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| Public invited to tweet questions for Michael Gove | Public invited to tweet questions for Michael Gove |
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| By Judith Burns Education reporter, BBC News | By Judith Burns Education reporter, BBC News |
| The public have responded enthusiastically to a Twitter appeal for questions for MPs to ask the Education Secretary, Michael Gove. | The public have responded enthusiastically to a Twitter appeal for questions for MPs to ask the Education Secretary, Michael Gove. |
| The Commons Education Committee wants ideas for an oral evidence session with Mr Gove next week. | The Commons Education Committee wants ideas for an oral evidence session with Mr Gove next week. |
| The questions can be submitted by 11:00 GMT on Friday 27 January by adding hashtag #AskGove to the tweet. | The questions can be submitted by 11:00 GMT on Friday 27 January by adding hashtag #AskGove to the tweet. |
| A spokeswoman for the committee said the MPs want to reflect the most pressing concerns in education. | A spokeswoman for the committee said the MPs want to reflect the most pressing concerns in education. |
| Among the tweeted questions which have so far been submitted was one from a London primary school, threatened with a forced conversion to academy status. | Among the tweeted questions which have so far been submitted was one from a London primary school, threatened with a forced conversion to academy status. |
| The tweeter, @Save_Downhills asked: "Why haven't you visited our school?" | The tweeter, @Save_Downhills asked: "Why haven't you visited our school?" |
| Later they added: "Seeing as academies reduce the number of parent governors, how important is the parent voice?" | Later they added: "Seeing as academies reduce the number of parent governors, how important is the parent voice?" |
| Free schools | Free schools |
| Education unions and lobby groups, both local and national, put out appeals to members to tweet their questions to Mr Gove. | Education unions and lobby groups, both local and national, put out appeals to members to tweet their questions to Mr Gove. |
| As well as academies, free schools provoked a number of suggested questions. | As well as academies, free schools provoked a number of suggested questions. |
| Tweeter @ConsultantHead asked: "Why was £5 million spent upgrading Clare middle school with 415 pupils into a freeschool for 180 pupils? Value for Money?" | Tweeter @ConsultantHead asked: "Why was £5 million spent upgrading Clare middle school with 415 pupils into a freeschool for 180 pupils? Value for Money?" |
| There were questions on special needs teaching, a new national curriculum and staff morale. | There were questions on special needs teaching, a new national curriculum and staff morale. |
| Graham Stuart MP, who chairs the committee, said he believes this is the first time MPs have used Twitter to ask for questions for a select committee. | Graham Stuart MP, who chairs the committee, said he believes this is the first time MPs have used Twitter to ask for questions for a select committee. |
| "This is a good way of breaking down the seemingly vast gap between the governed and the governing," he said. | "This is a good way of breaking down the seemingly vast gap between the governed and the governing," he said. |
| "We are always looking at ways of reaching out and making sure people can use our services to help us hold the government to account." | "We are always looking at ways of reaching out and making sure people can use our services to help us hold the government to account." |
| Committee staff and MPs will sort through the questions to decide which ones most need asking. | Committee staff and MPs will sort through the questions to decide which ones most need asking. |