How would Govey react if a local authority school were to insist that all governors support comprehensive education? I imagine he would turn fifty shades of blue and explode.
However, Academies are quite within their rights to sack governors who do not fulfil the person specification "fully supports academy status".
This came to light at St Bede's School in Cambridge where this clauise was used to remove a long-standing governor and trade unionist.
Curiously another person specification for governors was "to be able to think critically." So it seems that on planet Gove you can only think critically if you agree with the Academy program.
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