Gordon Brown speech on education

Gordon Brown speech on education; Brown speech SOT - Must build resilience, determination and grit - invaluable skills which determine how well we do in life / Two teenage boys from special school summed it up - (reads quote) / No ceiling on the aspirations of our children / When it works the power of education is inspiring / Last week held reception - met young boy called Emmanuelle who wanted to be Prime Minister / Met two boys who had parents in prison who felt that learning to read had opened new world to them / Educational development a right for all / Yes, its economic, but more than economic it's personal mission for me / I grew up in an ordinary industrial town, went to local school / Saw first-hand power of opportunity to change lives but also saw how denial of opportunity can crush potential / So many close friends of mine thought university and college was for people not like them / Invisible barriers held them back / I don't just celebrate potential of education in abstract sense / We have to find a way to give every child in Britain opportunity to fulfil their potential
Gordon Brown speech on education; Brown speech SOT - Must build resilience, determination and grit - invaluable skills which determine how well we do in life / Two teenage boys from special school summed it up - (reads quote) / No ceiling on the aspirations of our children / When it works the power of education is inspiring / Last week held reception - met young boy called Emmanuelle who wanted to be Prime Minister / Met two boys who had parents in prison who felt that learning to read had opened new world to them / Educational development a right for all / Yes, its economic, but more than economic it's personal mission for me / I grew up in an ordinary industrial town, went to local school / Saw first-hand power of opportunity to change lives but also saw how denial of opportunity can crush potential / So many close friends of mine thought university and college was for people not like them / Invisible barriers held them back / I don't just celebrate potential of education in abstract sense / We have to find a way to give every child in Britain opportunity to fulfil their potential
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