mean really educate them, not just pump up the grades each year. In maths, in science, in reading, we've fallen behind... ...not just behind Germany and Canada but Estonia and Australia too. This is Britain's real school report and the verdict is clear: must try harder. You've heard of pushy parents, sharp-elbowing their way to a better education for their kids? Well -- this is a pushy government. My approach is very simple. I've got two children in primary school, and I want for your children what I want for mine. To go to schools where discipline is strict, expectations are high and no excuses are accepted for failure. I don't want great schools to just be the preserve of those that can pay the fees, or buy the nice house in the right catchment area... ...I want those schools to be open to every child -- in every neighbourhood. And the reason I know that every child can go to a school like that is because with this Government, more and more new ones are opening. We've heard from some of them this week... ...not just the 79 new free schools -- with over a hundred more to come... ...but from some of the more than 2000 academies we've helped create -- state schools given all the freedoms, and carrying all the high expectations, of private schools. Yes -- that's my plan -- millions of children sent to independent schools... ...independent schools, in the state sector. That's the genuine