ing ▁them ▁in ▁anything ▁like ▁dates ▁in ▁history ▁or ▁times ▁tables ▁in ▁mathematics . ▁These ▁ide olog ues ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁inspired ▁by ▁gener ous ▁ide als ▁but ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁their ▁approach ▁has ▁been ▁count less ▁children ▁condem ned ▁to ▁a ▁prison ▁house ▁of ▁ignor ance ". ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁white ▁paper , ▁G ove ▁declared ▁re forms ▁would ▁include ▁the ▁comp uls ory ▁study ▁of ▁foreign ▁languages ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six teen ▁years , ▁a ▁sh ake - up ▁of ▁league ▁tables ▁in ▁which ▁schools ▁are ▁ranked ▁higher ▁for ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁pup ils ▁taking ▁GC SE s ▁in ▁five ▁core ▁subjects ▁( English , ▁mathematics , ▁science , ▁a ▁language ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁human ities ), ▁and ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁targets ▁for ▁primary ▁schools . ▁It ▁proposed ▁that ▁tra ine e ▁teachers ▁should ▁spend ▁more ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁class room , ▁teacher ▁training ▁applic ants ▁should ▁be ▁more ▁rig or ously ▁tested ▁— ▁including ▁tests ▁of ▁character ▁and ▁emot ional ▁intelligence ▁— ▁and ▁spons or ships ▁for ▁former ▁troops ▁to ▁re train ▁as ▁teachers ▁to ▁improve ▁discipline . ▁It ▁also ▁said ▁teachers ▁would ▁receive ▁guidance ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁search ▁pup ils ▁for ▁more ▁items , ▁including ▁mobile ▁ph ones ▁and ▁por n ography , ▁and ▁when ▁they ▁can ▁use ▁force . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁G ove ▁critic ised ▁schools ▁for ▁not ▁studying ▁pre - tw enti eth ▁century ▁class ics ▁and ▁bl amed ▁" Eng