Well that certainly stirred up some heated exchanges ...

• Stephen Twigg and Kevin Courtney
• The Observer, Saturday 6 July 2013 18.00 BST

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Should schools set their own term dates?

6 July 2013: Michael Gove is proposing to let each state school decide its own term dates. Stephen Twigg MP and the NUT's Kevin Courtney debate whether it's a good idea.