▁have ▁it . ▁There ' s ▁an ▁equ anim ity , ▁an ▁imper me ability ▁and ▁a ▁courage ▁that ▁you ▁need . ▁There ▁are ▁some ▁things ▁in ▁life ▁you ▁know ▁it ' s ▁better ▁not ▁to ▁try ." ▁ ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Education ▁( 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 4 ) ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative - L iber al ▁Dem ocrat ▁coal ition ▁government ▁following ▁the ▁hung ▁parliament ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁general ▁election , ▁G ove ▁became ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Education . ▁His ▁first ▁moves ▁included ▁re organ ising ▁his ▁department , ▁announ cing ▁plans ▁to ▁allow ▁schools ▁r ated ▁as ▁" out standing " ▁by ▁Of sted ▁to ▁become ▁academ ies , ▁and ▁cutting ▁the ▁previous ▁government ' s ▁school - building ▁programme . ▁He ▁apolog ised , ▁however , ▁when ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁terminated ▁school - building ▁projects ▁he ▁had ▁released ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁in ac cur ate ; ▁the ▁list ▁was ▁re ann ounced ▁several ▁times ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁finally ▁accur ately ▁published . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁G ove ▁said ▁that ▁Labour ▁had ▁failed ▁in ▁their ▁attempt ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁link ▁between ▁social ▁class ▁and ▁school ▁achiev ement ▁despite ▁sp ending ▁bill ions ▁of ▁pounds : ▁qu oting ▁research , ▁he ▁indicated ▁that ▁by ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six ▁years , ▁children ▁of ▁low ▁ability ▁from ▁aff lu ent ▁homes ▁were ▁still ▁out - perform ing ▁br ighter ▁children ▁from ▁poor