The education secretary is the first minister to declare her allegiance for the European Union ahead of the crucial referendumThe reason I love my job as education secretary is that it’s all about the future. Everything I and my department accomplish is about investing in the next generation,helping them to build on our generation’s success, learn from our mistakes and giving them the tools to build a more successful and affluent country.
Visiting schools, and Im lucky enough to see the impact that education has in transforming young lives. And what strikes me is that while there are still the same spelling tests and times tables recitations,so much of what and how young people learn couldn’t be more different to 40, 20 or just 10 years ago.
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Source: theguardian.com