(BBC News) Tories set out school objectives:
A Tory government would close the educational achievement gap between rich and poor, the party’s education spokesman has pledged.

Setting out the party’s priorities for schools in England, Michael Gove pledged to make exams and the curriculum more robust and rigorous.

He vowed to raise teaching standards and refuse to fund teacher training for students without at least a 2:2 degree.

Ministers say the achievement gap between rich and poor is narrowing.

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