As Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Gove advocated the introduction of a Swedish-style voucher system, whereby parents can choose where their child should be educated, with the state paying what they would have cost in a state-school.
作影子儿童、学校和家庭大臣时，戈夫提倡引入瑞典式的凭证系统，由此家长可以选择他们的孩子应该接受教育的地方，国家支付他们在公立学校将要花费的学费。