Busy time on the education policy front. 'Interesting' ideas aplenty; GCSEs have been scrapped and, in 2015, English Baccalaureate Certificates will be rolled out, it seems, without being fully piloted.
Elsewhere, the Guardian's Robert Booth reports that new schools will be 15% smaller: "The government is to unveil blueprints for a new generation of shrunken schools and has told builders they will be about 15% smaller than those built during Labour's spending boom."
Understandably, neither proposal has been popular with teachers. See Ben Morse's response to the smaller schools story here and teachers and school leaders' thoughts on exam reforms here, here and here.
As for the opposition, earlier today, Labour leader Ed Miliband called for more attention and focus on the "forgotten 50%" who do not go to university and touted the technical baccalaureate.
During the conference season, politicians get plenty of opportunity to tout their ideas and have their say. But what about teachers?
What do you think your schools need? If you were education secretary, what new ideas and policies would you introduce?
Following the success and popularity of Govelive - a dedicated phone number that teachers could leave voicemail messages for Michael Gove - we're opening up our comment threads to see what you would do if you were in Gove's shoes.
Post your policies in the comments below.
