His ideas all seem to be linked back to reintroducing the 11 plus.
And again, on an individual basis maybe not every single thing that he said is bullshit, I daresay he asks for a cup of tea when he actually wants a cup of tea, but his overall ideas for the education system are all leading towards his goal of having schools run for profit.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 9:41, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

what is the 11 plus then?

(Poppet some assembly required., Tue 24 Jul 2012, 9:42, Reply)

It's short for '11 plus 3'
If you can answer that, you get an A* 'A' Level in Maths.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 9:47, Reply)

It was an exam that kids took at 11
If you passed you got to go to a grammar school and got taught to a high standard and could go to uni, if you failed you went to a different school which taught you at a lower standard.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 9:47, Reply)

At my school, no-one failed the 11+.
You just 'didn't get in to Grammar School'.

Which is sort of like failing, you hippy fucks!
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 9:49, Reply)

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( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 10:00, Reply)