Tory plan to militarise education system branded an ‘embarrassing failure’

‘A Government scheme to train ex-Army personnel as teachers has been a spectacular flop, according to new figures released in the House of Commons. Only 28 military personnel have qualified for the disastrous ‘Troops To Teachers’ initiative since it began three years ago.

The ‘Troops to Teachers’ (TTT) initiative was introduced by Michael Gove in 2013, with the aim of bringing back some good old-fashioned discipline into British classrooms. Inspired by the questionable belief that Gung-ho-style teaching tactics would be beneficial to children’s progress, the former Education Secretary unveiled plans to tempt army veterans into the classroom, saying:

Every child can benefit from the values of a military ethos. Self-discipline and teamwork are at the heart of what makes our armed forces the best in the world, and are exactly what our young people need to succeed.’

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