Michael Gove answers #AskGove twitter questions during Education Committee evidence session

On 31 January the Education Committee held an oral evidence session with Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove. MPs on the Committee wanted to ensure that their questions reflected the most pressing concerns in the world of education so asked the public via twitter 'What one education policy question do you think the Committee should ask Michael Gove?' Twitter users were asked to submit their question by tagging it with the hashtag #AskGove.

http://www.parliament.uk/education-committee-askgove-twitter-questions

About #AskGove

Between 23 and 27 January the Committee gathered 5081 #AskGove tweets, the majority of which were substantive questions on education policy. The most popular topics included the curriculum, the status and morale of the school workforce, special educational needs and the new schools system. Some organisations encouraged their supporters to retweet the same question or to send in questions on a particular issue but these were far outnumbered by individuals expressing their own concerns.

Sorting the questions

After the deadline Committee staff grouped questions by subject. The questions were then used in two ways. In the first part of the session, members asked the Secretary of State questions, informed by the tweets, on a range of themes under the general heading of aligning drivers with goals and schools accountability measures. In the second part, Mr Gove was asked rapid-fire questions, including many direct from the public, with members selecting the tweets from the subject groups or from the full list of questions received.

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