Michael Gove labels academy opponents 'Trots'
Education Secretary Michael Gove has labelled campaigners against turning a school into an academy as "Trots".
The forthright views of the education secretary were delivered to MPs on the Commons Education Select Committee.
This was at a session in which MPs' questions were informed by 5,000 Twitter messages from the public.
Mr Gove also said he wanted to press ahead with a new performance measure showing the destinations of pupils after leaving school.
Academy battle
The education secretary said that he expected a majority of secondary schools in England to become academies in the course of this Parliament.
These schools have greater flexibility over their finances and curriculum - and operate outside of the local education authority.
But when Mr Gove was asked about a campaign against turning Downhills Primary School in north London into an academy, he accused the protesters of being linked to the Socialist Workers Party - and described them as the "enemies of promise".
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... (BBC News - 31 January)