governments have taken power to the centre and changed the structure of education? By the time that the structure, which is reluctant to change, has finally accepted it, a new Government has been elected or a new fashion has come into vogue. The education professionals want to be allowed to get on with teaching rather than constantly reorganising.