http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56530 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:36:33 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56530#post-163412 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:16:38 +0000 Lens Cap 163412@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Nice one Nickb. Made me laugh </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56530#post-163369 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 14:53:55 +0000 dvo4fun 163369@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Ah, Gove. A breath of fresh air. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56530#post-163360 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:54:18 +0000 sydalg 163360@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Great piece. Sorry, I just took away one of your stars trying to vote for it - I'm new to this. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56530#post-163356 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:31:37 +0000 Tripod 163356@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Good to have a few laffs, after all the usual Sunday morning dross. Stars... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56530#post-163353 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:21:20 +0000 rickwestwell 163353@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Very good! Chuck it on the FP sharpish. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56530#post-163349 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:10:13 +0000 nickb 163349@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>GCSE pupils will have to study the story of Michael Gove as part of a new compulsory history curriculum put forward by the Department for Education</p> <p>“Children as young as six will be told the famous story of how Michael Gove was found floating among bull rushes in Aberdeen, Scotland, then was adopted by Labour-supporting parents yet became a Conservative. It is an important part of our culture and who we are as a nation,” said DfE Special Adviser Daniel Smyth. “He cast off the shackles of socialism and won a scholarship to a top independent school, became a top journalist, Conservative MP, Cabinet Minister, Prime Minister and eventually King of England. This story is key to our understanding of British history. “</p> <p>Conservative sources say all too many students will leave school having experienced the effects “Gove-rnment” with no clue as to who he is, despite his advisers using Twitter to explain his importance to a wider audience, and tell stories of his greatness. “His story is as English as the Battle of Hastings and Clause 28.” said one source. </p> <p>Other compulsory modules for the post 16 curriculum could include a geographical study of the factors influencing Eric Pickles’s burgeoning coastline. Media studies will feature a case study of David Cameron’s career as PR Boss of Carlton TV, the perfect training for leadership, while music students will be required to learn Edward Heath sea shanties. A universal cycling proficiency scheme, designed by Norman Tebbit and Boris Johnson, will be backed by a yet-to-be disgraced bank. Meanwhile Liberal Democrats want to see a scheme to teach 17 year olds about safety on the roads. "It’s not yet clear who exactly will drive that." said a Lib Dem spokesperson </p>