Claim: Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said: "The danger is that pupils will be overpromoted into jobs that are beyond their competence."
Fact-check: Gavin Williamson did not say pupils will be overpromoted into jobs that are beyond their competence - Full Fact
Verdict: this is not true and does not accurately reflect comments mr williamson made in the daily telegraph. this incorrect paraphrasing seems to have begun as a joke.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Pippa Allen-Kinross
Date published: 2020-08-14T00:00:00