▁and ▁Department ▁for ▁Education ▁Minister s ▁about ▁responsibility ▁for ▁alleg ed ▁extrem ism ▁in ▁B irmingham ▁schools , ▁which ▁required ▁PM ▁David ▁Camer on ' s ▁inter vention ▁to ▁resolve . ▁ ▁The ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁asked ▁G ove ▁to ▁apolog ise ▁to ▁Home ▁Office ▁Office ▁for ▁Security ▁and ▁C ounter - T error ism ▁Head ▁Charles ▁F arr ▁for ▁brief ings ▁critical ▁of ▁him ▁which ▁appeared ▁on ▁The ▁Times ▁front ▁page . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁from ▁the ▁teaching ▁profession ▁G ove ▁was ▁critic ised ▁by ▁teachers ▁un ions ▁for ▁his ▁attempts ▁to ▁over ha ul ▁British ▁education . ▁At ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Te ach ers ▁and ▁L ect ur ers ▁( AT L ) ▁Ann ual ▁Conference ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁a ▁motion ▁of ▁no - conf idence ▁in ▁G ove ▁was ▁passed . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁up ▁the ▁next ▁month ▁at ▁the ▁annual ▁conference ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Union ▁of ▁Te ach ers ▁( N UT ), ▁who ▁un anim ously ▁passed ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁no ▁confidence ▁in ▁G ove ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁his ▁res ignation . ▁ ▁The ▁audience ▁at ▁the ▁N UT ▁conference ▁were ▁told ▁that ▁G ove ▁had ▁" lost ▁the ▁confidence ▁of ▁the ▁teaching ▁profession ", ▁" failed ▁to ▁conduct ▁his ▁duties ▁in ▁a ▁manner ▁bef itting ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁education ▁system ", ▁and ▁" ch osen ▁to ▁base ▁policy ▁on ▁dog ma , ▁political ▁r het or ic ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁limited ▁experience ▁of ▁education ." ▁G ove ▁was ▁further ▁critic ised