SO Michael Gove wants state schools to ‘be more like private schools’ so they can have things such as orchestras and school productions.
I wish he had been at Matthew Arnold School last night. Their performance of Les Miserables was stunning, provoking tears, laughter and excitement. Their orchestra (the school orchestra) was superb and played throughout, as the musical is entirely sung. Above all the joy of involvement was palpable among a cast of surely 100-plus. Congratulations to all involved.
And, Michael Gove, all this without a state-of-the-art theatre – no, this was in the round in the school hall and was the latest of many successful plays and musicals over the years.
And Oxford Mail – where were you? If this had been done at a private school or an Academy you would have been covering it for sure.
JAN DEAKIN Oxford Road Cumnor
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